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@K2SpaceCo announced a $500M Series D yesterday at a $6.8B post-money valuation. The round is hot off the heels of a $250M Series C in December, bringing the company's total funding north of $1B just over 4 years after founding. While the lofty valuation comes just four months
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.@Nord_Space Ventures, the VC arm of the Canadian launcher, made its second investment this week, backing @NV_Dynamics, a Canadian defense tech company building full-spectrum sovereign missile capability. The investment landed the same week Ottawa launched its Strategic
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Our latest Payload Field Guide takes an exhaustive look at the progress being made by Europe's growing pool of launch providers. Rocket development is rarely linear, but multiple companies are nearing their first flights in the coming year(s). Despite the two-steps-forward,
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Jul 30
@Hop_Aero announced its selection into @ycombinator Summer 2026 batch this week—making a splash with a rendered video showing a small launcher capable of flying a 15-minute delivery route between Okinawa and Taiwan. The launcher—Rook—is designed to take off from a standard
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Jul 30
Last call for Payload Pioneers nominations, which close on August 1. Since 2023, Payload has highlighted the amazing work being done by the global space industry's young talent. Today, we took a look back on the amazing pioneers that have been recognized in previous years.
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