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SatVu Pockets $25M for Thermal EO Constellation
EO • Europe • International • VC/PE

SatVu Pockets $25M for Thermal EO Constellation

Adara Ventures Energy Fund and existing investor Molten Ventures led the round, with further support from NOA, Lockheed Martin, Seraphim, Ridgeline, and Stellar Ventures.

December 2, 2024June 9, 2025
Slingshot Wins $13.3M Contract to Develop TraCSS UI
LEO • Technology

Slingshot Wins $13.3M Contract to Develop TraCSS UI

The Office of Space Commerce tapped Slingshot Aerospace to design the front door of its space situational awareness system, which will be a hub to help industry avoid collisions in orbit.

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024
Satellites Face More Stormy Weather in 2025
LEO • Science

Satellites Face More Stormy Weather in 2025

A report from Space Foundation last week outlined how NASA, NOAA, and the commercial satellite industry are preparing to weather these storms.

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024
Anduril wins $99.7M Contract to Modernize SPACECOM 
Business • Military • Technology

Anduril wins $99.7M Contract to Modernize SPACECOM 

Lattice uses machine learning and AI models to help operators track objects in space, giving SPACECOM a more resilient space surveillance tool.

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024
Inversion Raises $44M Series A To Build Its Arc
Startups • Technology • VC/PE

Inversion Raises $44M Series A To Build Its Arc

Inversion plans to use these funds to scale up its operations to deliver a full-scale reentry vehicle on orbit by 2026.

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024
ANT Partners with Pinkmatter to Fix EO Calibration
Business • EO • International

ANT Partners with Pinkmatter to Fix EO Calibration

The traditional process of calibrating an EO satellite is a time-consuming project of trial and error.

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024
SEOPS Enters EU Market with Axient Systems Partnership
Business • Europe • International • Launch

SEOPS Enters EU Market with Axient Systems Partnership

The partnership’s first launch will be an ISR satellite for the Dutch military, which is expected to lift off as early as 2027.

November 19, 2024June 9, 2025
Texas A&M Breaks Ground on New Space Institute 
Science • Technology

Texas A&M Breaks Ground on New Space Institute 

The Space Institute will include lab and office space, classrooms, an auditorium, as well as two football-field sized landscapes that simulate the lunar and Martian surfaces.

November 18, 2024November 19, 2024
General Galactic Raises $8M Seed For Clean Fuel Tech
Science • Startups • Technology

General Galactic Raises $8M Seed For Clean Fuel Tech

General Galactic wants to change the way the world thinks about the green transition, by using pollutants themselves as a renewable fuel source.

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024
Rocket Lab Signs First Neutron Customer
Business • Equities • Launch

Rocket Lab Signs First Neutron Customer

The rocket is expected to complete a test launch in 2025, and fly three commercial launches in 2026.

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024
Maine’s Plan to Build a Sustainable Space Industry
Business • Startups

Maine’s Plan to Build a Sustainable Space Industry

“Maine is more than lobsters and blueberries.”

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024
Space AI is Having a Moment
Business • Technology

Space AI is Having a Moment

After years of AI changing the way people work on Earth, the tech is finally having its moment in the space industry’s spotlight.

November 7, 2024November 12, 2024

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