Space

By Julian Miller

Techstars Space Startup Digest

#83・ Mar 29, 2021

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Bringing you out of this world content focused on startups bridging the gap between humanity and the next great frontier: Space.

Launch Startup Boost

ESA awards €10.45 million to two UK launch startups

The pair of contracts for Orbex and Skyrora were awarded under Boost!, an ESA program that aims to foster new commercial space transportation services.

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Launch Startup Spotlight

Relativity Space printed its Terran 1 rocket’s second stage in a few weeks

“We’re 75 percent of the way through printing the rocket’s first stage.”

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Firefly Aerospace readies Alpha rocket for 2021 debut launch, ramps up operations

Firefly has big plans for 2021.

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Astronomical Raises

Pixxel raises seed round for hyperspectral satellites

An Indian startup raised $7.3 million to allow the company to continue work on a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites.

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Stellar Perspective

Satellite veterans warn of space SPAC downside

The frenzy of activity swirling around SPACs is pushing space into a new era of risk-taking, according to two satellite industry veterans.

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Startup Launch Deals

BlackSky strikes deal with Rocket Lab to launch eight more satellites in 2021

BlackSky announced March 25 it signed an agreement with Rocket Lab to launch eight satellites before the end of 2021.

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Techstars Startup Digest Space is curated by:

Julian Miller - @gvillesjules
julian.miller@startupdigestmail.com

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