CesiumAstro Secures $200M Government Financing
In its push to double down on its national security and defense clientele, spacecom firm CesiumAstro has secured $200M in government financing.
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NASA Reaffirms Commitment to Lunar Nuclear Power This Decade
To keep the lights on through the night, NASA is exploring putting a nuclear fission reactor on the Moon’s surface. The idea has been around for years, but the agency appointed new executive leadership for the Fission Surface Power Project last year—and committed to seeing it through.
Portuguese Agency Buys Two EO Sats for $18M from Satellogic
This morning, Satellogic ($SATL) announced that it is building two satellites for a Portuguese engineering firm, the Centre of Engineering and Product Development (CEiiA, to use its Portuguese acronym). CEiiA paid $18M for a speedy delivery on its new tech.
NASA Picks Habitable World-Finders
It’s the biggest question left to answer in planetary science: Is there life elsewhere in the universe? And if so, where?
L3Harris Sells Majority of Propulsion Business to AEI for $845M
In the first major transaction of 2026, L3Harris Technologies ($LHX) is shedding the bulk of its propulsion business—and Rocketdyne is so back.
Space Forge Ignites Plasma in Space
On the last day of the year, the in-space manufacturing startup said it successfully generated plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 craft in LEO. The manufacturing furnace aboard the sat reached temperatures north of 1,000°C, which is essential for the orbital semiconductor manufacturing that the company is hoping to achieve.
SDA Awards $3.5B in Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Contracts
The Space Development Agency awarded $3.5B in contracts on Friday to continue building the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)—-a missile-tracking, military-supporting, multi-layer constellation that’s been several years in the making.
HawkEye 360 Closes $150M Financing Round, Acquires Innovative Signal Analysis
HawkEye 360 has been using its eyes in space for years to provide valuable insights on radio frequency (RF) sensing data for the defense sector. Now, as demand signals from the military are on an upswing, the company is taking growth even more seriously
Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator
At long last, NASA has a head again. That someone will be Jared Isaacman—now that the Senate has confirmed the billionaire private astronaut and entrepreneur—for whom the second time was the charm. The Senate voted 67–30 in favor of the appointment.
Digantara Raises $50M Series B
Digantara, an Indian startup focused on space surveillance and situational awareness, announced yesterday that it closed a $50M Series B.
The Moon: 2025 Wrapped
In the long push to get people back to the Moon—and this time, to bring with them long-term, sustainable infrastructure to support an ongoing lunar presence—2025 has been pivotal.
K2 Space Raises $250M Series C
K2 Space announced yesterday that it secured a $250M Series C ahead of its first satellite launch early next year.