IT総合 K2 Space will fly its extra-large satellite for the first time in 2026
K2 Space is betting that the future of the space hardware will be big — really big. The startup is building massiv...
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IT総合 IT総合 SpaceX gets green light for seventh Starship mission
Regulators have given SpaceX the go-ahead to launch Starship for the seventh time, although the company has not yet anno...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: Sayonara
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. This will be the final TechCrunch Space newsletter you receive in 2024, so t...
IT総合 How 21-year-old Koko Xs became the new rising star solo VC
When Koko Xs considered pursuing a career as a VC after he graduated from college last year, he observed a handful of tr...
IT総合 Fleet Space raises $100M to scale satellite-enabled mineral prospecting tech
Late-stage deals in space have been on the decline this year, but one notable exception is Fleet Space Technologies’ $10...
IT総合 Reveal Technology raises $11M to scale ‘decision dominance’ tools for DOD
Military operators need to rapidly make decisions in high-stakes environments, but they’re often stuck with technology t...
IT総合 Blue Origin says New Glenn on track to launch before end of 2024
Blue Origin says it’s on track to launch its towering New Glenn vehicle before the year’s end, though the company ...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: A new world
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space! To the shock of no one, ever, NASA announced that the next Artemis mission ...
IT総合 A billionaire private astronaut and SpaceX supporter may be the next NASA head
Incoming President Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, to lead ...
IT総合 SpaceX mulls tender offer at $350B valuation
SpaceX’s valuation continues to rise at an eye-popping pace, with the company reportedly in talks to sell insider shares...
IT総合 SpinLaunch raises $11M but hoped to raise much more, source says
Space startup SpinLaunch is fundraising again, though a source tells TechCrunch that it was exploring raising a signific...
IT総合 Rocket Lab nails two missions within 24 hours – one in each hemisphere
Rocket Lab set a new speed record for launch turnaround time, successfully executing two Electron missions in 24 hours. ...
IT総合 SpaceX signs second commercial deal for Starship lunar lander with Lunar Outpost
As SpaceX’s Starship test program continues to gain momentum, the company signed its second commercial deal to deliver a...
IT総合 SpaceX launches Starship for the sixth time – with Trump on site to watch
SpaceX conducted the sixth flight test of its massive Starship rocket on Tuesday afternoon, and although the company did...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: A big pivot
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space! This week, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said she wouldn’t be surprised ...
IT総合 The Exploration Company raises $160M to build Europe’s answer to SpaceX Dragon
Only two companies currently provide cargo delivery to and from the International Space Station, and both are based in t...
IT総合 SpaceX Starship: Everything you’ve ever wondered but were afraid to ask
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket has the potential to transform the commercial space economy, ensure America’s position ...
IT総合 After raising nearly half a billion, ABL Space pivots from launch vehicles to missiles
Significant changes are coming to ABL Space Systems. The leader of the seven year old startup took to social media last ...
IT総合 Mach9 is equipping infrastructure operators with better information
Clean water, safe roads, accessible broadband and electricity: These things are not a given. They depend on vast infrast...
IT総合 Starfish Space raises $29M to launch satellite-servicing spacecraft missions
Starfish Space has closed a new tranche of funding led by a major defense tech investor as it looks to launch three full...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: Nothing to see here!
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. There was absolutely no news last week because nothing happened. Just kiddi...
IT総合 Firefly Aerospace readies for a big year in orbit with $175M D round
Firefly Aerospace has raised a massive late-stage funding round ahead as it prepares for the launch of its lunar lander ...
IT総合 Supersonic aircraft startup Exosonic is shutting down
Exosonic, a startup developing supersonic commercial air travel and UAV tech, is winding down after five years of operat...
IT総合 SpaceX to launch Starship for the sixth time this month
SpaceX will conduct the sixth flight test of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, as soon as November 18 following t...
IT総合 SpaceX wants to test refueling Starships in space early next year
SpaceX will attempt to transfer propellant from one orbiting Starship to another as early as next March, a technical mil...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: Disrupt 2024 wrap-up
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is a wrap, and I’m more than thrilled by the ...
IT総合 US drone maker Skydio faces battery squeeze after Chinese sanctions
America’s supply chain vulnerabilities were on full display Thursday after drone manufacturer Skydio told customers it w...
IT総合 Three investors talk the highs and lows of space investing
The space industry operates in waves: There are massive highs and big lows, but it’s always exhilarating. Three venture ...
IT総合 Space CEOs talk about the challenges and opportunities of selling defense tech
Space executives took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday to talk about the challenges and opportunities of buildi...
IT総合 ForestGuard is building the ‘Internet of Trees’ to detect fires even earlier
Many startups have taken aim at the problem of early wildfire detection and prevention, but Turkey-based ForestGuard’s s...