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Vast Wins Its First Private Astronaut Mission to ISS

The previous five missions have all gone to competitor Axiom, which (like Vast) is building its own private station vying to replace the ISS. 

LEOLunarVC/PE

Axiom Space Raises $350M to Fuel Station, Suit Development

The company also confirmed that both pieces of hardware are on track to be ready in time to hit critical NASA deadlines.

EOMilitary

NRO Awards Contracts to Three Remote Sensing Companies

The contracts, announced on Tuesday, are intended to allow the intel agency to access multiple remote sensing phenomenologies from EO to RF and beyond.

VC/PE

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.

EOEuropeVC/PE

SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate its Constellation

SatVu’s plans for the new capital are twofold: accelerating deployment of its HotSat constellation, and fulfilling demand from across the market.

LEOLunarVC/PE

Axiom Space Raises $350M to Fuel Station, Suit Development

The company also confirmed that both pieces of hardware are on track to be ready in time to hit critical NASA deadlines.

LaunchVC/PE

Stoke Space Adds $350M to Series D Fundraise

Stoke Space had enough capital at the end of last year to fund the first few flights of its Nova rocket—and now, it has even more.

EOEuropeVC/PE

SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate its Constellation

SatVu’s plans for the new capital are twofold: accelerating deployment of its HotSat constellation, and fulfilling demand from across the market.

EuropeSatcom

Kepler Plots European Expansion with NanoAvionics Deal

Kepler Communications and Kongsberg NanoAvionics have teamed up to put on a laser show for Europe.

BusinessEOEurope

OroraTech’s New Exec Plans to Step on the Gas

With Zuleta as a catalyst, OroraTech aims to grow to a few hundred sats in the coming years, with the aim of providing worldwide coverage, 15-minute revisit rates, and resolution as low as 50 m.

EuropeLaunch

Orbex’s Troubles Open Opportunities for Skyrora 

It seems Scotland’s two launch startups—Orbex and Skyrora—are playing by Highlander rules: There can only be one.