BusinessCislunarMoon

Firefly Acquires Autonomous Space Ops Company

Firefly Aerospace announced yesterday that it acquired Space-ng, which is an AI-powered vision navigation and autonomous guidance systems provider. 

InternationalLEOSatcom

Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network

Japan plans to select a proposal this month for its domestically owned and operated D2D satellite network, called J-LEO. 

BusinessLEOPolicy

Satellite Operators Launch Trade Association

Amazon, Globalstar, Iridium, and Canada’s Telesat joined together to establish the SpaceConnect Association for NGSO operators.

InternationalStartupsVC/PE

Ubotica Raises $11M for Satellite-Based AI Tech

The Dublin-based space AI company raised $11M today to accelerate the commercialization of its AI-powered intelligence platform for maritime security. 

InternationalStartupsVC/PE

ElevationSpace Closes $40M Series B

The Japanese satellite reentry startup raised a $40M Series B, bringing the company’s total amount raised to $63.5M.

MilitaryStartupsTechnology

True Anomaly Declares Mission X-3 Success

True Anomaly announced today that its autonomous orbital vehicle, Jackal, has completed all of its Mission X-3 test objectives, clearing the final hurdles to being fully commissioned. 

LaunchStartupsVC/PE

Dawn Aerospace Raises $25M Series B

The New Zealand-Dutch space transportation company will use the new funds to accelerate development of its Aurora spaceplane, and to conduct an in-space refueling demo.