Space is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
The batch of TechCrunch pieces highlights high-visibility funding rounds and explosive-capability development in space/defense startups, plus strategic policy changes around data APIs, IPO timing, and startup ecosystems.
Impulse Space raises a $500M Series D to fund hiring (up to 200 people) and advance Mira/Helios in-space mobility for Space Force buyers, while publicly arguing AI isn’t ready for hardware design.
Startup Battlefield alumni have a proven track record (1,700+ competitors, $32B raised, 250+ exits) and ongoing high-profile fundraising across defense, AI, space, and climate, with notable post-Battlefield moves including Mach Industries’ $300M round, Unastella’s $24M, Ghost Angels’ pre-seed/seed activity, and Revolut’s India beta rollout.
Unastella raises a $24M Series B (bringing total funding to $44M) to push its Una Express launch vehicles, with in-house design/manufacturing and a plan toward orbital launches, amid a regulatory landscape in Korea that funds space infrastructure and enables tech transfers.
A data-rich roundup of funding rounds, valuations, and revenue milestones across SolarSquare, Peec AI, Deep Fission, SpaceX, and high-profile AI/security moves, paired with major privacy/security feature updates from Apple/Google/WhatsApp that reshape the regulatory/security landscape for users and investors.
A detailed reverse-engineering of Spacelab's Mitra 125 MS ALU across three boards, revealing a 32-bit ALU architecture on a 16-bit system, with historical regulatory context and a later IBM upgrade path.
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