https://www.spacebandits.io/countries/united-states Dated, sourced milestones from the space companies in the United States that Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/apex apex/2026-09-14/Agrees to set up a US factory to build direct-to-device satellites for Elveo Mobile, the operator formed by the merger of Lynk Global and Omnispace Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Agrees to set up a US factory to build direct-to-device satellites for Elveo Mobile, the operator formed by the merger of Lynk Global and Omnispace. Source: https://spacenews.com/apex-to-set-up-us-d2d-satellite-manufacturing-facility-for-elveo-mobile/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/stoke-space stoke-space/2026-09-08/Raises a $1B first close of a Series E led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital, taking total funding to $2.3B, with Nova's debut now early 2027 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $1B first close of a Series E led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital, taking total funding to $2.3B, with Nova's debut now early 2027. Source: https://payloadspace.com/stoke-space-raises-1b-initial-series-e-round/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/blue-origin blue-origin/2026-09-01/NASA awards a firm-fixed-price contract worth up to $700M to build, launch and operate the Mars Telecommunications Network orbiter, due by the end of 2028 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT NASA awards a firm-fixed-price contract worth up to $700M to build, launch and operate the Mars Telecommunications Network orbiter, due by the end of 2028. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-mars-telecommunications-network-provider/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/diffraqtion diffraqtion/2026-08-31/Adds more than $5M to the pre-seed from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Presidio Ventures and others, taking the total past $10M, to fly a hosted payload Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Adds more than $5M to the pre-seed from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Presidio Ventures and others, taking the total past $10M, to fly a hosted payload. Source: https://payloadspace.com/diffraqtion-adds-to-pre-seed-round-for-quantum-camera-tech/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/gravitics gravitics/2026-08-31/Regulatory filings show Lockheed Martin picked it to build three orbital-carrier spacecraft for Golden Dome missile-defence demonstrations, and that it plans to go public Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Regulatory filings show Lockheed Martin picked it to build three orbital-carrier spacecraft for Golden Dome missile-defence demonstrations, and that it plans to go public. Source: https://spacenews.com/gravitics-to-build-orbital-carriers-for-space-based-missile-defense/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/leo-labs leo-labs/2026-08-27/Wins a $20.68M Space Force prototype agreement for a Scout radar, its container-sized mobile system, modified for national security use Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Wins a $20.68M Space Force prototype agreement for a Scout radar, its container-sized mobile system, modified for national security use. Source: https://payloadspace.com/leolabs-wins-20-68m-space-force-award-for-scout/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/muon-space muon-space/2026-08-26/Wins an $11M NOAA TMATE award to build, launch and operate a microwave sounder within 24 months Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Wins an $11M NOAA TMATE award to build, launch and operate a microwave sounder within 24 months. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/08/26/noaa-contracts-muon-space-weather-stream-and-spire-for-tmate-project/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spacex spacex/2026-08-26/Announces Starbase Louisiana, a $100B Gulf Coast Starship site with five launch complexes, building from 2027 for first launches in 2029 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Announces Starbase Louisiana, a $100B Gulf Coast Starship site with five launch complexes, building from 2027 for first launches in 2029. Source: https://payloadspace.com/spacex-announces-new-starbase-louisiana-spaceport/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spire spire/2026-08-26/Wins a $28M NOAA contract under TMATE to build and qualify a hyperspectral microwave sounder satellite Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Wins a $28M NOAA contract under TMATE to build and qualify a hyperspectral microwave sounder satellite. Source: https://ir.spire.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/312/spire-global-awarded-28-million-noaa-contract-to-advance https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/ursa-major-technologies ursa-major-technologies/2026-08-25/Agrees to go public by merging with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III at about $2.3B post-money, with at least $350M of committed PIPE capital and closing expected in early 2027 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Agrees to go public by merging with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III at about $2.3B post-money, with at least $350M of committed PIPE capital and closing expected in early 2027. Source: https://ursamajor.com/media/press-release/ursa-major-to-go-public/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/beyond-reach-labs beyond-reach-labs/2026-08-24/Unveils Flarewing, three fold-flat solar arrays from 30 to 625 square metres, with the smallest due to qualify by the end of 2026 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Unveils Flarewing, three