SpinLaunch lifts off towards orbital space.

SpinLaunch has received a $12 million investment from Kongsberg, and exclusively contracts NanoAvionics for 280 satellites to be part of the Meridian constellation. Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. ispace-US has formed a US Lunar Science Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Alan Stern, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Steven Jordan Tomaszewski, AIA Vice President of Space Systems.

You can connect with Steve on LinkedIn, and learn more about AIA 2025 Space Priorities on their website.

Selected Reading

SpinLaunch Announces $12M Strategic Investment from Kongsberg, Unveiling Revolutionary LEO Satcom Constellation

NanoAvionics Secures €122.5M Contract to Build 280 Satellites for Meridian Space, SpinLaunch’s Global Broadband Constellation

Portal Space Systems Raises $17.5M in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Build Multi-Role, Trans-Orbital Spacecraft Powered by Solar Thermal Propulsion

In-space mobility with Portal Space Systems.

ispace-U.S. Establishes U.S. Lunar Science Advisory Board to Propel Lunar Exploration and Business Development

PLD Space and D-Orbit Sign Launch Agreement for Equatorial Missions

ISS National Lab Launches Orbital Edge Accelerator Program to Propel Startups Into the Growing Space Economy

Karman Space & Defense Inaugurates New ISO 8 Clean Room for Spacecraft Assembly and Integration: Advancing Lunar and Space Missions with Flight-Proven Subsystems

Turion Space Investment

Dhruva Space ties up with Japan’s Infostellar

Space Force Conducts First War Game For Commercial Reserve With Satellite Comm Providers - Defense Daily

Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s taste

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