Space News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/space/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:35:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Space News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/space/ 32 32 Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/amazon-to-buy-globalstar-for-11-57b-in-bid-to-flesh-out-its-satellite-biz/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:55:42 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112153 The largest orbital compute cluster is open for business https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/the-largest-orbital-compute-cluster-is-open-for-business/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111482 NASA Artemis II splashes down in Pacific Ocean in ‘perfect’ landing for moon mission https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/nasa-artemis-ii-landing-pacific-ocean-splash-down/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:44:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111631 How to watch NASA’s Artemis II splash back down to Earth https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/how-to-watch-nasa-artemis-ii-landing/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:18:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111361 Last 24 hours: Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/final-24-hours-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111266 Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/final-2-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110805 This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit.’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/portal-raises-50-million-to-build-a-new-kind-of-high-power-rocket-engine/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110571 Ticket savings of up to $500 this week for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/massive-ticket-savings-of-up-to-500-this-week-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109491 Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/spains-xoople-raises-130-million-series-b-to-map-the-earth-for-ai/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109153 Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX? https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/can-orbital-data-centers-help-justify-a-massive-valuation-for-spacex/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:40:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109456 Artemis II is NASA’s last moon mission without Silicon Valley  https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/artemis-ii-is-nasas-last-moon-mission-without-silicon-valley/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:06:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108914 NASA astronauts prove that sending an email really is rocket science https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/nasa-artemis-microsoft-outlook-astronauts/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:19:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108833 SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/spacex-files-confidentially-for-ipo-in-mega-listing-potentially-valued-at-1-75-trillion-report-says/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:46:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108312 Starcloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/starcloud-raises-170-million-series-ato-build-data-centers-in-space/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107081 Aetherflux reportedly raising Series B at $2 billion valuation https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/aetherflux-reportedly-raising-series-b-at-2-billion-valuation/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:05:26 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107054 With Sift, two ex-SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/with-sift-stack-two-ex-spacex-engineers-are-bringing-the-software-that-helped-launch-rockets-to-the-factory-floor/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105775 Arinna raises $4M seed round to solve the space power problem https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/arinna-4-million-seed-round-solar-energy-space-power-problem/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105679 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin enters the space data center game https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-enters-the-space-data-center-game/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:27:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104370 TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are still open https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/techcrunch-startup-battlefield-200-nominations-are-still-open/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3103897 K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/k2-to-launch-its-first-high-powered-satellite-for-space-compute/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3103729