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Munich-based space startup Project-S is entering its next phase of development with millions in funding led by Uni.Fund II. The company aims to combine radar sensor technology, AI-supported orbit data, and collision avoidance into an end-to-end security infrastructure for satellites, while also developing technologies to remove space debris in the long term.

Space sounds like rockets, astronauts, and science fiction. In reality, a massive commercial market has long been developing—and Munich plays an important role in it. At the Munich Startup Festival, investor Joram Voelklein, Delta-Vision founder Alex Plebuch, and Florian Dötzer from the TUM Venture Lab Aerospace & Defense discussed Munich’s opportunities in the new space race with moderator Prof. Dr. Nadine Chochoiek.

DeltaVision raises 10.2 million euros. The Munich spacetech company aims to expand its production of fluid systems and advance the in-orbit refueling of spacecraft.

The Munich spacetech startup Ororatech becomes part of a new platform for space-based reconnaissance in Germany. Together with Reflex Aerospace, Constellr, and Liveeo, the company’s technologies are to be integrated into the ISR architecture built by the joint venture Rheinmetall Iceye Space Solutions.

Big celebration at Isar Aerospace. The spacetech company is raising 270 million euros in a Series D financing round. A multimillion-dollar deal with global impact.

The Munich spacetech startup The Exploration Company has successfully completed an important development step for its Nyx space capsule. In a drop test in California, the recovery system worked as planned – a crucial proof of the spacecraft’s safe return and another milestone on the path to the planned demonstration flight in 2028.

Satellite data has long been abundant. Yet in agriculture and insurance, the resolution and speed needed for concrete decisions are often missing. Munich-based startup Omega Space Technology wants to close this gap with software that automatically translates freely available ESA data into damage reports, irrigation recommendations, and operational guidance. In parallel, the company is already working on its own satellite constellation called “KingTut”, which will be used specifically for agricultural and insurance applications from 2029.

In the future, it could be easier to detect wildfires faster and thus mitigate devastating damage. Four specially developed satellites for wildfire monitoring, which Munich-based spacetech startup Ororatech has now put into operation for Greece, are making this possible.

Luisa Buinhas is co-founder and Chief Program Officer of Vyoma. Founded in 2020, the startup places satellite-based telescopes in Earth orbit to enable object monitoring of the near-Earth space environment. In this interview, the Ph.D. aerospace engineer discusses her path from science to entrepreneurship, why communication is critical in deeptech, and what role spacetech plays in security and sovereignty.

Rocket Lab has completed the acquisition of Munich-based Mynaric AG, spending a total of approximately 131 million euros (155 million dollars) in the form of a nominal cash payment plus 2,277,002 Rocket Lab shares. For the space market, the deal is significant because Rocket Lab is bringing in-house a technology that was previously scarce and difficult to obtain, while simultaneously establishing its first European location in Munich.

The deeptech startup Delta Orbit wants to bring satellites to different orbits faster and more cost-effectively. With a powerful space transporter, multiple orbits can be reached for the first time in a single launch. CEO Christian Bauer explains in an interview how the team brings technology from research to application and wants to make space travel more efficient.

Mega-constellations are considered the next major step in space exploration – but for Daniel Holle from Helsing, competition is decided not in space but in software, as he made clear at the Munich Space Summit. The Munich defense AI specialist argues that only AI and fast software cycles make operating thousands of satellites manageable at all.