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SpaceTech Weekly Recap – June 1–7, 2026

Major funding, new missions and setbacks that mattered in space innovation last week.

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The Rise of Data Centers in Space: Solving Earth’s Growing Digital Demand

Dec 26, 2025 • Matej Pretković

Elon Musk's SpaceX: The Triple Engine Behind Success

Dec 18, 2025 • Matej Pretković

SpaceTech Stock Performance: Public Equities and Top Subsector Winners

Aug 21, 2025 • Matej Pretković

Top 5 Emerging SpaceTech Trends to Watch in 2026

Jan 30 • Matej Pretković

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Space industry today - what is actually happening right now

Most people hear “space news” and picture astronauts or science fiction.

Jun 6 • Matej Pretković

SpaceX IPO: The Business Behind the Most Important Listing in Markets

A breakdown of SpaceX’s revenue structure, Starlink’s scaling engine, and the emerging AI layer reshaping how the company is being valued ahead of a…

May 26 • Matej Pretković

AST SpaceMobile Q1 2026: The company trying to turn every phone on Earth into a satellite phone

AST SpaceMobile Q1 2026: the numbers everyone is ignoring.

May 12 • Matej Pretković

Rocket Lab Q1 2026: what the numbers say and what they don't

Rocket Lab just filed its Q1 2026 10-Q.

May 8 • Matej Pretković

Space debris: the hidden environmental cost nobody is measuring

Space debris burns up in Earth's atmosphere every day. Nobody is accounting for what that releases overhead.

Apr 30 • Matej Pretković

How to evaluate any LEO operator before the market asks the hard questions.

The satellite boom is following the same playbook as the 1990s DRAM crash. Most of the capital rushing in will not survive to see the recovery.

Apr 23 • Matej Pretković

The space economy stack: where does value actually accumulate?

What if the biggest returns always sit one layer above the infrastructure?

Apr 16 • Matej Pretković

Hidden Costs of Going to Space

The Invisible Rules of Space – why satellites, rockets, and solar storms follow laws you can’t ignore.

Apr 9 • Matej Pretković

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VytahConf 2026: what happened in Bratislava and why it matters for the European space economy

The conference that wants CEE to take its seat in the space economy

Apr 27 • Matej Pretković

Powering Orbit with Mantis Space: Insights from Eric Truitt, CEO

Eric Truitt, CEO of Mantis Space, on why power is the hidden constraint in the orbital economy and what Mantis is building to fix it, fresh off a $10M…

Mar 13 • Matej Pretković

Pharma in Orbit with Axiom Space: Insights from Gavin D’Elia

Gavin D’Elia, Global Head of Pharma at Axiom Space, on microgravity-driven drug discovery and the investment case for pharma in orbit.

Jan 13 • Matej Pretković

From Founder to Investor: John Lusk on Scaling Startups and Building a Winning Culture

Insights from an operator turned venture partner on financial discipline, leadership and backing the next wave of space and deep tech innovators.

Dec 4, 2025 • Matej Pretković

Investing in the Frontier with Beyond Earth Ventures: Alexandra Vidyuk on DeepTech and AI

Alexandra Vidyuk of Beyond Earth Ventures supports early-stage DeepTech startups, focusing on investment, founder qualities, and AI-driven innovation…

Nov 18, 2025 • Matej Pretković

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SpaceTech Weekly Recap – June 1–7, 2026

Major funding, new missions and setbacks that mattered in space innovation last week.

Jun 7 • Matej Pretković

SpaceTech Weekly Recap – May 25–31, 2026

Major funding, new missions and setbacks that mattered in space innovation last week.

May 31 • Matej Pretković

SpaceTech Weekly Recap – May 18–24, 2026

Major funding, new missions and setbacks that mattered in space innovation last week.

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SpaceTech Weekly Recap – May 11–17, 2026

Major funding, new missions and setbacks that mattered in space innovation last week.

May 17 • Matej Pretković