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Japanese Space Startups Secure Major Funding: ispace, Astroscale, and GITAI Accelerate Growth and Global Expansion
Startup Intros Japan Overview Leading Japanese space startups, ispace, Astroscale, and GITAI, have announced significant funding rounds to accelerate their respective ventures. ispace, focused on lunar landers and rovers, secured ¥19.6 b... -
Japanese Space Startup ElevationSpace Secures $13.3 Million in Series A Funding and NEDO Grant to Accelerate Orbital Experiment Platform Development
Startup Intros Japan Overview Japanese space startup ElevationSpace, developing a small satellite platform for uncrewed space experiments, in-orbit manufacturing, and low-Earth orbit (LEO) atmospheric reentry retrieval, has secured $13.3... -
US Space Development Agency Awards $1.75 Billion Contracts to L3Harris and Sierra Space for 36 Missile Tracking Satellites
Air & Space Forces Magazine / Military.com / Stars and Stripes / ExecutiveGov USA Overview The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded L3Harris Technologies $955 million and Sierra Space $798 million, totaling $1.75 billion, for 36 m... -
City Labs Successfully Launches BOHR, the First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite Approved via New FAA Process
Space Daily / Battery Technology / World Nuclear News USA Overview City Labs successfully launched its first commercial nuclear-powered satellite, BOHR (Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability), aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. This mission repres... -
US Department of Energy Chronicles Six Decades of Space Nuclear Power, From Transit 4A to Mars Curiosity Rover Missions
Department of Energy USA Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlined the history of nuclear power in space, beginning with the 1961 launch of the U.S. Navy's Transit 4A navigation satellite, the first spacecraft powered by a ra... -
China Achieves Historic First Orbital Launch and Vertical Landing of Reusable Long March-10B Rocket, Intensifying Space Race with SpaceX
Center for Security and Emerging Technology / The Wall Street Journal China Overview China successfully launched and vertically landed the Long March-10B rocket booster from orbit, marking a significant milestone in reusable rocket techn... -
Auxilium Biotechnologies Achieves Historic First: Bioprinting Kidney and Liver Tissues on ISS, Paving Way for Regenerative Medicine and Drug Discovery Breakthroughs
Business Wire / Auxilium Biotechnologies USA Overview Auxilium Biotechnologies successfully bioprinted kidney and liver tissues on the International Space Station (ISS) using its AMP-1 orbital 3D bioprinter, marking a world-first for the... -
JAXA Successfully Tests Reusable Rocket Prototype, Achieving 10-Meter Launch and Precision Landing in Step Toward Cost-Effective Space Access
The Japan Times / AFP-JIJI Japan Overview Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched and landed a reusable rocket prototype at its Noshiro Test Facility, reaching an altitude of approximately 10 meters and flying for... -
ispace Secures 500kg Lunar Payload Capacity on SpaceX Starship for $50M, Launching Moon Ride-Share Service by 2030
Sahm Stock Trading USA Overview Japanese lunar transport company ispace announced a new low-cost lunar cargo service leveraging SpaceX's Starship. ispace has purchased 500kg of payload capacity for $50 million on a Starship mission proje... -
In-Space Manufacturing Techniques for Large Space Structures Developed: 3D Printing and Autonomous Robotics Project 50% Launch Cost Reduction
Aerospace America (Conference Proceedings - July 2026) International Overview An announcement has been made regarding the development of in-space manufacturing techniques for large space structures, outlining a concept to assemble large ...
