Douglas Gorman
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.
Kepler Plots European Expansion with NanoAvionics Deal
Kepler Communications and Kongsberg NanoAvionics have teamed up to put on a laser show for Europe.
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.
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.
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.
Deep Space Energy Pockets €980K to Build European Space Nuclear Power
The Latvian nuclear power startup is working on a solution for lunar missions hoping to survive the lunar night—a harsh, cold stretch of darkness lasting 14 Earth days that’s a death sentence for solar powered missions.
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.
Momentus and NASA Will Collab on RPO Demo
The mission will test technologies including multispectral satellite inspection, formation flying, and WiFi-based inter-satellite links.
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans in Favor of the Moon
The update is an about-face from previous comments made by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who called the Moon a “distraction” in January 2025.
ReOrbit and Google Cloud Kick Start “Space Cloud” Data Network
ReOrbit isn’t waiting around for the space industry to finish debating the viability of data centers in orbit.
Univity Adds Direct-to-Device Service in VLEO Constellation
The company’s original vision was to deploy a 1,500 sat VLEO constellation to provide high-bandwidth connectivity for telecom providers. It’s now working to offer connections directly to consumer devices as well.
