Space VC funding post-SPAC crash and post-Firefly IPO: where the money flows. Vast, Varda, Impulse and a wave of Q1 2026 deals lead a sector built on real revenue.
The commercial space stations racing to replace the ISS by 2030: Axiom Station, VAST's Haven-1, Orbital Reef, Starlab, Tiangong, and ISRO's Bharatiya Antariksh Station under NASA's CLD program.
Space startups to watch beyond SpaceX and Blue Origin: Firefly (now public), Relativity, Stoke, Vast, Impulse, Astrobotic, ispace, Varda and more — flying hardware, winning contracts.
