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investments · TechCrunch Space · 25d ago
SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations
SpaceX hit profitability in the third quarter, with net income of $4. 4 billion.
investments · SpaceNews · 26d ago
AnySignal to Deliver Space-to-Earth Communications for Three Reflect Orbital Missions
LOS ANGELES — October 20, 2026 AnySignal, a leading provider of software-defined radios and space-based networking, today announced an agreement with Reflect Orbital to deliver space-to-earth communications for Reflect Orbital’s inaugural [] The post AnySignal to Deliver Space-to
investments · TechCrunch Space · Oct 13, 2026
Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.
investments · TechCrunch Space · Oct 13, 2026
SpaceX and Google both said no. Now his software is riding a SpaceX rocket next to Google’s
Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
engineering · TechCrunch Space · Oct 10, 2026
Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay
Elon Musk has accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of blocking competition.
investments · TechCrunch Space · Oct 9, 2026
Xona’s commercial GPS alternative is about to go live
Xona's precision timing and navigation service will enter beta testing after SpaceX launches six satellites designed by the company.
engineering · TechCrunch Space · Oct 8, 2026
Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch stalls
“Is Ambani the real boss of India? ” Elon Musk asked as he questioned why Starlink has yet to launch its satellite internet service in the country.
investments · TechCrunch Space · Oct 6, 2026
Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors
The storied Silicon Valley firm makes its first pure defense investment.
investments · TechCrunch Space · Oct 1, 2026
Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground
Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
investments · TechCrunch Space · Sep 30, 2026
Charter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars
As Charter explains on its website, a common experience for space companies is that regular insurers "heard a bunch of scary science words and freaked out.
investments · TechCrunch Space · Sep 28, 2026
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time
Reaching orbit is a critical milestone that could let SpaceX start using Starship for regular commercial missions and, importantly, inch closer to its goal of making the mega-rocket fully reusable.
investments · TechCrunch Space · Sep 22, 2026
AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft
Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.