€70M Series B secured for @sateliot 💸 including €10M from Hyperion Fund, to expand its 5G-IoT satellite constellation, enhance global connectivity, and advance European technological sovereignty. elendilspace.com/2025/03/27/sat…

Neutron rocket set to debut later this year🚀 by Rocket Lab has been selected as one of five providers for the U.S. Space Force’s $5.6 billion NSSL program, to support high-priority national security missions. elendilspace.com/2025/03/28/roc…

Successful completion of first test flight for Isar Aerospace with its #Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Space, as the first EU commercial company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe, gathering crucial flight data for future missions 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/03/31/isa…

Novespace has appointed ESA astronaut, engineer, and pilot Thomas Pesquet as its new CEO, leveraging his extensive aerospace expertise and leadership to drive the company’s mission in microgravity research and public engagement 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/02/nov…

Orbital Edge Accelerator announced by ISS National Lab , partnering with Cook Inlet Region , E2MC, Stellar Ventures, TechConnect, and AWS Startups to support space startups with up to $500k in investment, mentorship, and the opportunity to conduct R&D & business in LEO 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/03/iss…

€122.5m contract 🛰️secured for Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build the first 280 satellites for SpinLaunch #MeridianSpace broadband constellation, aiming to deliver affordable, high-speed global connectivity with scalable small satellite technology 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/04/nan…

New contract for SPHERICAL with Dark to develop a flexible, ITAR-free power system for #HADES, an autonomous space defense mission designed for rapid in-orbit threat interception 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/07/sph…

€52m European Space Agency contract signed by Creotech Instruments SA. to lead the #CAMILA Earth observation mission - deploying at least three Polish satellites - with support from CloudFerro S.A. , Eycore, GMV, KP Labs & Scanway elendilspace.com/2025/04/15/cre…

Laurence Delpy has been appointed has CEO for Kineis IoT to lead global expansion and commercial rollout, leveraging her international telecom and space expertise as the company targets profitability and rapid growth in satellite IoT. elendilspace.com/2025/04/17/kin…

$30m Series A 💸raised by Northwood and led by Alpine Space Ventures and a16z to scale its next-generation ground network infrastructure, aiming to make space connectivity as seamless and scalable as internet services 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/23/nor…

Partnership between Reflex Aerospace & Umbra 🤝to develop high-performance, EU focused #SAR satellite solutions - combining Umbra’s payloads with Reflex’s custom satellite buses to support strategic autonomy, with the first launch planned for 2027👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/24/ref…

Successful 1st Orbital re-entry for #PHOENIX1 capsule by ATMOS Space Cargo, validating its inflatable heat shield technology and rapid prototyping approach as it advances toward launching a next-generation, flexible return logistics platform for Europe 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/28/atm…

€13M Seed 💸 raised by OKAPI:Orbits with Ventech Matterwave Ventures Amadeus Capital Partners Apex Ventures & multiple angel investors, to accelerate its global expansion and enhance its AI-powered space traffic management solutions 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/04/29/oka…

Telecom veteran JF Fallacher has been appointed by Eutelsat Group as CEO, effective 1 June 2025, succeeding eva berneke as the company enters a new strategic phase following its merger with OneWeb and alignment with the EU’s #IRIS2 constellation 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/05/05/eut…

🛰️Opening of a new R&D center in Valencia, Spain for ICEYE to accelerate the development of advanced #SAR and multi-sensor technologies, supporting defense, intelligence, and disaster response while reinforcing EU's space & local innovation 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/05/08/ice…

Acquisition planned🤝IonQ to acquire Capella Space to launch the world’s first space-based #quantum key distribution network, advancing its vision for global, ultra-secure quantum communications 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/05/09/ion…

French propulsion startup #AndroMach has secured a contract from CNES to conduct hot-fire tests of its LOX/propane Banger v1 rocket engine, marking a key step in validating its propulsion technology 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/05/19/and…

New startup called #SophiaSpace launched by Mandala Space Ventures and backed by Caltech & NASA JPL to develop modular, solar-powered edge computing platforms in LEO as a sustainable alternative to terrestrial data centers👇 elendilspace.com/2025/05/20/man…

Lithuanian space comms startup, #Astrolight has raised €2.8m seed funding to develop a scalable laser-based optical communication platform linking satellites to Earth, aiming to become the backbone of secure, high-speed space data transmission in Europe👇 elendilspace.com/2025/05/22/ast…

🇵🇹 Portuguese startup connected has been acquired by Open Cosmos to enhance its space-based IoT capabilities, expand operations in Portugal, and strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty in satellite infrastructure 👇 elendilspace.com/2025/07/04/ope…