Orbit & environment
Stoke Space Secures $1 Billion Series E Funding
Stoke Space has raised an initial $1 billion in a Series E funding round, bringing total capital raised to $2.3 billion.
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ISRO's EOS-05 Satellite Begins Geosynchronous Orbit Ascent
India's EOS-05 Earth observation satellite, launched on 4 September, has performed two orbit-raising manoeuvres en route to its final geosynchronous orbit
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Galaxia Expands Earth Observation with Simera Sense
Canadian space tech firm Galaxia has purchased the HyperScape100 hyperspectral imaging payload from Belgium's Simera Sense.
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York Space Systems Unveils VLEO LX/V-Class Satellite
York Space Systems has introduced a new satellite platform, the LX/V-Class, designed for sustained Very Low Earth Orbit missions down to 200 km.
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OHB Signs €1B IRIS² Deal for 18 MEO Sats
OHB won the first major IRIS² contract, a nearly €1 billion deal with SES to supply 18 medium Earth orbit satellite platforms.
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Muon Space Secures $250M to Accelerate
Muon Space has raised $250 million in Series C funding to scale production of its dual-use spacecraft, capitalizing on a U.S.
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Trump Orders Study for a US Space Academy
President Trump has signed an executive order to study the creation of a US Space Academy, modeled on military service academies, to address workforce
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NorthStar Leads ESA Reentry Study Consortium
The European Space Agency has selected NorthStar Earth & Space to lead a study on uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry.
Orbit & environment
Outlier, Rendezvous Robotics Join Commercial
The Commercial Space Federation welcomed Outlier and Rendezvous Robotics as new associate members on August 31, 2026.
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SRON creates CO2M satellite data test tools
SRON has created a new framework to test the performance of CO2M mission greenhouse gas data. The tool uses end-to-end simulations to ensure the satellite's CO2 measurements are precise enough for tracking human-made emissions.
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Tory Bruno to Chair World Space Week 2027
Blue Origin's Tory Bruno has been named Honorary Chair for World Space Week 2027, which will focus on lunar exploration under the theme 'To the Moon'.
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ISS Crew Completes Antenna Repair Spacewalk
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot successfully installed a replacement for the failed Space-to-Ground Antenna 2 on August 25
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InspeCity raises $10.5M for space servicing
Indian space startup InspeCity has secured $10.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia.
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Spirit Electronics adds TI, Microchip space
Spirit Electronics announced on August 24, 2026, that space-grade components from Texas Instruments and Microchip Technology are now available for direct
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NorthStar and Kepler Partner on Canadian SDA
Montreal's NorthStar Earth & Space will place Space Domain Awareness sensors on Toronto-based Kepler Communications spacecraft.
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Innoflight's Janicik on SDA, Artemis and
Innoflight founder Jeff Janicik discusses the electronics underpinning major space networking programs like the Space Development Agency's constellation
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Space Angel wins $1.75m WA grant for
Western Australia awards Space Angel a $1.75 million grant to develop plans for a commercial spaceport, funding site assessments and a business case.
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Moon Base Demands Integrated Infrastructure
Rania Toukebri says a permanent moon base needs a unified infrastructure for life support, power, and resources, not just repurposed spacecraft systems.
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ICEYE Opens Three Offices in One Week
ICEYE opened new offices in the Netherlands, Korea and India this week to meet rising demand for sovereign satellite capabilities.
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ESA awards €544M to three launchers in ELC
The European Space Agency signed contracts worth €543.6 million with Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg and PLD Space on 27 August, as part of its
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LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth Partner to Connect Space and Soil
LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth Technologies have announced a strategic partnership to integrate satellite Earth Observation with ground-truth field data for nature-based projects. The collaboration will support biomass and regenerative agriculture initiatives in Malaysia and Australia, leveraging LC60’s SWIRSAT constellation to enhance digital MRV and operational decision-making.
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Proteus Space Selected
Proteus Space has been chosen by Draper for an advanced on-orbit mission
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Moog Expands Huntsville Facility
Moog Inc. announces expansion of its Huntsville facility with a new Hardware-in-the-Loop lab
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Voyager CTO Paul Tilghman on the Rise of Space Edge Computing
Voyager Technologies chief technology officer Paul Tilghman explained this week how higher-powered satellites are being equipped to process data directly in orbit, marking a shift toward space-edge computing. He detailed trends, the potential for clustered on-orbit systems, and an update on Voyager’s Space Edge platform, now being tested on the International Space Station.
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Zeno Power Books its First Nuclear Mission to the Moon
Zeno Power announces a commercial payload agreement with Firefly Aerospace to send a radioisotope heating unit to the Moon
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Muon Space Secures $250 Million Funding to Boost Satellite Production
Muon Space has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the development of larger and more powerful satellites, with plans to produce up to 500 satellites per year by 2027.
Orbit & environment
US National Security Strategy Highlights Space Technology
The White House has released its National Security Science & Technology Strategy, emphasizing the importance of space technology in national security competition
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Eartheye Space and IN2 Form Strategic Partnership for Geospatial Data Analysis
Eartheye Space and IN2 have formed a strategic partnership to provide multi-sensor satellite tasking and analytics to IN2's clients.
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Katalyst Space and NASA Abandon Plans for Swift Reboost
Katalyst Space and NASA have called off plans to use the Link spacecraft to raise the orbit of the Swift gamma-ray observatory due to attitude-control problems.
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Rocket Lab to Test Space Force Data Network Connection in Orbit in 2027
Rocket Lab plans to use one of its Photon spacecraft for an in-orbit demonstration of the U.S. Space Force's Space Data Network in 2027.
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HEO Partners with Planet to Enhance Non-Earth Imaging Capabilities
Australian company HEO has signed an agreement with Planet to access the latter's high-resolution SkySat satellites for non-Earth imaging, expanding its capabilities in space object observation.