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International

Turkey Uses IAC Stage to Pitch Peace & Homegrown Hardware

During the 2026 IAC in Antalya, representatives from Turkey are leveraging the opportunity to showcase the country’s prgoress in space.

Business • International • Startups

Nebex Partners with Thrusters Unlimited to Unlock $700M for Mexico’s Space Ecosystem

The capital will fund EO, telecoms and other strategic capabilities, according to Nebex.

Military

US Army Welcomes First 600 Enlisted Space Soldiers

On Oct. 1, 600+ soldiers swapped their old jobs for the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist military occupational specialty (MOS).

Policy • Science

DOE Announces $400M for Frontier Science Research

The Department of Energy is super-charging research into bleeding edge energy tech.

Europe • Launch

Skyrora Shifts Orbital Launch Timeline to 2030

First-mover advantage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—at least, that’s the thought process for UK launcher Skyrora.

Launch • Technology

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.

Startups • VC/PE

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.

Europe • Startups

Foundational Raises £8.2M for Satellite Laser Ranging

Foundational emerged from stealth today with Europe’s largest space tech pre-seed round.

Startups • VC/PE

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.

Rockets • Startups

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.

Europe • Startups • VC/PE

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.

VC/PE

Varda Raises $251M Series D

Lux Capital and Natural Capital led the round, which valued the company at $1.6B.