Europe’s push for space autonomy gains momentum as Spain’s PLD Space secures €180 million Series C
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - PLD Space, an Elche-based space transportation scale-up, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round to support its transition to commercial operations and the scaling of its industrial and launch capabilities. The round was led by Japanese ma…
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Starlink to partner with Deutsche Telekom to launch satellite mobile service in Europe
cnbc - The service will go live in 2028. It comes as Starlink's owner, SpaceX, gears up for an IPO.
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ISPTech Raises €5.5M Seed To Improve In-Orbit Mobility
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - InSpacePropulsion Technologies (ISPTech), a German space technology company focused on fast and agile in-orbit manoeuvring, has raised €5.5 million to accelerate deployment of its non-toxic propulsion systems for operational missions. The funding round wa…
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Seraphim Space surpasses €84 million target with latest close of early-stage SpaceTech fund
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Seraphim Space, a London-based SpaceTech investment group, today announces the latest closing of its oversubscribed early-stage venture fund to support ventures at the Seed and Series A stage – exceeding its previous €84 million ($100 million) target. Inv…
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Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners — sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of the planned data centers
tomshardware - OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank have reportedly spent several months negotiating over who would have ultimate control of the data centers planned for Stargate.
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Aalyria Raises $100M in Series B Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Aalyria, a Livermore, CA-based aerospace communications company, raised $100M in Series B funding, at $1.3 Billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors. The company intends to u…
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NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy
abcnews - NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy
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Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 19523 / 13 stories in 13 days
Saudi Arabia Invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI Empire
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Money talks.In AI, it also buys megawatts. Humain says it has poured $3 billion into Elon Musk’s xAI, a move that spotlights how the AI race is shifting from splashy launches to buildout math: capital, compute, power, and the places you can actually build…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19409 / 5 stories in 15 days
UK thermal intelligence startup SatVu secures €34 million to scale multi-satellite constellation
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - SatVu, a London-based thermal intelligence company that reveals operational activity and infrastructure performance from space, has closed a €34 million (£30 million) funding round bringing its total equity funding to €68 million (£60 million), as it acce…
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Watch the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 mission dock with the ISS
Mariella Moon / engadget - The Crew-12 mission, SpaceX’s 20th human spaceflight, launched at 5:15 AM Eastern on February 13 from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It’s expected to dock with the International Space Station today, February 14, at 3:15 PM, and you can watch the event below a…
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With Europe seeking greater defense and space autonomy, Deep Space Energy secures €930k to advance lunar energy tech
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Riga-based SpaceTech startup Deep Space Energy has raised a total €930k to further develop a radioisotopic generator toward commercialisation, in a bid to strengthen the European sovereign space and defense industry and power Moon surface exploration. The…
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SpaceX Acquires xAI: How Much Is The Combined Company Worth?
slashgear - Two Elon Musk-owned companies, SpaceX and xAI, have begun a massive merger. What will be the result of the combination and how much will it be worth?
Back to Top / Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18884 / 4 stories in 27 days
Shot on iPhone? NASA Greenlights Smartphones for the Moon
IDrop News Staff / idropnews - NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announces a historic policy shift allowing iPhones on Artemis II. Discover how "operational urgency" is replacing decade-old DSLRs with modern tech for the 2026 lunar mission.Read More...
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Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers
Russell Brandom / techcrunch - We’re starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan.
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Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - On Monday, Elon Musk announced that he was merging two of his companies, SpaceX and xAI, in a deal said to be worth $1.25 trillion. The reason, Musk said in an announcement, was that in order for AI to grow, it needed to go to space. AI relies on "large t…
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Elon Musk's SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO
cnbc - Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his AI startup, the largest tie-up in his expansive business portfolio.
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SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of a million satellites to power AI needs
Jackson Chen / engadget - Elon Musk and his aerospace company have requested to build a network that's 100 times the number of satellites that are currently in orbit. On Friday, SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a million satell…
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Jeff Bezos’s Rocket Company Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism to Focus on the Moon
Kenneth Chang / nytimes - The New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, which brought 92 people on trips to the edge of space, will cease flying for at least two years as the company prioritizes NASA contracts.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company
Jay Peters / theverge - SpaceX and xAI, which are both led by Elon Musk, are "in discussions to merge" ahead of SpaceX's IPO that's planned for later this year, Reuters reports. The merger would help with SpaceX's plans to launch data centers into space, according to the publica…
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Back to Top / Thursday, January 29, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 18539 / 21 stories in 5 wks
The Fastest Human Spaceflight Mission In History Crawls Closer To Liftoff
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon in more than 50 years took a big step forward this weekend with the rollout of the Artemis II rocket to its launch pad. The rocket reached a to…
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