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News•Feb 27, 2026
ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech
ISPTech, a German DLR spin‑off, closed a €5.5 million seed round led by Join Capital to accelerate production of non‑toxic spacecraft thrusters. The funding will fund workforce expansion and a new in‑house test facility, targeting a rise from four‑five units a year to dozens by 2030. Its HyNOx and HIP_11 systems replace hazardous hydrazine with ethane‑nitrous oxide and hydrogen peroxide‑ionic liquid blends, respectively, offering safer, cheaper propulsion for small and medium satellites.
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Deals•Feb 27, 2026
ISPTech Secures €5.5M Seed Funding to Scale Green Propulsion Technology
German startup ISPTech announced a €5.5M seed round led by Join Capital, with participation from High‑Tech Gründerfonds, Faber, First Momentum Ventures, Lightfield Equity, Final Frontier Liftoff, DLR and Start‑up BW Seed Fonds. The funding will be used to scale production...
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Deals•Feb 26, 2026
CesiumAstro Acquires AI Firm Vidrovr
Space technology company CesiumAstro announced on Thursday that it has acquired AI startup Vidrovr, which focuses on task prioritization and automation using artificial intelligence. The acquisition will embed AI into CesiumAstro's telecommunications payloads to enable adaptive RF optimization, autonomous tasking,...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Intuitive Machines, Seraphim Announce Fundraising Wins
Intuitive Machines announced a $175 million strategic equity raise led by global institutional investors, funding its Near Space Network Services and a solar‑system‑wide communications backbone after acquiring Lantaris Space Systems. The company aims to build a “solar system internet” that links...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Exclusive: Charter Space Launches an Insurance Brokerage
Charter Space has launched the Charter Interplanetary Risk Corporation (CIRC), a nationally licensed brokerage dedicated to providing insurance for space missions and related commercial risks. Building on its mission‑management software and data‑driven risk analytics, CIRC will place policies ranging from...
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Deals•Feb 25, 2026
Intuitive Machines Secures $175M Strategic Equity Investment
Intuitive Machines announced a $175 million strategic equity investment led by unnamed global institutional investors. The funding will support the Moon‑bound company's development of communications and data‑processing technology, following its recent acquisition of Lantaris Space Systems.
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News•Feb 24, 2026
LambdaVision Taps Starlab for Post-ISS Manufacturing Plans
LambdaVision announced it has pre‑booked manufacturing time and space on Starlab’s yet‑to‑launch commercial space station, positioning the biotech firm for post‑ISS production. The company, which raised a $7 million seed round and completed nine ISS missions, uses microgravity to fabricate higher‑performance...
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News•Feb 23, 2026
Exclusive: Sceye Unveils SceyeCELL Antenna
Sceye announced the SceyeCELL antenna, a custom HAPS payload that merges ground‑cell flexibility with LEO satellite precision. The antenna is built for long‑duration, high‑altitude missions that can blanket large swaths of the Earth. It is intended to bolster network resilience...
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News•Feb 23, 2026
Skynopy to Integrate Its First Ground Station in Kenya
French startup Skynopy secured a €500,000 award from the French Ministry to integrate Kenya Space Agency’s 4.5‑meter S‑ and X‑band antenna into its ground‑station‑as‑a‑service network. Working with Safran Space, the company will deploy modems and digital infrastructure at the Nairobi...
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News•Feb 20, 2026
Orbital Data, Niche Markets Give Space Solar a New Shimmer
Space‑based solar power (SBSP) is shifting from grand‑scale grid concepts to niche markets such as orbital data centers, remote military sites, and lunar installations. Startups like Aetherflux and Overview Energy are leveraging laser‑based power‑beaming and large‑satellite designs, backed by DoD...
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News•Feb 20, 2026
Inside Finland’s Rapid Rise as a Space Powerhouse
Finland has transformed from a modest satellite launcher into a competitive space hub within a decade, leveraging its engineering heritage and strategic government backing. The nation boosted its ESA contribution by 59%, reaching €233 million for 2025, while Finnish firms ICEYE,...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
US Chamber Fighting For Licensing, ITAR Reform in 2026
The US Chamber of Commerce’s Space Leadership Council secured a key win in its first year by helping embed spaceports in the One Big Beautiful Bill, unlocking municipal‑bond financing and contributing to a $10 billion NASA budget increase. The council also...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Blue Origin’s TeraWave Angle, Economics, and the Starlink / Amazon Leo Comparison
Blue Origin is positioning its TeraWave satellite‑communication system as a cost‑effective alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo. The analysis breaks down TeraWave’s technical architecture, launch cadence, and projected unit economics, highlighting lower capital expenditure per gigabit. It also contrasts...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Agile Space Industries Closes $17M Series A
Agile Space Industries announced a $17 million Series A round led by Caruso Ventures and Howdy Partners, bringing its total capital raised to roughly $40 million. The cash‑positive company, which has been profitable for 18 months, will use the funds to scale manufacturing,...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate Its Constellation
UK‑based thermal‑imaging firm SatVu announced a £30 million equity raise, bringing its total financing to £60 million. The funding, sourced from the NATO Innovation Fund, British Business Bank and existing backers, will accelerate the deployment of its HotSat constellation after the on‑orbit...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Demonstrators Are No Longer Optional — They’re How Programs Stay on Track
Aerospace and defense programs are abandoning the old end‑stage validation model in favor of early demonstrators—physical or digital mockups that test designs throughout development. The Department of Defense now mandates rapid prototyping and competitive demonstration to curb cost overruns, schedule...
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Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Agile Space Industries Secures $17M Series A Funding
Agile Space Industries announced a $17 million Series A round led by Caruso Ventures and Howdy Partners, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Veteran Ventures Capital, Denver Ventures and Cortado Ventures. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to about $40 million...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
Haridopolos Praises Isaacman As ‘Dynamic Leader’ For NASA
Jared Isaacman, barely 60 days into his role as NASA administrator, has earned high praise from Rep. Mike Haridopolos, chair of the House space subcommittee. Haridopolos highlighted Isaacman's ability to rally the agency’s morale, communicate its mission publicly, and position...
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News•Feb 17, 2026
When Space Businesses Should Accelerate Cash Burn, When to Improve
Space companies face a strategic choice between speeding up cash burn to capture market share and tightening spending to extend runway. The article outlines criteria such as revenue traction, funding environment, and technology readiness that dictate when aggressive spending is...
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Deals•Jan 27, 2026
HEO Acquires Satellogic’s NewSat-34 In-Orbit Satellite
Australian NEI startup HEO announced the purchase of Satellogic’s NewSat-34 satellite, renaming it Continuum‑1, to gain immediate sovereign imaging capability. The deal, disclosed on Jan 27 2026, was made without revealing the price, and the satellite has about a year of design...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Samara Aerospace Closes $10M Seed Round Led by Balerion Space Ventures
San Francisco‑based Samara Aerospace announced the closing of a $10 million seed round to develop its Hummingbird satellite stabilization technology. The round was led by Balerion Space Ventures with participation from Illinois Ventures, MFV Partners and Access Venture Partners. The funding...
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Deals•Jan 6, 2026
L3Harris Sells 60% of Propulsion Business to AE Industrial Partners for $845M
Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies announced the sale of a 60% stake in its propulsion business to AE Industrial Partners for $845 million. The transaction values the unit at about $1.4 billion and will see the business rebranded as Rocketdyne under AEI’s majority...
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