Lunar exploration company ispace raises US$90 million in Series A
ispace, a Japan-based private lunar exploration company, announced on 13 December 2017 that it has raised approximately $90.2 million in Series A funding. According to the company, this is the most...
JAXA launches its first startup-built satellite RAPIS-1 & 6 other satellites
“RAPIS-1” (RAPid Innovative payload demonstration Satellite 1), a small satellite commissioned by Japan's space agency JAXA and designed and operated by newspace startup Axelspace was successfully launched from the Uchinoura Space...
Australian startup Myriota closes US$15m Series A funding round
Myriota, an Australian startup aiming to provide nanosatellite internet of things (IoT) connectivity, has just closed a US$15 million Series A funding round.
The round was led by Australian VC firms Main...
Australia’s Fleet Space to launch first 2 satellites with ISRO, SpaceX
Australian Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies has announced launch plans for its first two nanosatellites, Centauri I and II, in the second half of 2018. The NewSpace startup,...
Infostellar invites antenna owners to join closed beta
Japan-based firm Infostellar, whose new flagship product StellarStation connects antenna owners with satellite operators, is now inviting antenna owners to participate in a closed beta test.
Initially planned for October, the closed...
Dispose or extend? What to do with dead satellites?
China is developing a space-tug which will be used in orbit to assist with the safe disposal of satellites after their fuel has run out, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua.
The...
Chinese startup One Space successfully tests first stage engine for orbital rocket
On 4 July, One Space, a Chinese NewSpace startup developing low-cost launch vehicles, successfully tested the first stage rocket motor of its M-series family of rockets.
The success of this test means...
Japanese company Interstellar launches sounding rocket Momo, aborts operation mid-flight
On 30 July 2017, at 16:31 JST (Japan Standard Time), Japan’s first private launch services company Interstellar Technologies attempted to launch its first liquid-fuel sounding rocket, Momo, from its site at...
Interview: Founder of OrbitX on sustainable launches, the Philippines’ space industry
Last week, the Philippines' first rocket company Orbital Exploration Technologies announced its plans to develop a suborbital two-stage rocket, OrbitX Haribon SLS-1, powered by a propellant of renewable kerosene derived from...
Rocket Lab to Conduct Inaugural Launch at the World’s First Private Launch Site
Rocket Lab, a private US-New Zealand rocket development and launch company, has announced that it will conduct the first launch of its Electron rocket within the next two weeks.
Named “It’s...
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