Douglas Gorman
The Exploration Company Raises $450M Series C
The Exploration Company raised a $450M Series C this week in one of the European Space industry’s largest scale-up fundraises to date.
Pixxel Raises $100M Series C to Fund Next-Gen Sats
Pixxel raised a $100M Series C to expand its production footprint in the US, and begin churning out larger, more capable hyperspectral sats.
Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit on Second Attempt
Isar Aerospace became the first European Launcher Challenge startup to reach orbit this weekend, after the second launch attempt of its Spectrum rocket.
Europe’s Space Leaders are Unhappy with the Status Quo
ASD Eurospace released a report this week built on anonymized interviews with 15 space industry CEOs. The results showed many are disgruntled with the setup of Europe’s space sector.
PLD Space, HyImpulse Close Major Extension Rounds
This week, two European launch hopefuls—Spain’s PLD Space, and Germany’s HyImpulse Technologies GmbH—closed major extension rounds to support their launch efforts.
York Space Systems Unveils New VLEO Sat Platform
While other satellite manufacturers are targeting sub-300km altitudes, York is betting that speed to market can outsell slower, lower competitors.
Exclusive: Helogen Plans Two In-Orbit Manufacturing Missions in October
While Helogen has flown subsystems in the past, the missions will mark the first flights of the entire HEL-IOS platform.
Launch Concerns Cast a Shadow Over SmallSat 2026
Unless something changes in the launch market—and soon—the space industry might be running 100mph into a brick wall.
ICEYE Opens Three International Offices in a Single Week
Think you had a busy week? ICEYE has you beat.
Exclusive: City Labs Plans Second Nuclear Demo
Following the success of City Labs’ first nuclear-powered betavoltaic demo, City Labs is planning a demo of its radioisotope heating unit.
The Aerospace Corp’s Disksat Gains Commercial Traction
Thinking outside the box is paying off—at least for The Aerospace Corporation, which is starting to gain commercial traction for Disksat, its new box-less satellite configuration.
Beyond Reach Labs Unveils Flarewing Deployable Solar Arrays
Beyond Reach Labs has been developing a patent-pending solar-array-deployment system designed to fold flat during launch.
Letara Raises ¥2.6B to Build its Hybrid Rocket Engine Tech
Japanese propulsion startup Letara closed a ¥2.6B ($16M) pre-Series A round to fund the development of its low-cost, hybrid engine tech.
