Europe • Military

Europe Begins Funding Offensive In-Space Capabilities

If the best defense is a good offense, then announcements in the European space sector this week are signaling that the region is preparing to move the ball upfield.

Startups • VC/PE

Seraphim Space Launches Space Academy

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

Europe • Military

Shield Space Launches UK Space Superiority Coalition

The UK Space Superiority Coalition brings together space companies across the UK in an effort to build a space-based carrier strike force.

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.

Europe • Military

OSMOS X Tapped to Lead EDF-backed Tactical Capture Consortium

The Europeans are gearing up for a fight in orbit.

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.

Civil • Lunar • Moon

NASA Outlines the Details of Artemis III and IV Missions

NASA is still on track to return US astronauts to the Moon in 2028. On Friday, officials shared a progress update on their efforts, as well as the finer details of the mission plans for Artemis III and IV, targeting flights in 2027 and 2028, respectively.  Long story short: NASA remains confident it can meet…

Europe • Satcom

European MNOs Join Forces to Explore Joint MSS Spectrum Bid

Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, Orange, and Vodafone plan to establish ground network infrastructure across Europe, and partner with an as-yet undetermined satellite operator for the D2D connection.

Technology • VC/PE

Xona Raises $250M Series D to Scale Commercial GPS Constellation

Xona’s long-term plan is to build a ~258-sat constellation to offer an upgraded commercial alternative to government GPS networks.

Lunar • Moon • Technology

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Send AI Compute Module to the Moon

Hewlett Packard Enterprise ($HPE) is taking remote working to a whole new level.

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.

Military • Startups

Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module

EraDrive won a $13M DoD award, under which the Space Force will buy an undisclosed number of the company’s Era-Node vision-based autonomy modules.