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Inside NASA’s SBIR Phase III Program, By The Numbers: Payload Research

NASA’s SBIR funding—particularly its Phase I & II tracks—has become a vital source of non-dilutive capital for early-stage space startups. At the same time, it has gained a reputation for coming up short in delivering on its larger Phase III programmatic contracts, leaving companies to navigate the “valley of death.”

OSAM

Katalyst Joins DARPA to Demo the Upgrade Economy in Orbit

The mission aims to give a spacecraft the vision necessary to serve as a training platform for Space Force Guardians.

Civil

Texas Unveils its Space Commission, Names Board

The Texas Space Commission announced its inaugural board of directors yesterday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, which includes a who’s who of industry and academia. 

BusinessMilitaryPolaris

A National Security Space Acquisition Primer

The web of offices intended to bring innovative space tech into the national security sector just got a whole lot less confusing.

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CivilPolicy

White House Requests $25.4B for NASA in FY25

The Biden administration has requested $25.4B for NASA in its fiscal 2025 budget, which prioritizes investment in Earth science, climate research, and the return to the Moon.

Military

The Space Force Cuts Corners

Cut season isn’t ending with NASA: the Space Force’s budget request for FY2025 is ~$600M lower than its last ask for fiscal 2024.

Civil

NASA Proposes Tight Budget In A Season of Cuts

The Artemis lunar return remains the biggest ticket item on NASA’s budget.

Polaris

What’s Next For the FY25 Budget Proposal

The dust has settled from the Biden administration’s budget drop yesterday. Now what?

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VC/PE

Phantom Raises a Bridge Round

Phantom Space has raised a bridge round of funding to scale up hiring ahead of its first rocket launch next year. Balerion Space Ventures led the round, which also included participation from the Reaser Family Office, KOLH Capital, and a handful of existing and new investors. The new tranche of funding brings the company’s total […]

StartupsVC/PE

Lumen Orbit Raises $2.4M to Speed Up Downlink

Lumen Orbit, a startup that aims to speed up downlink times by processing data in space, is emerging from stealth today with $2.4M in funding. 

InternationalStartups

Ukrainian Startup Raises Funding For In-Space Servicing Demo

Ukrainian start-up Kurs Orbital has raised €3.7M($4M) to build and fly a prototype docking port for in-space servicing and debris removal missions.

BusinessVC/PE

Unseenlabs Raises €85M for Maritime Tracking

Unseenlabs, a French space company building a constellation for maritime surveillance, has raised an €85M ($92.2M) funding round that will support its expansion outside of Europe.