StartupsVC/PE

K2 Space Raises $500M Series D at $6.8B Valuation

K2 Space announced a $500M Series D, bringing K2’s total financing north of $1B since 2022.

EuropeLaunch

Payload Field Guide: European Launchers

Europe is firing on all fronts to stand up new launch capabilities, but the continent isn’t moving as fast as it might hope.

InternationalStartupsVC/PE

Outlier Space Raises $7.3M to Build New Zealand’s First Reentry Vehicle

Outlier Space announced a $7.35M round yesterday to develop its microgravity research and return vehicle, scheduled to fly its debut mission in 2028.

International

New Report Maps Potential Futures for Africa’s Space Ecosystem

Africa is jockeying to become one of the next world space powers.

LaunchMilitary

Rocket Lab Expands to Alaska with $266M Launch Contract

Rocket Lab will open up a new launch site at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) in Kodiak. Launches are expected to begin no earlier than the end of this year.

ISAMStartups

ORBES Unveils Exo-ORB Maintenance Spacecraft

Exo-ORB is a ~12U, sub-26-kg spacecraft that’s designed to launch on-board customer infrastructure for ready-to-go inspection.

LunarMoonTechnology

Lunar Outpost Plans to Fly NVIDIA Chips to the Moon

The chip race and the race back to the Moon race have just crossed paths.

EOMilitaryPolicy

Intel Authorization Act Proposes Limiting Commercial EO Access

EO data is a privilege, not a right, and the US government wants to control what EO satellite operators can and can’t share with the public.

EuropePolicyScience

The UK Scraps the Department in Charge of UKSA

As the UK touted its aerospace achievements at the Farnborough Air Show, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham saw the perfect opportunity to scrap the department responsible.

InternationalStartups

The UK and Space Florida Launch Joint Fund

The new fund supports projects with at least one partner headquartered in each region.

EuropeStartups

deltaVision Raises €10.2M to Build In-Orbit Refueling Tech

deltaVision plans to use the new capital to fund two parallel expansion efforts: grow its manufacturing capacity, and research new capabilities.

LaunchMilitary

DoD Adds $11.4B to NatSec Launch Contracts

The DoD upped its ceiling for national security space launches on Friday, more than tripling the pool of NSSL launch contracts from $5.6B to $17B.

StartupsTechnologyVC/PE

Beyond Reach Labs Raises $10M Seed, Moves to NYC

No matter how lofty the space industry’s dreams get, the reality of spaceflight remains limited by size, weight, and power constraints