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Military • Technology

HawkEye 360 Turns its RF-Sensors to Orbital Targets

The DoD wants to better understand what’s going on in orbit. HawkEye 360 ($HAWK) has the inside scoop.

Civil • Policy

NASA Signs Space Nuclear Pact, Says Moon Base Is Ahead of Schedule

Isaacman gave updates at the White House’s “Science: A New Golden Age Summit.”

Military • Startups

Fortastra Raises $30M Series A to Fund its Next Security Spacecraft

The US military has weapons in space, and—with the orbital arsenal expanding—security is becoming a top priority.

Payload Pioneers 2026

Kayla Bigham, FAA

Kayla Bigham grew up wanting to be an astronaut. Then, after learning about the Apollo 1 and Apollo 13 emergencies in elementary school, her goal shifted—she knew she wanted to keep space exploration safe.

Payload Pioneers 2026

Naresh Kannan, OrbitAID

“My primary goal was to build the credibility of this domain in India,” he said. “Everyone was thinking, ‘This is a little bit too far-fetched.’”

Payload Pioneers 2026

Nicole Huimei Lee, MIT

Exercise is essential for astronauts in orbit, since microgravity causes rapid deterioration of bone density and muscle mass. But what if the astronauts could multitask?

Payload Pioneers 2026

Priya Abiram, Vast

“I will be the youngest research astronaut, which is very exciting,” Abiram, 22, told Payload.

Startups • VC/PE

Seraphim Space Launches Space Academy

Thinking of going back to school? Seraphim Space is taking applications.

ISAM • Startups • VC/PE

Exclusive: Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Develop Self-Assembling Spacecraft

Rendezvous Robotics is developing technology to allow future satellites to launch in pieces that can self-assemble in space.

Startups • Technology • VC/PE

MP Space Raises AUD $23M to Scale Satellite Battery Manufacturing

MP Space’s batteries launched for the first time last week with an undisclosed customer on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 mission, and already the company has orders to support 500+ spacecraft.

Startups • Technology • VC/PE

Colare Raises $2.5M to Expand its Hardware-Focused Hiring Platform

Colare’s technical-assessment platform maps the requirements of a role, and recreates decisions future engineers could face on the job.