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Hubble Network Plans 60 Sat Bluetooth-Tracking Constellation
Startups • Technology

Hubble Network Plans 60 Sat Bluetooth-Tracking Constellation

Hubble Network launched its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) finding network to track devices anywhere in the world.

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025
Orbit Fab Takes Two Steps Toward Xenon Refueling
Europe • ISAM • Technology

Orbit Fab Takes Two Steps Toward Xenon Refueling

Orbit Fab landed a €750,000 ESA contract, and unveiled the details of its 2026 demo mission.

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025
CisLunar Industries Raises $1M to Scale Production
Startups • Technology

CisLunar Industries Raises $1M to Scale Production

The investment marks a step forward for CisLunar’s plans to transform from a small batch producer of PPUs for research and grant projects to a large-scale manufacturer for commercial and defense customers.

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
Northwood’s Satellite Ground Terminal Is Ready To Talk
Startups • Technology

Northwood’s Satellite Ground Terminal Is Ready To Talk

“These things get dropped off the back of the truck and turn on.”

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
LH3M Wins Five Patents for Lunar Helium-3 Extraction
Lunar • Moon • Startups • Technology

LH3M Wins Five Patents for Lunar Helium-3 Extraction

Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC (LH3M) secured its fifth US patent last month, covering the company’s end-to-end architecture for He-3 detection, extraction, and refinement on the Moon.

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025
K2 Hotfire Paves a Path to Multi-Orbit Missions
Startups • Technology

K2 Hotfire Paves a Path to Multi-Orbit Missions

K2 Space has spent the last year buying down risk and burning up fuel in preparation for its first customer mission in February 2026.

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025
Atomic-6 Wins $2M DoD Contract For Solar Array Tech
Military • Startups • Technology

Atomic-6 Wins $2M DoD Contract For Solar Array Tech

Atomic-6 won a $2M contract from SSC to continue development of its Light Wing solar array, which collapses to enable RPO and stealth missions.

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Xona Raises $92M For Unhackable PNT Constellation
LEO • Startups • Technology

Xona Raises $92M For Unhackable PNT Constellation

Xona is one of many companies trying to solve PNT’s vulnerability problem.

June 27, 2025July 9, 2025
OrbitsEdge’s First Mission to Space is a Shoe In
Business • Startups • Technology

OrbitsEdge’s First Mission to Space is a Shoe In

OrbitsEdge’s Edge1 computing module will host a range of AI agents, including the first AI shoe designer in space.

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025
Integrate Wins $25M Space Force Contract
Military • Startups • Technology

Integrate Wins $25M Space Force Contract

The contract is among the quickest the Space Force has awarded a Phase III contract to a software company.

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025
Aethero Raises $8.4M for Space Computers
Technology • VC/PE

Aethero Raises $8.4M for Space Computers

Kindred led the round, which included Neo, Giant Step Capital, O’Shaughnessy Ventures and Alumni Ventures.

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
Northrop Grumman Brings the Gig Economy to GEO
GEO • ISAM • Technology

Northrop Grumman Brings the Gig Economy to GEO

Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will wear a lot of hats in orbit, from gas station attendant and mechanic to orbital taxi and Airbnb host.

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

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