fold-flat solar arrays from 30 to 625 square metres, with the smallest due to qualify by the end of 2026. Source: https://payloadspace.com/beyond-reach-labs-unveils-flarewing-deployable-solar-arrays/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hydrosat hydrosat/2026-08-21/Selected for SpaceWERX's 2026 STRATFI cycle for its thermal-infrared satellites, pairing Space Force money with matched private capital Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Selected for SpaceWERX's 2026 STRATFI cycle for its thermal-infrared satellites, pairing Space Force money with matched private capital. Source: https://payloadspace.com/spacewerx-announces-2026-stratfi-awardees/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/muon-space muon-space/2026-08-21/Selected for SpaceWERX's 2026 STRATFI cycle for its satellite constellations, pairing Space Force money with matched private capital Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Selected for SpaceWERX's 2026 STRATFI cycle for its satellite constellations, pairing Space Force money with matched private capital. Source: https://payloadspace.com/spacewerx-announces-2026-stratfi-awardees/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/starcloud starcloud/2026-08-21/Adds $250M to its Series A at a $2.3B valuation, led by Manhattan West with $25M from Nvidia Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Adds $250M to its Series A at a $2.3B valuation, led by Manhattan West with $25M from Nvidia. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/starcloud-raises-200-million-for-orbital-data-centers-as-launch-options-dry-up/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/thinkorbital thinkorbital/2026-08-21/Selected for SpaceWERX's 2026 STRATFI cycle for in-space assembly, pairing Space Force money with matched private capital Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Selected for SpaceWERX's 2026 STRATFI cycle for in-space assembly, pairing Space Force money with matched private capital. Source: https://payloadspace.com/spacewerx-announces-2026-stratfi-awardees/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/muon-space muon-space/2026-08-20/Raises a $250M Series C led by Eclipse, with Google, Salesforce Ventures and Woven Capital among the new investors, to scale its satellite production Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $250M Series C led by Eclipse, with Google, Salesforce Ventures and Woven Capital among the new investors, to scale its satellite production. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2026/08/20/muon-space-raises-250m-series-c-to-build-large-scale-constellations/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/katalyst-space katalyst-space/2026-08-19/After two of LINK's three reaction wheels fail, NASA and Katalyst drop the Swift capture and fly the mission as a rendezvous demonstration Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT After two of LINK's three reaction wheels fail, NASA and Katalyst drop the Swift capture and fly the mission as a rendezvous demonstration. Source: https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/08/20/no-lift-for-swift-as-nasa-abandons-orbital-rescue/5290164 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/katalyst-space katalyst-space/2026-08-14/Chosen by the Defense Innovation Unit to develop a deorbit service for Space Development Agency satellites using NEXUS Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Chosen by the Defense Innovation Unit to develop a deorbit service for Space Development Agency satellites using NEXUS. Source: https://www.katalystspace.com/news/diu-selects-katalyst-space-for-deorbit-as-a-service-program-supporting-sda https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/impulse-space impulse-space/2026-08-12/Space Force adds $28M to its contract for two more Mira vehicles, for the Victus Salo 2 and 3 responsive-space missions Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Space Force adds $28M to its contract for two more Mira vehicles, for the Victus Salo 2 and 3 responsive-space missions. Source: https://spacenews.com/space-force-orders-two-more-impulse-space-vehicles-for-maneuvering-demonstrations/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/relativity-space relativity-space/2026-08/Engine integration milestone reached for Terran R first stage Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Engine integration milestone reached for Terran R first stage. Source: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/08/relativity-engine-integration-milestone-terran-r/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/k2-space k2-space/2026-07-30/Raises a $500M Series D at a $6.8B valuation, led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, with about $1B of signed contracts Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $500M Series D at a $6.8B valuation, led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, with about $1B of signed contracts. Source: https://payloadspace.com/k2-space-raises-500m-series-d-at-6-8b-valuation/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/momentus momentus/2026-07-30/Vigoride-7 completes orbit changes with payload testing underway Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Vigoride-7 completes orbit changes with payload testing underway. Source: https://satnews.com/2026/07/30/momentus-vigoride-7-completes-orbital-altitude-adjustments-as-hosted-payload-testing-progresses/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/beyond-reach-labs beyond-reach-labs/2026-07-17/Raises a $10M seed led by Interlagos and moves into a 16,000 square foot factory in Brooklyn Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $10M seed led by Interlagos and moves into a 16,000 square foot factory in Brooklyn. Source: https://payloadspace.com/beyond-reach-labs-raises-10m-seed-moves-to-nyc/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/ursa-major-technologies ursa-major-technologies/2026-07-15/US Navy awards $10 million to develop the MK 104 solid motor Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT US Navy awards $10 million to develop the MK 104 solid motor. