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Sophia Space and Kepler Sign Agreement to Demo ODC Tech
19+ hour, 22+ min ago (481+ words) The agreement, announced today, is Sophia's first opportunity to validate its orbital-data-center software in space. If the partnership is successful, Kepler has the opportunity to expand Sophia's presence in its network, and to offer in-orbit compute services to a broader…...
Antaris Raises $28 M Series A
1+ week, 5+ day ago (507+ words) Antaris has closed a $28 M Series A to continue development of its AI-powered platform to help satellite operators plan hardware decisions and missions'before cutting any metal. West Wave Capital led the round, which also included participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures…...
Starcloud Raises $170 M Series A at $1. 1 B Valuation
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (440+ words) As investors are throwing their weight behind orbital data centers, startup Starcloud today announced a $170 M Series A at a $1. 1 B valuation'just over two years after the company's founding. The round for the Redmond, WA company was split into two…...
One-On-One With SDA's GP Sandhoo
2+ week, 6+ day ago (885+ words) WASHINGTON'It's been about six months since the SDA launched its first operational tranche of satellites'but troops still aren't benefiting from the better comms tech because of a series of small issues that forced the agency to take a "strategic pause,…...
Ramon. Space, Ingrasys Aim To Fly Prototype Orbital Data Center In 2027
2+ week, 6+ day ago (478+ words) There's another entry in the space-data-center race. Ramon. Space plans to fly an orbital-data-center prototype next year, developed in collaboration with Ingrasys, a large cloud infrastructure provider." If all goes to plan, the companies aim to build scalable computing infrastructure…...
Advanced Navigation Raises $110 M Series C
3+ week, 5+ day ago (348+ words) Not many space companies want to reduce the world's reliance on satellite infrastructure, but that's the pitch that landed Australia-based Advanced Navigation a $110 M Series C. The company builds autonomous systems to maintain navigation in denied environments, such as when satellite…...
Nvidia Announces New Hardware to Unlock Orbital Data Centers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (594+ words) Orbital data centers may be just over the horizon, but we're starting to get a better picture of what they'll look like when they arrive. Nvidia unveiled a new piece of tech yesterday'the Space-1 Vera Rubin Module'aimed at providing the…...
The Investment Theses Behind Vast and Sierra's $500 M+ Mega Rounds
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (68+ words) Premium insights and analysis in the Space industry Log in to your account Please enter your username or email address. You will receive an email message to log in. Exclusive Insights for the Space Industry - Quarterly long-form deep dives on…...
Astrobotic Wins Lunar Wheel Contract For Italian Habitat
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (462+ words) Astrobotic will build the wheels of the Italian Space Agency's planned driveable lunar habitat, the company announced on Friday. The Pittsburgh, PA-based space firm won a contract of undisclosed value from Thales Alenia Space to contribute the wheels for Italy's…...
Vast Secures $500 M, Including $300 M Series A
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) Vast has closed a $300 M Series A to continue production of its Haven commercial space station, the company announced this morning." In addition, Vast took on $200 M in debt, bringing its total new funding in the door to $500 M. Series A…...