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ElevationSpace Secures $40M Backed by DNP and Toyoda Gosei for Satellite Re-entry Technology, Targeting 2029 ISS Demonstration
TechCrunch Japan Overview Japanese space startup ElevationSpace has completed a $40 million Series B funding round, including support from Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and Toyoda Gosei, for the development of satellite re-entry technology. ... -
Toyoda Gosei Diversifies into Space Tech with Investment in Japanese Startup ElevationSpace, Targeting High-Frequency Payload Return with Heat-Resistant Small Satellites
ERJ (European Rubber Journal) Japan Overview Toyoda Gosei announced its diversification into the space technology sector through an investment in ElevationSpace Inc., a Tohoku University-originated space startup in Japan. ElevationSpace ... -
TechRadar Analysis: Space Evolves into Next Network Edge, Resolving Earth Observation Data Bottlenecks with On-Orbit Processing
TechRadar UK Overview TechRadar analyzes that space is rapidly evolving into the next network edge, potentially reducing bandwidth requirements and accelerating insights by processing vast amounts of image and sensor data from Earth obse... -
US Targets 100kW Lunar Nuclear Reactor by 2030, Countering China-Russia Plan, with NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Launching in 2028
Autonocion.com USA Overview The United States has set an ambitious goal to land a 100-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor by 2030, prompted by China and Russia's announcement of a joint lunar reactor development between 2033 and 2035. Ahead o... -
Auburn University and NASA Demonstrate Direct In-Space Manufacturing Process for Electronic Components in Microgravity
3DPrint.com USA Overview A research team from Auburn University and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center has demonstrated a novel additive manufacturing (AM) process capable of directly producing electronic components in space. Published in... -
Varda Space Industries Raises $329M, Leading Space Manufacturing Market with Microgravity Production Platforms and Re-entry Capsules
Forge Global USA Overview Varda Space Industries has raised $329 million since its inception, aiming to manufacture performance-enhanced products (such as fiber optic cables, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors) in microgravity on orbita... -
SpaceX Starlink Network Poised to Transform Cloud Computing: Boosting Remote Connectivity and Resilience with Space-Based AI Infrastructure
Senior Executive USA Overview Amid soaring AI infrastructure demand, space-based AI infrastructure is poised to fundamentally transform cloud computing. The expansion of SpaceX's Starlink network presents new opportunities for orbital in... -
LMA Consulting Group: SpaceX’s Low-Cost Launches Make High-Value In-Space Manufacturing Economically Viable
LMA Consulting Group USA Overview LMA Consulting Group analysis indicates that SpaceX's reusable rocket development, significantly reducing launch costs and increasing payload capacity, has made high-value product manufacturing in space ... -
ISS Expedition 74 Crew Advances Microgravity Manufacturing of Cartilage Tissue and Advanced Materials
NASA USA Overview On the International Space Station (ISS), the Expedition 74 crew is vigorously advancing two critical in-space manufacturing experiments: bioengineering for cartilage tissue production and advanced materials manufacturi... -
NASA to Launch Artemis III Next Year, Testing Commercial Lunar Lander in Earth Orbit Ahead of Planned 2028 Moon Landing
Via Satellite USA Overview NASA plans to launch Artemis III next year, preceding the Artemis IV mission's astronaut lunar landing in 2028. Artemis III is positioned not as the first lunar landing, but as a risk-reduction mission to condu...
