Seattle Space Week 2025

https://www.spacenorthwest.org/seattle-space-week

This year’s Pacific Northwest space industry events include the NASA International Space Apps Challenge, Don't Launch Blind: What Space Founders Overlook Until It's Too Late, Space and AI, and AWS Space Day Seattle. Events are designed for business leaders, policymakers and industry professionals, but all are welcome. Seattle, WA. October 3-10, 2025.

Space Software Summit

https://www.spacesoftwaresummit.com/

Space Software Summit will focus on exploring the latest in aerospace software, featuring sessions on open source software, flight and ground software, AI and test automation, and an add-on workshop day. Ticket sales open May 16th. Boulder CO. October 6-8, 2025.

Indo-Pacific Robotics, Autonomy, AI and Cyber Conference and Exhibition (IPRAAC)

https://www.iac2025.org/adjacent-event/indo-pacific-robotics-autonomy-ai-and-cyber-conference-and-exhibition-ipraac/

Government, industry, and academic participants in robotics, autonomy, AI and cyber technology gather for cross-sector opportunities at this conference and exhibition designed to foster business opportunities and collaboration around space, mining, energy, agriculture, defense, and advanced manufacturing. $329-2,299. Perth, Australia. October 7-8, 2025.

2025 Mars Society Convention

https://www.marssociety.org/news/2025/02/28/join-the-journey-2025-intl-mars-society-convention-mars-the-time-has-come/

The 28th convention centers on the theme, “Mars: The Time Has Come!” as a human mission to Mars solidifies as the central goal of America’s space program. Learn with experts and enjoy a live MarsVR platform demo for a look at how democratizing space exploration could allow millions to explore Mars alongside robots and astronauts. Abstracts due June 27, 2025. In-person and virtual. Los Angeles, CA. October 9-11, 2025.

Thailand Space Expo 2025

https://tsx.gistda.or.th/

Connect with global space leaders and seize new business opportunities at Thailand’s largest annual space science, technology, and geoinformatics event. Bangkok, Thailand. October 16-18, 2025.

7th Summit for Space Sustainability

https://www.swfsummit.org/

This international forum focused on advancing solutions for the long-term sustainability of space will explore key themes such as space security and stability and the impacts of space activities on the atmosphere. $50-$350. Paris, France. October 22-23, 2025.

19th ESPI Autumn Conference

https://www.ac.espi.or.at/b?p=ac2025

The European Space Policy Institute's Autumn Conference centers on "Europe as a Space Power - Directionality & Priorities of Strategic Action" and will explore pathways to becoming a trusted global partner. Speakers include Director General of ESA Josef Aschbacher and President of the African Space Council of the African Space Agency Tidiane Ouattara. Vienna, Austria. October 28-29, 2025.

Silicon Valley Space Week

https://svsw.events/

SVSW brings together decision-makers from commercial markets, defense, and government to better understand the global space industry and the issues shaping the future of space. $1,395-$1,895. Silicon Valley, California. October 28-30, 2025.

APSCC 2025

https://apsccsat.com/

Asia-Pacific satellite and space community conference with the theme, “New Tools and New Rules: How AI and Sovereignty Impact the Asia Pacific Space Ecosystem.” The Asia Pacific Space Community Council (APSCC) is a non-profit organization uniting space and satellite professionals across Asia-Pacific for over 30 years. $650-$1,500. Taipei, Taiwan. November 4-6, 2025.

3rd Space Economy Summit 2025

https://events.economist.com/space-economy-summit/

Members of the space community gather to debate how to unlock new commercial opportunities and maximize economic and environmental returns to Earth. Speakers include 14th NASA Administrator and former Senator Bill Nelson and FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez. $699-$1299. Orlando, FL. November 5-6, 2025.