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-navy-awards-ursa-major-10m-mk-104-development-contract-302826496.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrobotic astrobotic/2026-07-13/Voyager completes its acquisition of Astrobotic Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Voyager completes its acquisition of Astrobotic. Source: https://spacenews.com/voyager-completes-acquisition-of-astrobotic/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/muon-space muon-space/2026-07-07/First three operational FireSat satellites reach orbit Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT First three operational FireSat satellites reach orbit. Source: https://earthfirealliance.org/news-article/earth-fire-alliances-first-three-operational-firesats-reach-orbit/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/orbit-fab orbit-fab/2026-07-07/Names Peter Shaper CEO, opens its Series B and takes more than $25M of interim financing led by Stride Capital, with its first integrated refuelling architecture due to launch in 2027 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Names Peter Shaper CEO, opens its Series B and takes more than $25M of interim financing led by Stride Capital, with its first integrated refuelling architecture due to launch in 2027. Source: https://www.orbitfab.com/news/orbit-fab-announces-new-leadership-board-appointments-and-opening-of-series-b-financing-to-accelerate-commercial-growth/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/katalyst-space katalyst-space/2026-07-03/LINK, its first robotic servicing spacecraft, launches on a Pegasus XL from Kwajalein Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT LINK, its first robotic servicing spacecraft, launches on a Pegasus XL from Kwajalein. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-updates-next-steps-for-commercial-swift-boost-mission/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/impulse-space impulse-space/2026-07/The Mira from LEO Express-2 closes to within about 200 metres of the Mira from LEO Express-3, and the two photograph each other Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Mira from LEO Express-2 closes to within about 200 metres of the Mira from LEO Express-3, and the two photograph each other. Source: https://www.impulsespace.com/updates/a-family-reunion-the-leo-2-and-leo-3-flyby https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/reflect-orbital reflect-orbital/2026-07/FCC approves Eärendil-1, the first orbital sunlight-reflector demonstration satellite Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT FCC approves Eärendil-1, the first orbital sunlight-reflector demonstration satellite. Source: https://spacenews.com/fcc-approves-first-reflect-orbital-satellite/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/slingshot-aerospace slingshot-aerospace/2026-07/Wins a $69.2M Space Force contract for AI mission rehearsal, its largest award yet Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Wins a $69.2M Space Force contract for AI mission rehearsal, its largest award yet. Source: https://www.slingshot.space/news/slingshot-aerospace-wins-69-2-million-u-s-space-force-contract-to-advance-ai-powered-mission-readiness-for-space-defense https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrobotic astrobotic/2026-06-30/NASA awards a $298 million order for Peregrine-2 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT NASA awards a $298 million order for Peregrine-2. Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260713082631/en/Voyager-Awarded-$298M-NASA-Contract-Under-Completed-Astrobotic-Acquisition https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/rocket-lab rocket-lab/2026-06-29/Agrees to buy the satellite operator Iridium at $54 a share, valuing it at about $8B Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Agrees to buy the satellite operator Iridium at $54 a share, valuing it at about $8B. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/29/rocket-lab-continues-buying-spree-by-acquiring-satellite-company-iridium/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/katalyst-space katalyst-space/2026-06-16/Raises $12M led by Geodesic Capital toward NEXUS, its first geostationary servicing mission in 2027 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises $12M led by Geodesic Capital toward NEXUS, its first geostationary servicing mission in 2027. Source: https://www.katalystspace.com/news/katalyst-raises-12m-to-send-space-robot-to-geo-for-satellite-servicing https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astroforge astroforge/2026-06-05/Completes the DeepSpace-2 spacecraft, 200 kg with a 50 kg payload, to ride the Falcon 9 carrying Intuitive Machines' IM-3 lander before the end of 2026 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Completes the DeepSpace-2 spacecraft, 200 kg with a 50 kg payload, to ride the Falcon 9 carrying Intuitive Machines' IM-3 lander before the end of 2026. Source: https://payloadspace.com/astroforge-completes-its-deepspace-2-spacecraft/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrobotic astrobotic/2026-06-02/Voyager Technologies agrees to buy Astrobotic for about $300 million Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Voyager Technologies agrees to buy Astrobotic for about $300 million. Source: