Turion Space has raised more than $75 million in Series B funding to scale its Starfire platform and satellite fleet, betting that space domain awareness is the next critical defense infrastructure layer. The piece unpacks Turion’s business model, contracts, and risks for operators and investors watching the new space intelligence stack.
Pulsar Fusion’s Sunbird fusion rocket has achieved first plasma, validating its exhaust architecture and edging a reusable “space tug” concept toward sub‑six‑month Mars transfers. Drawing on multiple reports, this piece breaks down how the Dual Direct Fusion Drive works, what the 2027 in‑orbit demo must prove, and which technical and regulatory hurdles still stand between Sunbird and operational deep‑space logistics.
Aetherflux is betting that orbital data centers can power the next wave of AI, shifting from laser power beaming to space-based compute as it targets a $2 billion valuation. For founders and investors, the company’s 2027 satellite plans highlight how quickly space infrastructure is converging with AI demand and reshaping the deep-tech funding landscape.
Sierra Space’s $550 million Series C round, valuing the company at $8 billion, signals a decisive shift toward defense-tech space. This feature unpacks the hardware, strategy, and risks shaping the next decade of orbital infrastructure.
Axiom Space has locked in a fresh $350M raise to push its commercial space station and NASA lunar spacesuits toward launch, signaling growing investor faith in private orbital infrastructure.
Morpheus Space secures $15M funding for GO-2 electric propulsion mass production. Learn how this boosts satellite mobility with efficient thrusters.
Stoke Space extended its Series D funding to $860 million, fueling Nova’s full-reuse rocket production at Cape Canaveral. Backed by founders from Blue Origin, this pushes total capital to $1.34B.
Tomorrow.io has closed a $175 million equity round to deploy DeepSky, its AI-native weather satellite constellation designed to make global atmospheric data far more precise, frequent, and useful for businesses, governments, and communities facing extreme weather.
Stay ahead of AI and space tech wars: OpenAI vs Google AI, SpaceX and Blue Origin’s race for orbital data centers, Meta’s AI strategy shift, and key robotics breakthroughs reshaping industry.
Bridgit Mendler’s Northwood Space is pioneering mass-produced ground stations, enabling scalable, high-speed connectivity for the new era of satellite networks and megaconstellations.
SpaceX aims to nearly double launches from Vandenberg in 2025, facing support from federal agencies but strong objections from the state and local communities.
NASA and Google’s AI-powered Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant enables autonomous diagnoses for astronauts on Mars missions, redefining remote healthcare for space and Earth.
China’s Lanyue lander completed its first major test, showcasing advanced engineering for safe, crewed moon landings before 2030. Explore how this milestone shapes the space race.
India’s space startups are revolutionizing the industry with innovative rocket technology, government support, and global partnerships—propelling the nation into a new space age.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 completes its sixth ISS mission, solidifying NASA’s commercial partnerships while shaping a new era of space geopolitics. Learn why NASA and its partners increasingly depend on SpaceX for access to orbit.
NASA is revamping its commercial space station approach, shifting to flexible Space Act Agreements as the ISS retires by 2030, redefining competition and expectations for America’s orbital presence.
TALOS, the new AI agent by Slingshot Aerospace, is transforming Space Force training with advanced simulation, realistic threats, and actionable mission insights.
China’s Guowang megaconstellation just expanded with a major 2025 launch, accelerating the global race for satellite internet and shaping the future of digital connectivity.
Discover how SpaceX made history by sending a multinational crew to the ISS in record time. Learn about the crew, mission highlights, and scientific research shaping the future of space exploration.
Explore how Frontgrade’s new compact, intelligent power supply module is redefining efficiency, reliability, and modularity for aerospace and defense.
X Square Robot has raised $276M from Xiaomi, Sequoia China, and other internet giants to scale its WALL-A embodied AI
EVAS Intelligence has raised 1.5 billion yuan to mass‑produce its RISC-V Epoch AI chips, deepen its full‑stack platform, and accelerate
Orkes has raised 60 million dollars to turn its Netflix‑born workflow engine into a control plane for enterprise AI agents.
Paris-based Sillage has raised €1.7 million to launch an AI signal engine that helps enterprise sales teams follow the right
Cloneable is launching an agentic AI platform for infrastructure operations that captures institutional knowledge from retiring experts and turns it
Reliable Robotics has secured $160M to scale production and deployment of its Reliable Autonomy System. This funding marks a pivotal
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Brazilian startup BOND has raised US$2M to automate accounting for SMEs in Brazil’s complex tax system. Combining AI with human
Loop just raised a $95M Series C to expand its AI-native supply chain platform, turning messy logistics data into early
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Factory has raised a $150M Series C at a $1.5B valuation to scale its autonomous “Droids” platform, betting that enterprises
Solidroad has raised $25 million to bring AI-native quality assurance to every human and AI-powered customer interaction. The new funding
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