UK AI startup Zenithon has raised $10 million to build what it describes as the first world models for extreme physics and accelerate the development of technologies that will define the 21st century. Its backers include BACKED, Lunar, Seraphim, MMC, and SOSV, alongside founders and hyperscaler directors.
On Monday, September 28 at 7:48 a.m. CT, Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas on its 14th flight and first attempt to go to orbit. This was the first orbital Starship flight and the first to deliver meaningful payload to orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites.
On Thursday, October 1 at 11:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s 13th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-13) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Dragon autonomously docked with the space station on Thursday, October 1 at 7:05 p.m. ET.
On Thursday, October 1 at 11:32 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-18 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Transporter-18 was a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There were 130 payloads on this flight, including cubesats, microsats, hosted payloads, and two spacecraft with reentry vehicles and four orbital transfer vehicles carrying 41 of those payloads to be deployed at a later time. To date, SpaceX has launched more than 1,800 payloads to orbit across our entire Rideshare program.
ICEYE and Nokia announced a partnership to develop secure, sovereign and high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications systems for governments, supporting missions from defense and border security to emergency services and disaster response. Built on trusted European technology, the jointly developed satellite communications systems will give nations ownership and control of the satellites, ground segment and terminals. The first communications satellites are expected to be launched in 2028.
Through a single commercial relationship with Insurity, SpatialKey customers can now access ICEYE's full portfolio of natural catastrophe intelligence solutions across the United States and the London insurance market. The expanded collaboration simplifies procurement, strengthens platform integration, and creates a more seamless experience for insurers responding to catastrophic events.
