InternationalLaunchVC/PE

Canada Rocket Company Emerges from Stealth

Canada Rocket Company announced a $6.2M CDN ($4.5M) seed round, and unveiled plans to create sovereign light- and medium-lift launch capabilities for Canada.

ISAMISSTechnology

Voyager Details its Plans for In-Space Manufacturing

Voyager Technologies secured a patent from the US government covering its unique process of manufacturing crystals in microgravity to support the future of optical communications.

EOEuropeMilitary

Sweden’s Space Spending Aims to Boost NATO Capabilities

The Swedish Armed Forces allocated 1.3B Swedish Kronor (€121.4M) to purchase 10 surveillance satellites, split between Planet and ICEYE.

BusinessEurope

ESA Calls for EO Companies to Join the Insurance Game

EO and analytics companies stand to benefit from ESA support and funding in helping to bring an insurance solution to the market.

EOVC/PE

Hydrosat Closes $60M Series B to Grow Its Constellation 

Hydrosat…so hot right now.

InternationalISAMStartupsVC/PE

Aule Space Raises $2M to Build Life Extension Jet Packs

Satellites don’t have many options when they run out of fuel, but a wave of startups are attempting to crack refueling on orbit. Aule Space is taking a straightforward approach: jetpacks.

EOStartupsVC/PE

SkyFi Secures $12.7M Series A

There’s no shortage of EO imagery these days, and SkyFi wants to make sure customers can access that data as easily as clicking “add to cart.”

EuropeLaunchStartups

Exclusive: Orbital Paradigm Emerges as the Lone Survivor of Failed PSLV Launch

Despite ISRO’s PSLV failing during launch, Orbital Paradigm’s KID reentry vehicle survived long enough to transmit valuable data.

LunarMoonStartups

GRU Space Opens Bookings for Planned Lunar Hotel

Aspiring lunar tourists can place a $1M deposit to reserve a spot in the company’s planned lunar hotel, which aims to open its airlocks in 2032.

EuropeExplainer

ESA Outlines a Busy Year Ahead

In a press conference at ESA HQ in Paris, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher laid out the agency’s plan for 2026.

ISAMISS

United Semiconductors, Aegis Aerospace Partner on In-Space Manufacturing Platform

Forget offshoring—the future of manufacturing is off-world.

AnalysisLaunch

2025 Orbital Launch Attempts by Country

Around the world, rockets attempted to lift off 329 times—with 321 of these attempts reaching orbit or near orbit—according to data compiled by astronomer Jonathan McDowell.