NASA Pushes Crewed Moon Landing to Artemis IV

The US path to the Moon shifted pretty significantly on Friday, in what NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman called the “only way forward” for the American lunar program. Hit the gas: Isaacman announced multiple changes to the program, including: Timeline: In light of these structural changes, Isaacman announced a new timeline for the American return to…

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Agile Space Industries Closes $17M Series A

Agile Space Industries built a business on, you guessed it, agility—the ability to deliver high-performing propulsion systems on-time, every time.

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NASA Authorization Could Kick Start Space Nuclear Power

The fate of the NASA authorization bill being considered by Congress now could be a make or break moment for the budding space nuclear power sector, according to one company. 

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Orbital Data, Niche Markets Give Space Solar a New Shimmer

The face of space-based solar power (SBSP) is changing due to surging interest in in-space industry and data centers. While some companies are racing toward these new opportunities, others are sticking with the technology’s original goal of powering life on Earth.

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ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech

Green energy is all the rage in Europe, and the trend is beginning to reach beyond the stratosphere.

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Canada’s NordSpace Opens VC Arm for Sovereign Space Investments

The company today launched NordSpace Ventures, which will make investments in “Canadian space, defense, and dual-use technologies”—starting with Wyvern, an EO company based in Edmonton, AB.

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Intuitive Machines, Seraphim Announce Fundraising Wins

The space industry is well into its nine-figure funding era. 

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OQ Technology Lands €25M in EIB Venture Debt Financing

Europe is driving hard on direct-to-device (D2D).

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ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech

Green energy is all the rage in Europe, and the trend is beginning to reach beyond the stratosphere.

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Mynaric Demos QKD Comms With COTS Tech

German engineering just entered the quantum realm.

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OQ Technology Lands €25M in EIB Venture Debt Financing

Europe is driving hard on direct-to-device (D2D).

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Skynopy to Integrate its First Ground Station in Kenya

The award is part of the French government’s push to have its businesses help modernize telecom infrastructure in developing countries.