Private Space News (16-20 June)
Landspace, a Chinese private rocket company, has successfully launched six satellites for Spacety, a commercial satellite operator known for Earth observation data. The launch of the methane-fueled Zhuque-2E rocket demonstrates China’s growing maturity in the private launch vehicle industry and its ability to serve commercial satellite customers. The “Three-Body Computing Constellation” project aims to deploy up to 2,800 satellites, positioning China as a global leader in space-based AI computing infrastructure. China’s commercial space sector is experiencing a record surge in funding and dealmaking, with rocket manufacturers like Landspace, Space Pioneer, Galactic Energy, and Deep Blue Aerospace securing hundreds of millions of dollars in recent funding rounds. Russia’s space private sector, space tech startups, and the Skolkovo Innovation Center ecosystem are focusing on companies like Dauria Aerospace, Sputnix, Spectralaser, New Energy Technologies, Azmerit, Lin Industrial, Bureau 1440, Future Lab, and Integral Robotics. The US private space startup ecosystem is robust and innovative, with key innovation areas including reusable launch vehicles, satellite servicing, space situational awareness, Earth observation, space-based manufacturing, and satellite internet.
- 2030 Ambition
- AI-Driven Space Applications
- Chinese Tech Startups
- Commercial Space Sector
- Dauria Aerospace
- Debris Mitigation
- Deep Blue Aerospace
- Earth observation
- Eco-Friendly Rocket
- EnduroSat
- ESA Business Incubation Centres (BICs)
- European Collaboration
- Funding
- Funding Surge
- Galactic Energy
- Global Space Power
- Green Space Technologies
- High-Resolution Imaging
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Indian Space Startups
- Indian Startups
- Isar Aerospace
- Landspace
- Look Up Space
- Market Access
- Modular Spacecraft
- Nanosatellite Manufacturer
- NATO Innovation Fund
- New Energy Technologies
- Open Cosmos
- PLD Space
- Private Rocket Company
- Propulsion Systems
- Radar Network
- Reusable Launch Vehicles
- Rocket Manufacturers
- Russia's Space Sector
- Satellite Internet
- Satellite Launch
- Satellite Mission Management
- Satellite Payloads
- Satellite Servicing
- Skolkovo Innovation Center
- Skyrora
- Space Pioneer
- Space Situational Awareness
- Space Startups
- Space Surveillance
- Space Sustainability
- Space Traffic Management
- Space-Based AI
- Space-Based Manufacturing
- Spacety
- Spectralaser
- Sputnix
- Technology Development
- The Exploration Company
- Thermal Earth Observation
- Three-Body Computing Constellation
- US Private Space Ecosystem
- Venture Capital
Pawan Kumar Chandana: Fueling India’s Private Space Dream
India’s space ambitions are soaring, with Pawan Kumar Chandana, Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO of Skyroot Aerospace, leading the way. Chandana, a former ISRO scientist and IIT Kharagpur alumnus, has been instrumental in shaping the country’s position in the global space race. With the motto “Open Space for All,” Skyroot aims to democratize space exploration. The company has raised US$4.3 million since its inception and has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Dhruva Space. The Department of Space has signed an agreement with Skyroot Aerospace for access to ISRO’s facilities and expertise for testing sub-systems and systems of launch vehicles. Skyroot has developed 3D-printed engines, cryogenic engines powered by LNG and LOX, modular rocket stages, and all-composite structures for lightweight, high-performance rockets. The company is now gearing up for its next milestone — the Vikram-I orbital launch.
- 3D Printing
- Aerospace Innovation
- Avionics
- Carbon-Composites
- Cryogenic Engines
- Engineering Excellence
- Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Funding Rounds
- Future of Space.
- Hyderabad
- Indian Space Program
- ISRO
- Launch Vehicles
- National Missions
- Pawan Kumar Chandana
- Private Space Industry
- Rocket Propulsion
- Skyroot Aerospace
- Small Satellites
- Space Exploration
- Space Policy
- Space Startups
- Space technology
- Suborbital Flight
- Vikram Series