Startups
Stories about the new players changing the space game.
Star Catcher Closes $12.25M Seed Round
The startup intends to build a constellation of satellites in LEO that can harness solar power and efficiently send it to other sats in greater concentrations.
India’s Budget Sets Aggressive Space Goals
Recent updates to the national space budget are intended to help the country meet its aggressive growth targets, by injecting significant amounts of cash into both public and private space efforts.
Outpost’s Plan To Put Shipping Containers In Space
The future of manufacturing in space depends on Earth return companies finding a way to return much larger volumes from space—like say, shipping containers.
Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard To Fly Reality Competition Winners
SERA plans to host online voting to select applicants.
Spaceium is Building Service Stations in Space
Space travel has a fuel problem, there are no gas stations outside of Earth, and Spaceium is trying to change that.
Skynopy Raises $3.1M to Build LEO Connectivity Network
Skynopy’s goal is to completely free satellite companies from needing to worry about how they’re getting their data
IENAI Propels Forward with its €3.9M Funding Round
Spain-based Space Mobilization start-up IENAI just closed a €3.9 million funding round.
Kayhan Space Releases Satcat Space Intelligence Tool
The Satcat database catalogs 60,000+ objects in orbit, from active satellites to drifting debris
Apex Raises $95M in Series B
With Aries already sold out into 2025, Apex plans to use the influx of cash to expand its production capabilities to meet growing customer orders.
Scottish Space Network, Sustainable Alpha Team Up To Grow Scottish Space Sector
The Scottish Space Network expects Scotland’s space sector to more than double in the coming years.
Can Space Start-Ups Really Wait A Year For Satellite Approval?
Since many start-ups are, by their nature, proposing novel technology that regulators haven’t encountered before, the scrutiny only increases.
Slingshot Aerospace and DARPA’s AI Spy Satellite Solution, Agatha
Slingshot Aerospace is partnering with DARPA on a high-stakes game of orbital “I Spy.”
Lunar Infrastructure Startup Ethos Emerges from Stealth
If the Apollo era was all about “flags and footprints,” Artemis’ bid for a permanent presence on the Moon will center around lunar infrastructure—the era of “pads and gas pumps.”
