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Canada Rocket Company exits stealth with C$6.2M seed, ex‑SpaceX engineers to develop sovereign light‑ and medium‑lift launchers

Toronto startup Canada Rocket Company has emerged from stealth with a C$6.2 million ($4.5M) seed round and two former SpaceX engineers onboard, announcing plans to design and build sovereign light‑ and medium‑lift launch vehicles to support Canadian launch capability.

2026-01-20T05:46:35.472288-08:00

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Gilmour Space raises $146M to scale launch vehicle and satellite production

2026-01-20T03:56:41.582599-08:00

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ArianeGroup names Safran executive Christophe Bruneau CEO, effective 1 April 2026

2026-01-19T04:04:31.249387-08:00

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What Saudi Arabia’s space strategy reveals about the future of cooperation and Europe’s role

2026-01-20T01:34:47.526065-08:00

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Canada Rocket Company exits stealth with C$6.2M seed, ex‑SpaceX engineers to develop sovereign light‑ and medium‑lift launchers Toronto startup Canada Rocket Company has emerged from stealth with a C$6.2 million ($4.5M) seed round and two former SpaceX engineers onboard, announcing plans to design and build sovereign light‑ and medium‑lift launch vehicles to support Canadian launch capability.

2026-01-20T05:46:35.472288-08:00

Canada Rocket Company exits stealth with C$6.2M seed, ex‑SpaceX engineers to develop sovereign light‑ and medium‑lift launchers

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Gilmour Space raises $146M to scale launch vehicle and satellite production Gilmour Space raised $146 million in its largest funding round to date to industrialize production of launch vehicles and small satellites. The capital will scale manufacturing capacity and support the company's return-to-flight and commercial launch ambitions from its Australia-based operations.

2026-01-20T03:56:41.582599-08:00

Gilmour Space raises $146M to scale launch vehicle and satellite production

SpaceWatch Global

What Saudi Arabia’s space strategy reveals about the future of cooperation and Europe’s role Saudi Arabia’s space strategy signals a broader shift as non-traditional actors reshape the global space landscape. The kingdom’s investment and partnership approach challenges existing cooperation models, forcing Europe and established space powers to reassess industrial relationships, procurement, export controls and shared governance for commercial and defence-capable space systems.

2026-01-20T01:34:47.526065-08:00

What Saudi Arabia’s space strategy reveals about the future of cooperation and Europe’s role

SpaceWatch Global

Davos spotlights space's rising economic and geopolitical stakes as House of Pioneers advances an alternative agenda At Davos this week global leaders are elevating space as an economic and geopolitical priority, while the House of Pioneers convenes a counterpoint program that advances an alternative, industry-driven space agenda focused on commercialization, governance and strategic competition. Executives and policymakers will debate commercialization, governance and security.

2026-01-20T00:53:02.255717-08:00

Davos spotlights space's rising economic and geopolitical stakes as House of Pioneers advances an alternative agenda

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Elliott Takes Stake and Board Seat at Cerberus‑Backed Stratolaunch Elliott Management has taken an equity stake in Stratolaunch and will gain board representation at the Cerberus-backed launch company. The activist move gives Elliott formal oversight at the firm developing commercial space launch capabilities and could affect governance and strategic direction.

2026-01-19T16:28:41.072807-08:00

Elliott Takes Stake and Board Seat at Cerberus‑Backed Stratolaunch

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Week ahead: Seven launches across six sites — SpaceX targets Vandenberg Starlink launch, Isar readies second Spectrum attempt Seven orbital launches are scheduled across six sites next week, headlined by SpaceX's Falcon 9—targeted Wednesday from Vandenberg SFB to deploy 25 Starlink satellites—and a second launch attempt of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum vehicle. The schedule will pressure commercial launch cadence and range operations.

2026-01-19T14:43:13.769807-08:00

Week ahead: Seven launches across six sites — SpaceX targets Vandenberg Starlink launch, Isar readies second Spectrum attempt

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Isar Aerospace’s second Spectrum flight will be a test of hardware — and of Europe’s space credibility Isar Aerospace’s upcoming second flight of its Spectrum launcher is being cast as a rigorous hardware and operational stress test. Industry observers, including Daniel Metzler, say the mission will be judged as a barometer of Europe’s emerging launch capability and its credibility as a space power.

2026-01-19T10:45:15.126784-08:00

Isar Aerospace’s second Spectrum flight will be a test of hardware — and of Europe’s space credibility

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Ukraine expands access to ICEYE high‑resolution SAR imagery under new MoD agreement ICEYE has signed an expanded agreement with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to broaden provision of high‑resolution synthetic‑aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery, delivering day–night, all‑weather tactical ISR from its constellation and increasing tasking priority and delivery to Ukrainian defence customers.

2026-01-19T04:07:39.813552-08:00

Ukraine expands access to ICEYE high‑resolution SAR imagery under new MoD agreement

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Canada Rocket Company exits stealth with C$6.2M seed, ex‑SpaceX engineers to develop sovereign light‑ and medium‑lift launchers

Gilmour Space raises $146M to scale launch vehicle and satellite production

ArianeGroup names Safran executive Christophe Bruneau CEO, effective 1 April 2026

What Saudi Arabia’s space strategy reveals about the future of cooperation and Europe’s role

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