Spanish Government Awards €40.5M Loan to PLD Space for Miura 5
PLD Space has won the second and final round of a Spanish government call to develop sovereign launch capabilities.
On 30 January 2023, the...
Expansion Raises €100M to Invest in European New Space Startups
Two years after its initial launch, European venture capital fund Expansion Ventures announced 23 January that it had raised €100 million. The fund was...
Share My Space Raises €10M and Takes on a New Name
French Space situational awareness startup Share My Space has closed a €10 million Series A funding round. With the 23 January announcement, the company...
French Launch Startup Latitude Closes $30M Series B
Latitude announced on 22 January that it had closed a $30 million (€27.5 million) Series B funding round to support the development of its...
New Orbex CEO Says Larger Vehicle “On The Table”
While UK-based launch startup Orbex is currently focusing on completing the construction of Sutherland Spaceport and launching the maiden flight of its microlauncher Prime,...
Oxford Space Systems Secures £3M in Additional Funding
UK-based deployable antenna manufacturer Oxford Space Systems has raised £3 million in funding that will be used to support the company's growth.
While Oxford Space...
UK-Based Blue Abyss to Build Astronaut Training Facility in Ohio
Blue Abyss has announced that it has completed the purchase of 12 acres of land in Brook Park, Ohio, that will be used to...
Italian Space Logistics Company D-Orbit Closes €100M Funding Round
Following a successful 2023 that saw it launch six missions, Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that it has closed a €100 million...
ArianeGroup to Increase MaiaSpace Investment to €125M
ArianeGroup has committed to increasing its investment in the company's launch startup subsidiary, MaiaSpace, from approximately €40 million to €125 million.
MaiaSpace was founded in...
Progress Made at SaxaVord, but Questions Remain
Last month, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority awarded a spaceport licence to SaxaVord, granting it permission to perform 30 launches per year from Unst,...