Australian startup MP Space raises A$23 million in seed funding led by Blackbird to expand spacecraft power-system manufacturing and engineering.

NASA selects Momentus for the formulation phase of its Fly Foundational Robots Resupply mission, evaluating robotic payload delivery and in-space servicing technologies.

Xona Space Systems raises $250 million at a $2.45 billion valuation to scale its Pulsar LEO satellite navigation network and begin commercial service in 2027.

Mission Control Space Services has secured C$10 million in financing to expand its Canadian rover development, spacecraft testing and deep-space mission operations capabilities.

ClearSpace has been selected by the UK Space Agency to lead the UK ADR mission, targeting the removal of two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit starting in 2029.

Lockheed Martin and Avio have signed an agreement to expand U.S. solid rocket motor production for ER GMLRS and PrSM missiles at Avio USA's facility in Virginia.

Voyager Technologies has received a $22.4 million Department of War agreement to prototype flight-ready satellite dispensers designed to increase deployment opportunities for the U.S. Space Force.

Balerion Space Ventures has oversubscribed its $200 million Fund II, backing 15 companies across space, defense, advanced energy, autonomy and critical infrastructure.

Fortastra has raised $30 million in Series A funding to scale maneuverable spacecraft, autonomy and manufacturing capabilities for on-orbit security and national defense.

Astranis has secured a $468 million EXIM credit facility to expand U.S. production of next-generation GEO satellites and support its growing global connectivity business.

L3Harris has received a more than $6 billion contract from Lockheed Martin to expand THAAD propulsion production over seven years, including new manufacturing capacity.

Varda Space Industries has raised $251 million in Series D funding to scale its microgravity pharmaceutical manufacturing and space-to-Earth reentry operations.

Star Catcher is launching its Protostar spacecraft today, October 1, on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission to demonstrate wireless power transmission between two free-flying spacecraft.

Hubble Network has raised $200 million at a $1.6 billion valuation to expand its planned 60-satellite network for global Bluetooth connectivity and asset tracking.

Northrop Grumman will build a commercially derived GHOST-R prototype for the U.S. Space Force under a DIU program focused on geosynchronous space domain awareness.

HEO has raised $25 million in Series B funding to expand its commercial satellite imaging network into geostationary orbit and develop new space intelligence capabilities.

True Anomaly has been selected by the Defense Innovation Unit to provide its Jackal spacecraft for the GHOST-R program, supporting U.S. space-based reconnaissance in geosynchronous orbit.

NASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million contract modification for three additional crew missions to the International Space Station through 2030.

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