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Civil • ISAM • Startups

Starfish Loses Contact with Otter, Cutting SSPICY Short

Starfish’s Otter spacecraft has joined the graveyard it was sent to inspect.

Satcom • Startups • VC/PE

Northwood Space Raises $375M Series C at $2B Valuation

Northwood Space is attempting to build the world’s largest ground-station network, and now it has a massive pool of capital to fund its buildout.

Business • International

Exclusive: Sceye Signs Deal to Fly HAPS Fleet for SoftBank

Sceye signed a five-year, master-services agreement with SoftBank to manufacture, launch, and operate a fleet of Sceye’s high-altitude platform systems (HAPS) over Japan.

Launch • Satcom

AST SpaceMobile To Build New Blacklift Rocket

Amid a growing launch crunch, AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS) is building its own ride to space.

Launch • Rockets

Cowboy Space Reveals Big Iron Data Center Rocket 

Cowboy Space pulled back the curtain on Big Iron—a launch vehicle whose upper stage is designed to remain in orbit as a megawatt-class data center.

International • Launch

Reaction Dynamics Targets 2031 for Borealis Medium-Lift Launch

In the contest to build up commercial launch capabilities in Canada, Quebec-based startup Reaction Dynamics has entered a new weight class.

Launch • Startups

RATLOG Wants to Cut ~90% of a Rocket Engine’s Parts

The heavy-lift rocket startup debuted on Y Combinator as part of the Fall 2026 batch.

Satcom • VC/PE

CesiumAstro Raises $730M, Reaches Valuation Above $4.5B

CesiumAstro plans to build and deploy a new constellation—called Synchronicity—consisting of 737 satellites, deployed with the help of a recently closed $730M financing round.

Satcom • Startups • VC/PE

Northwood Space Raises $375M Series C at $2B Valuation

Northwood Space is attempting to build the world’s largest ground-station network, and now it has a massive pool of capital to fund its buildout.

Europe • VC/PE

Argotec Raises €50M To Scale Small Sat Manufacturing

NUO Space S.p.A—the space arm of the Milan-based private equity firm—led the round.

Startups • VC/PE

Seraphim Space Launches Space Academy

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