Space Tech Expo Europe

https://www.spacetechexpo-europe.com/

This year’s gathering invites the European space community to engage with top industry leaders and learn about the latest advancements in space engineering and technology, source solutions and build partnerships. The expo showcases launch services, satellite operations, communications and ground systems, and subsystems along with various service providers and suppliers. Free. Bremen, Germany. November 18-20, 2025.

In2Space Forum

https://in2space.me/

Traditional and new space leaders from around the globe come together with ground-based satellite infrastructure experts for presentations, roundtables on leveraging AI and exhibitions around the latest satellite ecosystem developments. Speakers include Egyptian Space Agency CEO H.E. Dr. Sherif Sedky and IEEE-GRSS Spanish chapter President Prof. Adriano Camps. Riyadh, KSA. November 24-25, 2025.

Cislunar Security Conference

https://events.jhuapl.edu/event/CLSC/home2

CLSC, the largest cislunar-specific event in the nation, brings together US professionals to discuss enhancing collaboration between government agencies and industry partners, space beyond geostationary orbit as a warfighting domain, and the technology needed to ensure cislunar access. Virtual $125 per day, in-person $250 per day. December 2-4, 2025.

Spacepower Conference 2025

https://attendspacepower.org/

US Space Force, Department of Defense, national security leaders and various space industry professionals will gather at SPC to collaborate on challenges, inform policy, build partnerships, and shape the future of space. Speakers include US Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman and Commander of Space Systems Command Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant. $0-$1,649. Orlando, FL. December 10-12, 2025.

2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge

https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/

The largest global hackathon for coders, scientists, designers and innovators is a collaborative community with a desire to explore through the creative use of science and technology. All ages, skill levels, and professional backgrounds are welcome. The platform offers free and open data access from NASA and its Space Agency Partners to address NASA expert challenges with topics from storytelling to astrophysics and space exploration. October 4-5, 2025.

Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge

https://www.herox.com/NASARockandRoll

NASA invites the global innovation community to design and test a lightweight, flexible, long service-life wheel and tire for Moon rover sustained surface operations using the MicroChariot Rover as a testbed. Deadline: November 4, 2025.

NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge: Phase 2

https://lunarecycle.competitionsciences.org/

This phase of the $3 million competition is open only to U.S. teams and focuses on the development of required Prototype Solutions and optional Digital Twin Solutions of the prototype to transform trash items into useful feedstocks and/or end products on the surface of the Moon and Mars. Winners are expected to be announced in August 2026. Registration closes January 22, 2026.

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Apex Raises $200 Million Series D Financing

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apex-raises-200-million-series-d-financing-302554449.html

Configurable satellite bus platform manufacturer Apex announced a $200 million Series D funding round led by Interlagos, putting its valuation at over $1B. Apex also recently completed the acquisition of Phase Four's Hall-effect Thruster technology to accelerate in-house propulsion system production. With the raise Apex is positioning itself to build the next generation of LEO constellations for global commercial and government customers.

Satellite Bluetooth Startup Hubble Network Raises $70M Series B

https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2025/09/17/satellite-bluetooth-startup-hubble-network-raises-70m-series-b/

Seattle-based satellite Bluetooth startup Hubble Network raised $70 million in Series B financing from Y Combinator and an investor group including Ryan Swagar, Tom Gonser (Docusign co-founder) and Mike Farley (Tile). The round brings total funding for the space-based device connectivity constellation network to $100 million in less than four years. The company aims to accelerate deployments across logistics, infrastructure, defense and consumer markets.

ReOrbit Secures €45 Million to Manufacture Sovereign Satellites and Connected Systems for National Security

https://www.reorbit.space/resources/articles/reorbit-secures-eur45-million-to-manufacture-sovereign-satellites-and-connected-systems-for-national-security

European national security satellite and systems manufacturer ReOrbit closed its €45 million Series A funding round led by Springvest, with participation from Varma, Elo, Icebreaker.vc, Expansion VC, 10x Founders, and Inventure VC. Funds will go towards meeting growing demand to ensure that countries have critical space assets with secure communications for both defense and civilian use.

