Startups
Stories about the new players changing the space game.
Seraphim Space Launches Space Academy
Thinking of going back to school? Seraphim Space is taking applications.
Exclusive: Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Develop Self-Assembling Spacecraft
Rendezvous Robotics is developing technology to allow future satellites to launch in pieces that can self-assemble in space.
MP Space Raises AUD $23M to Scale Satellite Battery Manufacturing
MP Space’s batteries launched for the first time last week with an undisclosed customer on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 mission, and already the company has orders to support 500+ spacecraft.
Colare Raises $2.5M to Expand its Hardware-Focused Hiring Platform
Colare’s technical-assessment platform maps the requirements of a role, and recreates decisions future engineers could face on the job.
Inside Starburst’s First Flight, and Portal’s New Bothell Office
“I feel like 80% success now,” CEO Jeff Thurnburg said. “But honestly, to get this far this fast, I’m tempted to call it 100%.”
Exclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module
EraDrive won a $13M DoD award, under which the Space Force will buy an undisclosed number of the company’s Era-Node vision-based autonomy modules.
WarpWare Closes Pre-Seed to Bring Agentic Tools to Flight Software
CO-based WarpWare closed its $1.2M pre-seed round today to expand what it calls an AI-enabled engineering platform for space missions.
RATLOG Wants to Cut ~90% of a Rocket Engine’s Parts
The heavy-lift rocket startup debuted on Y Combinator as part of the Fall 2026 batch.
Seraphim Space Investment Trust Doubled its Value in 2026
Seraphim’s major holdings—ICEYE, ALL.SPACE, D-Orbit, HawkEye 360, and Xona Space Systems, which together represent more than 75% of the firm’s portfolio—all had a great year, and that success has trickled upwards.
Exclusive: In Orbit Aerospace Pivots From Re-entry Vehicles to Spacecraft Autonomy
In Orbit has won new government contracts for its onboard AI system, which the company says can run a spacecraft’s operations without waiting on ground control.
Reflect Orbital Buys Two Skyroot Aerospace Launches
Reflect Orbital announced the purchase of two launches today from Indian launcher Skyroot Aerospace.
Fortastra Raises $30M Series A to Fund its Next Security Spacecraft
The US military has weapons in space, and—with the orbital arsenal expanding—security is becoming a top priority.
Exclusive: Xona Ramps Up Production Ahead of Pulsar Launch
With FCC approval in hand and six sats ready for the pad, Xona is turning to its next challenge: building the next 250.
