Military

US Army Puts Out the Call for Space Soldiers

Space is the ultimate high ground, and the US Army just put out a call for a new type of soldier to keep watch on the walls.

EOEuropeStartups

Airbus Taps Skynopy for Pléiades Neo Ground Stations

The European space market may be dominated by large A&D primes, but the startup community is proving it still has an edge when it comes to innovative tech.

BusinessEOInternational

HEO Buys Satellogic’s In-Orbit Sat

Why build a new satellite, when you can buy one already in orbit? 

EuropeSatcom

Open Cosmos Launches First Telecom Sats

The launch marks Open Cosmos’ entrance into the world of satcom.

EuropeGEOSatcom

ESA Pours €73M into SWISSto12’s HummingSat Program

Surprise, surprise: SWISSto12 plans to use the new funds to increase its production capacity.

EuropeVC/PE

D-Orbit Raises $53M to Fund Acquisition Efforts

D-Orbit is about to go on a shopping spree.

EOEuropeMilitary

Loft Orbital Wins €50M Contract to Build French SAR Sat

The demo is part of France’s DESIR program, which is intended to widen the pool of EO capabilities available to the French defense sector.

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.