Seraphim Space, the Global Investment Company, has published its Seraphim Space Q3 investment report which details the changing investment landscape for the sector. After a difficult few years with investment falling since 2021, this quarter reveals that the sector has turned a corner with investment levels beginning to rise again. Below details some key global […]
The fourth Virgin Galactic tourist flight (number 04) has a launch window opening today (October 5th). It is the fifth flight of the year and the ninth overall. One passenger will be Namira Salim, who will be the first Pakistani to get to space. Two other passengers are not named other than one is from […]
Ariane 6, the giant replacement rocket for the European Space Agency (ESA), is already delayed until the end of 2024. Now the ESA says that is medium-lift rocket, Vega-C, is also delayed until Q4/2024. The news means that Europe doesn’t have a working rocket to launch commercial, scientific or military satellites, other than two remaining […]
Germany-based Mynaric, which manufactures sophisticated laser technology for use in satellites, is raising cash by selling up to 20 million American Depositary Shares (ADS) equal to 5 million of the company’s ordinary shares. Dated September 29th, the offer says that the ADS value is currently $4.80 according to their listing on Nasdaq. Mynaric’s German ordinary […]
Analysts at research consultancy BryceTech say that investment in commercial space ventures attracted about $8 billion (€7.5bn) in 2022. Bryce says that this investment was in the form of 154 deals, involving more than 400 investors, in 123 companies based in 20+ countries. For eight of these companies, 2022 saw their first publicly announced funding. […]
Lunar exploration is the catalyst behind an unprecedented surge in the space exploration sector which saw global government investment rise to $26 billion (€25.4bn) during 2023. Ambitious lunar missions are projected to boost investment to nearly $33 billion by 2032, a growth trajectory which underscores lunar exploration’s pivotal role in shaping the future of space […]
Virginia-based Artel, a provider of secure network communication services to US government agencies, has been awarded a contract from the US Space Force and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next generation network critical to support US Government communications. Artel is a carrier-agnostic network integrator – which it says allows it to […]
Sierra Space, based in Colorado, has raised $290 million in Series B funding and which takes its overall funding to $1.7 billion (€1.6bn) – and takes the valuation of the business to $5.3 billion. The overall cash raised is stated as “the largest ever capital raise by a commercial space company over the combined Series […]
A SpaceX rocket has successfully placed into orbit another batch of its Starlink satellites, and again equipped with inter-satellite laser links. Starlink says its satellites are able to connect thousands of kilometres apart, beyond the view of ground stations, and maintain pointing accuracy to enable data transfer up to 100 Gbps on each link. The […]
The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), Europe’s independent Think Tank for Space, has presented ESPI-2040 – Space for Prosperity, Peace and Future Generations, a bold policy vision for Europe in space in the coming decades. ESPI-2040, advocates for Europe as a strong partner in space for the world. It outlines how space can provide solutions […]