Transporter-18 Tests the Building Blocks of Orbital Data Centers
Few rideshares come with a theme, but SpaceX’s Transporter-18 had one: getting power to compute in orbit.
Satlyt Raises $8M Seed to Expand Its Virtual ODC Network
Satlyt was founded in 2024 by Afullo, an alum of SpaceX and Google who spent years trying to convince both companies to invest in in-space edge computing opportunities.
Foundational Raises £8.2M for Satellite Laser Ranging
Foundational emerged from stealth today with Europe’s largest space tech pre-seed round.
Space Insurer Charter Space Raises $5M Seed Round
You can bundle your home and auto insurance with the click of a button, but covering your spacecraft has traditionally been a little trickier.
Exclusive: Hop Aero Raises $11M for Suborbital Point-to-Point Delivery
The suborbital point-to-point logistics company announced $11M in funding today following its participation in the summer Y Combinator batch.
Blackswan Space Raises €2.5M Seed to Fund RPO Kit Demo
The round comes as Blackswan gears up for its first in-orbit mission of its RPO Kit payload.
Varda Raises $251M Series D
Lux Capital and Natural Capital led the round, which valued the company at $1.6B.
Artemis Accords To Meet on Lunar Debris, Emerging Space Help
The Artemis Accords Principals’ Meeting in Turkey will be led by NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson and Maj. Gen. Roberto Melgar Sheen, director of the Peruvian Space Agency.
Starliner Targets Uncrewed Flight NET December, Crewed Follow Up in 2028
NASA and Boeing officials announced Monday that they have upgraded and redesigned Starliner following a dicey crewed test flight in 2024, which left NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams stuck on ISS for nine months.
Starship Reaches Orbit on 14th Test Flight
After reaching orbit, Starship deployed 26 V3 Starlink sats over about 30 minutes using its ‘Pez dispenser’ system.
Exclusive: Meridian Space Spins Out from SpinLaunch
“Meridian will carry forward the satcom infrastructure business… SpinLaunch will continue to build on its vision for a lower-cost approach to launch, with further applications in hypersonics to support the Golden Dome program and in the lunar economy,” Meridian Space CEO Massimiliano Ladovaz told Payload.
Star Catcher’s Orbital Power-Beaming Demo is Ready for Launch
Star Catcher announced today that its prototype power node is prepped and ready for launch NET Oct. 1.
