startups
Techstars and Starburst unveil space startup accelerator
Starburst Aerospace and Techstars announced plans Feb. 12 to begin accepting applications for a new space-focused accelerator based in Los Angeles and backed by the U.S. Air Force, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC and Israel Aerospace Industries.
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.
Solstar seeks strategic investor for WiFi in Space
Solstar Space, the New Mexico startup planning to offer WiFi to people and machines in orbit, is looking for a strategic investor.
Momentus raises $8.3 million for last-mile spacecraft delivery
Space transportation startup Momentus raised $8.3 million in seed funding for its business of offering satellite operators rides from one orbit to another, the Santa, Clara, California company announced Nov. 14.
Rocket startup sees big future in military launch
As a member of the National Space Council’s users advisory group, Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis sees himself as the voice of privately backed space startups.
Oxford Space Systems raises $8.9 million for spacecraft component business
Oxford Space Systems, a British startup that hopes to compete with space industry giants Harris Corp. and Northrop Grumman in the satellite component business, has raised 6.7 million British pounds ($8.9 million) from investors.
15th Annual CubeSat Developers Workshop
For the past 14 years, Cal Poly has been hosting the CubeSat Developers Workshop in San Luis Obispo, CA. Whether you’re an expert or fairly new to the world of CubeSats and SmallSats, our conference offers something for everyone. This annual eve…
MIT New Space Age Conference
The 3rd annual MIT New Space Age Conference (http://newspaceage.org) will take place at the Samberg Conference Center on March 11th, 2018. The conference brings together CEOs, entrepreneurs, students, astronauts, and other leaders of the growing …
Humble origins drives OHB support for Europe’s space startup scene
Today’s OHB might be Europe’s third-largest space sector corporation, harvesting prestigious government contracts, but the Bremen-headquartered firm still remembers its modest beginnings.
Ursa Space Systems raises $7M to turn satellite imagery into business intelligence
With the new financing, Ursa plans to expand its customer base for products related to the global oil and gas industry, while continuing to develop the machine vision and machine learning algorithms it uses to create new data products.
Germany wants more space startups but entrepreneurs struggle for liftoff
Germany might be Europe’s best-performing economy and an undisputed engineering powerhouse. But when it comes to space startups, something is amiss.
Internet of Things startup Helios Wire raises $4 million for satellites
Helios Wire will use the money to pay for satellites to help customers track and communicate with billions of devices worldwide.
CloudIX joins race to develop small rocket
CloudIX plans to conduct its first test flight in December of a prototype balloon-launched rocket designed to send cubesats into low Earth orbit.
Brexit uncertainty worries UK space start-ups
The U.K. government has committed to capturing 10 percent of the global space market by 2030 and is pouring support into emerging enterprises including spaceports, small satellite makers and application developers. However, the continuing uncertainty around Brexit concerns companies.
500 new space startups by 2025? The Founder Institute wants to make that happen.
The Founder Institute plans to attract would-be space entrepreneurs to its worldwide network of incubators with generous financial incentives and mentorship from industry veterans.
