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Weekly Recap #25

Main Topics Optical Comms Rheinmetall withdrew from the acquisition bidding for Mynaric. [source (https://satnews.com/2026/03/11/rheinm...) ] ESA has awarded Mynaric with a contract to build a laser communications demonstration system for its High Throughput Optical Network (HydRON) project. [source (https://connectivity.esa.int/archives...) ] Shanghai-based laser communications startup BlueStar Optical Domain has raised a $72M Series C to localize production and scale to 1,000 units per year. [source (https://spacenews.com/large-series-c-...) ] SSC Space inaugurated their second next-generation optical ground station in Santiago, Chile for high throughput space to ground communications. [source (https://sscspace.com/ssc-space-announ...) ] Defense OHB, Airbus, and Rheinmetall partnered in a bid for a Bundeswehr military communications constellation worth up to $10B. [source (https://www.aerospace-and-defence.com...) ] B2Space’s stratospheric balloon platforms partnered with Airbus GeoTech for a data acquisition and intelligence HAPS platform. [source (https://orbitaltoday.com/2026/03/11/a...) ] Anduril announced their acquisition of space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions in a deal that adds the ground-based telescope network and space surveillance data capabilities to the defense tech company’s expanding space business. [source (https://www.anduril.com/news/anduril-...) ] Propulsion Firefly Alpha successfully returned to flight delivering a Lockheed Martin demonstration satellite, and demonstrating Block II upgrades including second stage relighting, and upgraded avionics and thermal management subsystems.. [source (https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly...) ] AVIO has been awarded a $65M contract for the development of a solid rocket motor just days after shareholders approved contentious changes to the company’s bylaws. [source (https://europeanspaceflight.com/avio-...) ] Enpulsion raised $26 million for the development and production of their field effect electronic propulsion product. [source (https://europeanspaceflight.com/enpul...) ] Business Moves Lux Aeterna closed a $10M oversubscribed seed round led by Konvoy to develop and deploy their reusable spacecraft platform. [source (https://payloadspace.com/lux-aeterna-...) ] Diffraqtion received another investment round as part of their pre-seed raise, valuing the quantum imaging company at over $100M. [source (https://www.govconwire.com/articles/d...) ] Mantis Space came out of stealth with a $10M seed raise to develop their space solar power platform to provide power to other satellites. [source (https://www.satellitetoday.com/techno...) ] York Space Systems acquired Orbion so that they can own the Hall effect thrusters used on their PWSA satellites. [source (https://www.govconwire.com/articles/y...) ] Aspect Energy acquired Kayrros to leverage their satellite generated insight algorithms to improve resource detection. [source (https://www.energyaspects.com/resourc...) ] Tech Advances Perpetual Atomics has signed an MOU with Blue Origin to collaborate on space missions and space applications enabled by radioisotope power technologies. [source (https://orbitaltoday.com/2026/03/10/l...) ] Astrobotic will build the wheels of the Italian Space Agency’s planned driveable lunar habitat, after they won a contract of undisclosed value from Thales Alenia Space to do so. [source (https://www.astrobotic.com/astrobotic...) ] NASA has awarded Redwire another $4M under a $25M IDIQ to advance drug development on the ISS using their PIL‑BOX platform. [source (https://ir.redwirespace.com/news-even....