https://www.spacebandits.io/countries/france Dated, sourced milestones from the space companies in France that Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/arcspace arcspace/2026-08-25/Closes a €2M seed led by DEPO Ventures to fly a 12 kg electron-beam welding demonstration in 2027 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Closes a €2M seed led by DEPO Ventures to fly a 12 kg electron-beam welding demonstration in 2027. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/arcspace-to-demo-on-orbit-welding-tech-in-2027 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/thrustme thrustme/2026-04/Contracts above ten million euros to equip 40 Japanese Earth observation satellites Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Contracts above ten million euros to equip 40 Japanese Earth observation satellites. Source: https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/thrustme-to-equip-40-japanese-eo-satellites-with-its-propulsion-systems-as-macron-visits-japan/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/latitude latitude/2025-07/Converts a former AstraZeneca plant in Reims into a factory for up to 50 rockets a year Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT Converts a former AstraZeneca plant in Reims into a factory for up to 50 rockets a year. Source: https://spacenews.com/latitude-announces-new-factory-and-contracts-for-zephyr-small-launcher/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/thrustme thrustme/2025-06-23/100th propulsion system reaches orbit, 26 units on a single rideshare Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT 100th propulsion system reaches orbit, 26 units on a single rideshare. Source: https://satnews.com/2025/06/24/thrustme-celebrates-the-firms-100th-propulsion-system-launched-into-space/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/latitude latitude/2025-06/Wins €15M from France 2030 to bring Zephyr turbopump production in-house Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Wins €15M from France 2030 to bring Zephyr turbopump production in-house. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/latitude-awarded-e15m-in-new-france-2030-funding/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interstellar-lab interstellar-lab/2025-04-08/Vast selects Eden 1.0 plant capsule for the Haven-1 lab Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT Vast selects Eden 1.0 plant capsule for the Haven-1 lab. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-announces-three-additional-payload-partners-for-the-haven-1-lab-jamss-interstellar-lab-and-exobiosphere https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/latitude latitude/2025-04/Fires the Navier engine’s flight-configuration combustion chamber for ten seconds Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT Fires the Navier engine’s flight-configuration combustion chamber for ten seconds. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/latitude-completes-hot-fire-test-of-flight-ready-combustion-chamber/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/latitude latitude/2024-11/Books at least five Zephyr launches a year for ATMOS Space Cargo from 2028 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT Books at least five Zephyr launches a year for ATMOS Space Cargo from 2028. Source: https://spacenews.com/latitude-signs-multi-launch-contract-with-atmos-space-cargo/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/earthcube earthcube/2024-09/Safran completes its acquisition, folding the company into Safran.AI Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Safran completes its acquisition, folding the company into Safran.AI. Source: https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/ai-leader-preligens-joins-safran-2024-09-02 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interstellar-lab interstellar-lab/2024-08-19/Wins $750,000 grand prize in NASA Deep Space Food Challenge Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Wins $750,000 grand prize in NASA Deep Space Food Challenge. Source: https://payloadspace.com/interstellar-lab-wins-deep-space-food-challenge/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/latitude latitude/2024-01/Raises a $30M Series B to build the first Zephyr and its assembly line Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $30M Series B to build the first Zephyr and its assembly line. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/23/french-small-launch-startup-latitude-closes-30m-series-b/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interstellar-lab interstellar-lab/2023-09-28/Robertet buys the first BioPod sold to an industrial customer Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT Robertet buys the first BioPod sold to an industrial customer. Source: https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/news/fragrance/news/22874519/robertet-sa-robertet-acquires-aicontrolled-biofarm-developed-by-interstellar-lab https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/thrustme thrustme/2023-04/NPT30 launches on Norway's NorSat-TD for collision avoidance demonstrations Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT NPT30 launches on Norway's NorSat-TD for collision avoidance demonstrations. Source: https://news.satnews.com/2023/04/17/the-thrustme-npt30-i2-iodine-electric-propulsion-system-launched-on-board-the-norsat-td-satellite/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/latitude latitude/2022-06/Venture Orbital Systems renames itself Latitude alongside a €10M Series A Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMT Venture Orbital Systems renames itself Latitude alongside a €10M Series A. Source: https://europeanspaceflight.com/venture-orbital-closes-e10m-series-a-and-gets-a-new-name/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interstellar-lab interstellar-lab/2022-03-07/Raises $5 million seed round to scale BioPod manufacturing Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT Raises $5 million seed round to scale BioPod manufacturing. Source: https://techstartups.com/2022/03/07/us-french-space-tech-startup-interstellar-lab-raises-5m-build-closed-loop-sustainable-living-systems-earth-space/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/interstellar-lab interstellar-lab/2021-01/BioPod closed-loop growth system unveiled Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT BioPod closed-loop growth system unveiled. Source: https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/21/01/ab19338191/interstellar-lab-unveils-biopod-the-most-advanced-ai-monitored-food-production-system-for-earth-a https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/thrustme thrustme/2020-12-28/NPT30 fires in orbit, the first iodine electric propulsion flown in space Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT NPT30 fires in orbit, the first iodine electric propulsion flown in space. Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04015-y https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/earthcube earthcube/2020-11/Raises a EUR 20M Series A led by Ace Management and Definvest, rebranding as Preligens Sun, 01 Nov 2020 12:00:00 GMT Raises a EUR 20M Series A led by Ace Management and Definvest, rebranding as Preligens. Source: https://www.clipperton.com/news-transaction/preligens-formerly-named-earthcube-raises-a-series-a-of-e20-million-led-by-ace-management-and-definvest