08 Jul 2026
ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship
The Mobile Cargo System ispace is developing will use SpaceX’s Starship lunar lander to deliver payloads larger than what its own landers can accommodate.
08 Jul 2026
Fi expands Starlink direct-to-device capability into dog-tracking
The Fi Ultra dog-tracker is designed to maintain location updates beyond cellular coverage by connecting with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit. Credit: Fi
26 Jun 2026
Starlink veterans launch startup to broaden megaconstellation ownership
TAMPA, Fla. — Former SpaceX engineers who helped build and scale Starlink have launched a startup aiming to deliver megaconstellations for governments and companies seeking more control over space-based infrastructure.
25 Jun 2026
Small satellite operators confront a bottleneck to space access
For years, small satellite manufacturers have built their business plans around the idea that SpaceX could launch their payload to space. Through its Falcon 9 Transporter and Bandwagon rideshare missions, SpaceX offered frequent, reliable and inexpensive transportation to sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits. But now worry is setting in.
23 Jun 2026
Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform
Ubotica Technologies founders (from left) Chief Technology Officer Aubrey Dunne, CEO Fintan Buckley and Chief Financial Officer John Bourke with a model of the Open Cosmos CogniSat-6. Ubotica worked with Open Cosmos and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Dynamic Targeting, a 2025 demonstration of satellite autonomy.
19 Jun 2026
ElevationSpace Secures US $40 Million in Series B Funding, Bringing Total Raised to US $63.5 Million
ElevationSpace Inc. (CEO: Ryohei Kobayashi), a company developing Space-to-Earth transportation as well as a Space Environment Utilization and Recovery Platform, has raised a total of US $40 million in its Series B round through a third-party allotment of shares from investors including SPARX Asset Management, Beyond Next Ventures, Energy & Environment Investment, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Toyoda…
19 Jun 2026
Austrian propulsion startup joins sovereign space funding surge
Gate Space says it operates one of Europe’s largest commercial development, testing and production infrastructures for satellite propulsion systems.
16 Jun 2026
Katalyst Space raises $12 million for GEO servicing demo mission
Katalyst Space Technologies plans to launch its first Nexus GEO satellite servicing mission in 2027.
08 Jun 2026
UK startup NewOrbit raises $18.5 million in Series A round
NewOrbit Space was founded in 2021 to tackle the challenges and unlock the commercial potential of flying satellites at altitudes of 200 to 300 kilometers.
