Weekly Recap #48 - China Lands Another Rocket

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Main Topics

Launch

* Chinese startup LandSpace successfully landed the first stage of their ZhuQue-3 rocket after delivering the Honghu 03 satellite into orbit. [source]

* SEOPS Space announced the expansion of their Waymaker program to include a second Falcon 9 launch provided as a rideshare solution in 2028. [source]

* Portal Space announced a dedicated Falcon 9 launch, and an exclusive partnership with Maverick Space Systems to auction off and manage third party rideshares for the half they’re not filling. [source]

* Stoke Space planning $1B Series E raise to accelerate the development and production of their fully reusable Nova rocket. [source]

Infrastructure

* Chinese startup SpaceSail raised a $1B Series B round for the acceleration of their Qianfan communications constellation. [source]

* Lynk and Omnispace announced the completion of their merger to form Elveo Mobile focused on winning and delivering on the D2D market. [source]

* Firefly announced that their Blue Ghost lander will host Zeno Power Systems’ nuclear radioisotope thermal generator. [source]

* Muon closed a $250M Series C to scale their space infrastructure platform, termed their Mission Foundry, in a round led by Eclipse Capital. [source]