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Seraphim’s investment trust gets firepower for bigger space deals
Space startup investor Seraphim Capital’s investment trust started trading on the London Stock Exchange July 14, raising about $250 million for larger international acquisitions.

SPAC shareholders approve plan to merge with AST & Science
AST & Science, which is developing a cellphone-compatible satellite broadband constellation, will start trading on the Nasdaq next week after getting shareholder approval April 1.

Can you still spell space without SPAC?
The SPAC boom has reshaped the space startup sector. Until recently, there was plenty of capital flowing into startups but few exits. SPACs offer, in some sense, the best of both options: an influx of capital associated with going public, but without the overhead of a traditional IPO.

AST & Science to go public via special purpose acquisition
AST & Science LLC announced plans Dec. 16 to become a publicly traded company through a special purpose acquisition company.

AST&Science picks Midland for Micron satellites
AST&Science announced plans Nov. 15 to begin building extremely satellites in 2019 at its new North American manufacturing plant in Midland, Texas.