Hydrosat is preparing to send its first thermal-infrared instrument into orbit July 8 on SpaceX Transporter-11.

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Southern California startup Sift raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures.

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ExoTerra Resources raised $8 million to expand production of microsatellite propulsion systems.

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Exploration Laboratories, a startup focused on space resources, will accelerate work on technology to autonomously capture space objects, thanks to a $1.9 million Tactical Funding Increase from SpaceWERX.

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CesiumAstro, a startup specializing in phased array communications payloads, raised $65 million in a Series B+ investment round announced June 18.

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Albedo announced plans June 12 to send its first phone-booth-size satellite into very low Earth orbit early next year.

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Assured Space Access announced a strategic partnership with Phantom Space to establish Phantom Cloud, a data-backhaul service for satellites.

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Convincing customers to pay for Space Domain Awareness and Alt-PNT services over free alternatives remains a challenge.

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Seraphim said the total value of early-stage space investments in its publicly traded trust increased 1.4% to 201 million pounds ($257 million), despite a hit from debris removal venture Astroscale’s discounted initial public offering.

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Startup Revolv Space, based in the Netherlands and Italy, seeks to carve out a niche for itself as a small satellite power-generation specialist.  

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Aegis Space Law is offering a free online calculator to help U.S. space companies navigate the complex regulatory landscape.

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Space computing startup Colossus has gained flight heritage for Kestrel, a processor built to operate in orbit.

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Beames also serves as executive chairman of the board for SpiderOak and small satellite manufacturer York Space Systems.

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Privateer’s recent acquisition of Orbital Insight sheds new light on the Hawaiian startup’s ambitious plans, which are likely to include future acquisitions.

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Space situational awareness company Privateer acquired geospatial data analysis firm Orbital Insight in a deal announced May 6.

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Kuva Space will develop onboard hyperspectral data processing and communications links to help Finnish government agencies focused on border security, wildfires and landslides.

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The U.S. government craves innovation but sets barriers via ownership stipulations, contrasting with other nations open to R&D funding with less stringent conditions.

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While constructing its own climate-monitoring constellation, Silicon startup Muon Space was won contracts worth more than $60 million to design, build and operate 10 remote-sensing satellites for customers.

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Geospatial analytics company Hydrosat announced its first contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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The Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellites launched on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare flight began gathering data on March 18.

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Helicity Space, a California startup developing fusion engines for spaceflight, announced an investment April 2 from Lockheed Martin Ventures.

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Phantom Space Corp. closed a bridge round to fund the Tucson, Arizona-based startup’s development and manufacturing of satellites and launch vehicles.

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“Since 2021 we have doubled in size annually in terms of people employed, projects and revenue," said Kush Patel, Relative Dynamics founder and CEO.

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The launch vehicle startup plans to manufacture, test and begin launching rockets and satellites from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland.

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