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Interlune Plans Robotic Helium-3 Harvesting on Moon with $18M Seed Funding, Aiming for 2026 Prospecting Mission
Seattle-based startup Interlune revealed plans to build a robotic harvester to extract helium-3 from the moon, aiming for a prospecting mission by 2026 and commercial operations in the 2030s. The company raised $18 million in seed funding led by Seven Seven Six, with the goal of enabling advanced technologies like quantum computing and fusion power.
Former Spaceflight CEO Curt Blake Joins Wilson Sonsini to Lead NewSpace Industry Group
Curt Blake, former CEO of Spaceflight Inc., has joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as senior of counsel to support the firm's new NewSpace industry group focused on emerging space ventures. Blake brings 12 years of leadership in satellite rideshare logistics and a background in legal and executive roles at tech companies.
Tiphaine Louradour Named CEO of Spaceflight Inc. to Lead Growth Beyond Low Earth Orbit
Tiphaine Louradour, with over 15 years of space industry experience, becomes CEO of Spaceflight Inc., succeeding Curt Blake. She aims to build on the company's success in satellite rideshare and expand launch and on-orbit services beyond low Earth orbit.
BlackSky begins NYSE trading as BKSY after SPAC merger with Osprey, raising ~$283M and valuing company near $1.5B
BlackSky began trading publicly on the NYSE under ticker BKSY after shareholder approval of a SPAC merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp., which unlocked about $283 million in capital and valued the company near $1.5 billion.
Stoke Space builds Moses Lake test site, completes full-scale second-stage demo and hot-fire 'three-pack' in six months
Stoke Space Technologies rapidly built a 2.3-acre liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen test facility in Moses Lake, Washington, and completed a full-scale manufacturing demonstration and hot-fire tests of a second-stage engine ‘three-pack’ in six months. CEO Andy Lapsa says the two-year-old startup is pursuing full second-stage reusability to lower launch costs, taking a different technical approach than SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Kymeta and Kepler demonstrate u8 flat-panel antenna achieving 100 Mbps and 2+ GB per pass in Arctic test
Kymeta and Kepler demonstrated that Kymeta's u8 flat-panel antenna can connect with Kepler’s LEO Global Data Service in Inuvik, Canada, achieving average uplink and downlink speeds of 100 Mbps and transferring over 2 GB per satellite pass in extreme cold.
BlackSky’s Spectra platform uses satellite imagery and AI to track activity and flag early signs of COVID-19 economic recovery
BlackSky's Spectra platform combines satellite imagery, AI image recognition, and multiple data streams to monitor activity—such as counting cars in parking lots—to identify early signs of economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
