Charts Defining the Space Industry in Q3 2025
The top 10 deals this quarter raised a combined $1.4B in funding, higher than Q2 at $1.2B, and Q1 $859M.
Jack Kuhr
Where Are We in the Space’s Venture Investing Cycle?
How hot is the current space investing cycle right now? Apex raising two $200M funding rounds in back-to-back quarters, kind of hot.
Planet, the Cash Cow?
Planet Labs is proving that space businesses can cash flow. It just takes some time.
What is Rocket Lab Plotting with its $750M Stock Offering at Peak Valuation?
So, what is Rocket Lab cooking up?
Six Golden Dome Architecture Options Proposed by AEI
American Enterprise Institute recently published a report gaming out six different Golden Dome architectures and cost estimates that the Trump administration could choose from.
Implications of SpaceX’s $17B EchoStar Spectrum Deal
The deal resets SpaceX’s direct-to-cell (DTC) 5G ambitions, reshapes the DTC competitive landscape, impacts downstream competitor vendors, and could redefine the relationship between mobile carriers and satellite providers.
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Europe’s Space Investment is Booming. Its Investors Are Not the Ones Fueling It
Image: Isar Aerospace
Viasat’s Stock Soars in August after Investor Proposes Defense Spinoff
This year’s get-rich-quick stock? Not Rocket Lab, not AST SpaceMobile, not Planet.
It’s GEO stalwart Viasat.
SpaceX Booster Reuse
Over 90% of Falcon 9 launches use flight-proven hardware, driving marginal launch costs below $15M.
Unpacking Firefly’s IPO, Business Outlook, and its Valuation at a Third of Rocket Lab’s
There’s threading the needle, and then there is what Firefly just did last week.
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