https://satnews.com/2026/06/02/voyager-technologies-acquires-astrobotic-for-300-million/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/cemvita-factory cemvita-factory/2026-06-02/Completes a 75,000 litre FermOil run at a European pilot plant Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Completes a 75,000 litre FermOil run at a European pilot plant. Source: https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/cemvita-successfully-demonstrates-75000-liter-industrial-scale-up-of-fermoil-platform-using-crude-glycerin-a-byproduct-of-biodiesel-production https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/impulse-space impulse-space/2026-06-02/Raises a $500M Series D led by 137 Ventures and Banner VC, taking total funding past $1B a year after the Series C Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $500M Series D led by 137 Ventures and Banner VC, taking total funding past $1B a year after the Series C. Source: https://payloadspace.com/impulse-space-closes-500m-series-d/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/epsilon3 epsilon3/2026-06/Launches Epsilon3 2.0, one platform for workflows, inventory and quality across 135+ organisations Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Launches Epsilon3 2.0, one platform for workflows, inventory and quality across 135+ organisations. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/epsilon3-launches-epsilon3-2-0--expanding-operational-coordination-across-the-worlds-most-high-stakes-industries-302787785.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/solestial solestial/2026-06/York Space Systems completes its acquisition, paying about $67M at closing Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT York Space Systems completes its acquisition, paying about $67M at closing. Source: https://www.stocktitan.net/news/YSS/york-space-systems-closes-acquisition-of-solestial-u-s-sourced-space-t1gacukiqpn7.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spacex spacex/2026-06/Lists on Nasdaq as SPCX in the largest IPO in history Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Lists on Nasdaq as SPCX in the largest IPO in history. Source: https://fortune.com/2026/06/15/gwynne-shotwell-spacex-engineer-mars-nasa-ipo/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/starfish-space starfish-space/2026-06/Otter Pup 2 reaches its new docking target and keeps flying close to it Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Otter Pup 2 reaches its new docking target and keeps flying close to it. Source: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/nasa-sspicy-starfish-space-otter-debut/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/stoke-space stoke-space/2026-06/Completes Nova first-stage structural verification ahead of the rocket’s debut Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Completes Nova first-stage structural verification ahead of the rocket’s debut. Source: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/06/stoke-nova-update/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/momentus momentus/2026-05-28/Closes a $25 million private placement Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Closes a $25 million private placement. Source: https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/momentus-raises-846-million-advances-vigoride-7-mission-93CH-4730708 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astrolab astrolab/2026-05/NASA selects Astrolab to provide the lunar rover for Artemis astronauts’ return to the Moon Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT NASA selects Astrolab to provide the lunar rover for Artemis astronauts’ return to the Moon. Source: https://www.astrolab.space/2026/05/26/nasa-selects-astrolab-to-provide-lunar-rover-for-artemis-astronauts-return-to-the-moon/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/hawkeye-360 hawkeye-360/2026-05/Lists on the NYSE as HAWK, raising $416M Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Lists on the NYSE as HAWK, raising $416M. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2026/05/07/hawkeye-360-raises-416m-pricing-at-high-end-for-ipo/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/spire spire/2026-05/Opens a Munich factory it says can build up to 100 satellites a year Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Opens a Munich factory it says can build up to 100 satellites a year. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/manufacturing/2026/05/07/spire-says-new-german-facility-can-produce-up-to-100-satellites-per-year/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/starfish-space starfish-space/2026-04-07/Closes a Series B of more than $100M led by Point72 Ventures to build Otters for its contracted missions Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Closes a Series B of more than $100M led by Point72 Ventures to build Otters for its contracted missions. Source: https://payloadspace.com/starfish-closes-100m-series-b/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/world-view-enterprises world-view-enterprises/2026-04-01/Ondas completes the acquisition of World View Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ondas completes the acquisition of World View. Source: https://ir.ondas.com/press-releases/detail/298/ondas-completes-acquisition-of-world-view-enterprises https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/aethero aethero/2026-04/Orders the Titan mission with EnduroSat to fly its next-generation compute in October 2026 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Orders the Titan mission with EnduroSat to fly its next-generation compute in October 2026. Source: https://spacenews.com/aethero-orders-titan-satellite-to-advance-space-based-data-center-ambitions/