Space Economy

Discover our exclusive interview with Officina Stellare, a top Italian telescope company, during our visit to Colorado Springs. Dr Emma Gatti and Gino Bucciol, Founder and VP of Business Development at Officina Stellare delve into Officina Stellare's exciting new headquarters in Washington DC and the numerous upcoming projects keeping them busy in the months ahead.

Explore the Italian touch in the US! Join our Editor-in-Chief, Dr Emma Gatti, in an engaging conversation with Giovanni Pandolfi from LeafSpace, a rapidly growing and innovative startup in the ground segment. Based on the stunning shores of Lake Como, LeafSpace is making waves as it expands in the US. Don't miss this exclusive interview, live from Colorado Springs!

INTEGRASYS Group recently won a prestigious award for their enterprise management and control software. CEO Alvaro Sanchez Garcia de Viedma sat down with Emma Gatti to talk about their recent work for better orchestration and automation for large scale agencies. INTEGRASYS Group works primarily on defence and security for network automation. They recently released a new product that supports LEO and MEO satellites for network automation and a new support for best path to connectivity for multi-orbit environments.

ESA won the Space Foundation Space Award 2024. Torsten Kriening spoke with the Director General of the European Space Agency - ESA Dr Josef Aschbacher about the Euclid mission, the future of Mars exploration, the common work on the UN Space Bridge and what to learn from the US in terms of space innovation.

Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, today welcomed Mitsubishi Corporation as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space. This partnership expands Starlab Space's reach beyond a transatlantic partnership and transforms the joint venture into a global organization.

Varda Space Industries, Inc. has announced the completion of a $90 million Series B funding round, which Caffeinated Capital led. The round also enjoyed participation from Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Khosla Ventures. As a result of the round, Varda has now raised $145 million to date.

What does it take to refuel in orbit? Between fuel shuttles and orbital depots, Orbit Fab’s Chief Commercial Officer Adam Harris explains us the vision behind this Colorado-based startup, directly from their offices in Lafayette, CO.

Two prominent space consulting players, Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners, are merging after three years of increasingly successful collaboration, to shape the future of the space sector with unparalleled expertise and strategic insights. This merger creates Novaspace, a powerhouse in professional services dedicated to the space industry.

Kayhan Space has named seasoned military and space intel veteran Mark Mueller as Vice President of Government Growth to lead the company’s development and delivery of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Action, plus Offensive and Defensive Space Control solutions for a range of classified and unclassified Government missions. 

Helicity Space, a commercial space company developing in-space propulsion and power technology based on fusion power, has announced an investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin. This latest raise from Lockheed Martin Ventures comes on the heels of a $5 million seed round of Helicity Space funding from investors including Airbus Ventures, TRE Ventures, Voyager Space Holdings, E2MC Space, Urania Ventures and Gaingels in December.