Earth-observation startup Albedo won a U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract with a potential value of $12 million.

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Magdrive plans to build a U.K. manufacturing facility and conduct on-orbit tests of electric plasma thrusters.

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Washington-based Ravyn Technology Corp. is developing low-cost missiles propelled by solid rocket motors.

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Spanish propulsion startup will supply monopropellant thrusters to French rocket startup MaiaSpace.

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OurSky announced a merger Feb. 4 with telescope manufacturer PlaneWave Instruments to create Observable Space.

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Mission Space is preparing to launch a space-weather sensor, a first step in building a constellation.

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Wyvern is publicly sharing 25 images from its Dragonette hyperspectral satellites.

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California startup Hestus has raised $1.5 million to develop an AI copilot for Computer-Aided Design software.

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London-based Sen unveiled a 4K livestream from cameras mounted on the International Space Station.

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Xplore's first satellite, a hyperspectral cubesat, launched Jan. 14.

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Rosotics seeks to build a propellant depot at Earth-moon Lagrange Point 5.

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Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies announced a 7 billion yen ($44 million) investment Jan. 6 from Woven by Toyota, the automobile company's mobility technology arm.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado startup Locus Lock has raised venture capital to produce global navigation satellite system receivers for maritime, airborne, terrestrial and space applications. “Sensors for advanced and autonomous […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – New York startup Cofactr raised $17.2 million in a series A investment round. With the new funding, Cofactr will hire engineering and customer-service personnel to support its […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Spaceflight training startup Orbite has raised $4 million to expand its business, which combines astronaut training with luxury vacations. After raising $4 million in a Series A […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – French propulsion startup Ion-X raised 13 million euros ($13.67 million) in a Series A funding round announced Dec. 10. With the investment, the spinoff of the French […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – German thermal data startup constellr announced a multiyear contract Dec. 9 with the German Space Agency DLR. Under the contract, constellr will begin supplying 30-meter native resolution […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – German materials technology startup FibreCoat raised nearly 20 million euros ($21 million) in a Series B funding round announced Dec. 4. NewSpace Capital and Goose Capital jointly […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startup Viridian Space Corp. is developing an electric propulsion system for spacecraft in very low Earth orbit that scoops up air for plasma thrusters. The […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup Matter Intelligence has emerged from stealth with $12 million to develop a unique Earth-observation sensor suite. The suite, which combines a high-resolution camera with […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Solstar Space plans to conduct the first spaceflight testing next year of its narrowband satellite data-relay transceiver. The test is the culmination of more than 10 years […]

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Los Angeles startup Proteus Space announced a strategic partnership Oct. 22 with government contractor SAIC. In addition, SAIC made a “significant investment” in the startup. The […]

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MILAN – Spire Global and Canadian startup Mission Control announced plans Oct. 16 for Persistence, a technology demonstration mission focused on space-based artificial intelligence. “The Persistence mission will demonstrate resilient […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles-based startup Charter Space has started beta testing its space systems and program management software platform. The platform, called Ubik, is designed to help engineering teams […]

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