SpaceTech Weekly Recap – December 15 - 21, 2025
Major funding, new missions and setbacks: what mattered last week in space innovation.
Welcome to the newest version of SpaceTech Weekly, where we bring you a curated look each week at the biggest moves in SpaceTech – from funding and M&A to market trends, contracts and a quick stock snapshot.
“Capital is flowing into dual-use space economy, boosting valuations despite sensitivity to program and regulatory milestones. Major contracts like Rheinmetall and ICEYE’s SAR constellation and Redwire’s Nyx IDSS deal show strong government demand and a shift to integrated space systems. Private funding and consolidations such as HawkEye 360’s 150 million dollar raise, India’s growing private capital and Bonnier’s 140 million SEK investment in AAC Clyde reflect rising capital activity beyond government cycles. Meanwhile, Galileo’s 14th launch and autonomous-flight efforts from EraDrive and Astrobotic highlight progress, though risks remain from timing, regulation and integration challenges.” - Commentary by Matej Pretković
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Here is a quick overview of news that happened this week:
M&A & Funding
Astrobotic raises $17.5m to advance reusable rocket tech
HawkEye 360 completes key acquisition and gets new funding
EraDrive raises $5.3m to improve satellite autonomy with new kits
Bonnier Capital becomes largest investor in AAC Clyde Space with SEK 140m deal
India’s Digantara gets $50m to build space-based missile defense
Market
India’s space industry raises $150m so far this year
Launch
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket launches its first Galileo navigation satellites
Contracts
Iceye and Rheinmetall win space reconnaissance contract worth billions
Redwire wins contract to build docking systems for European capsule
Space development agency awards contract for 72 tracking satellites
Rocket Lab wins $816m contract to build missile defense satellites for US Space Force, share price soars to ATH
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