GHGSat Secures $47M in New Funding to Accelerate Global Expansion

https://www.ghgsat.com/en/newsroom/ghgsat-secures-47m-in-new-funding-to-accelerate-global-expansion/

Emissions monitoring technology company GHGSat secured CAD 47 million in new financing for further expansion and development of satellite technology and analytics services. The convertible note was led by Yaletown Partners, Fonds de solidarite FTQ (FTQ), and BDC Capital.

Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s ‘warehouse work’ with embodied-AI robots

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/17/icarus-raises-6-1m-to-take-on-spaces-warehouse-work-with-embodied-ai-robots/

Startup Icarus Robotics raised a $6.1 million seed round led by Soma Capital and Xtal, with participation from Nebular and Massive Tech Ventures, to develop a fan-propelled robot with jaw gripper arms that can unpack and stow cargo, freeing astronauts to do other work. The company is planning a 1-year demonstration on the International Space Station after a flight test next year.

Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/same-day-delivery-comes-to-space-as-impulse-promises-satellite-transport-in-hours-not-months/

Impulse Space's methane-oxygen kick stage Helios will deliver satellites from low Earth orbit to geostationary (GEO) in under a day, a task that currently takes months. They have signed deals for a 2026 demo with Anduril, a 2027 delivery agreement with GEO communications satellite operator Astranis, and a multi-launch contract with satellite servicing provider Infinite Orbits.

NASA targeting early February for Artemis II mission to the Moon

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/nasa-targeting-early-february-for-artemis-ii-mission-to-the-moon/

NASA says Artemis II could launch by early February next year. The 10-day mission would send four astronauts around the Moon and back for the first time since Apollo 17's 1972 mission. The Space Launch System rocket is stacked and ready for flight, while the Orion spacecraft will be attached and rolled out early next year for a wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center.

Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) model on display in front of the Multi-Mission Operations Center (MMOC), N240A. Image Credit: NASA Ames Research Center / Don Richey

VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/viper-lives-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-will-land-ice-hunting-nasa-rover-on-the-moon-in-2027

Set aside in 2023 after delays, NASA's "Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover," or VIPER, is again slated to fly, this time aboard the Blue Origin robotic Blue Moon Mark 1 lander in late 2027 after striking a CLPS deal valued at a potential $190 million. VIPER will land on the moon to assess the abundance of water ice, an important resource for life support and rocket fuel.

Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/pentagon-begins-deploying-new-satellite-network-to-link-sensors-with-shooters/

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried the first 21 of 154 planned satellites for Tranche 1 of the Space Development Agency's missile-tracking and data-relay system, which will likely be incorporated into Golden Dome. Current plans for Golden Dome call for thousands of satellites in low-Earth orbit at an initial cost of $175 billion over the next three years.

Dream Chaser Tenacity and its cargo module undergoing testing at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility. Image Credit: Jef Janis

Sierra’s Dream Chaser is starting to resemble a nightmare

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/sierras-dream-chaser-is-starting-to-resemble-a-nightmare/

The Dream Chaser spaceplane will no longer berth with the International Space Station on its first flight and first launch is now pushed to at least late 2026. NASA has yet to certify the spacecraft's two dozen rocket engine propulsion system. NASA and its partners are eyeing a free flight demonstration instead, given space station deorbit plans in 2030. Sierra Space hopes to attract defense contracts, as well as serve a future market of commercial space stations.

NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000

https://www.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/nasas-tally-of-planets-outside-our-solar-system-reaches-6000/

NASA confirmed 6,000 exoplanets of varying types, with over 8,000 candidates awaiting confirmation. Roughly 30 years since the first exoplanet was discovered, the rate of exoplanet discovery has increased dramatically. The milestone sets the stage for upcoming missions, such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope targeting launch no later than May 2027, to characterize Earth-like worlds and search for signs of life.