{"question":"Where is the money going in the space industry?","domain":"the space industry","key":"money_by_layer","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/space/where-the-money-goes","days":90,"count_recent":1001,"count_total":3321,"since":"2018-08-28","latest":"2026-11-01","companies_named_most":[{"name":"SpaceX","mentions":118,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/spacex"},{"name":"NASA","mentions":27},{"name":"The Exploration Company","mentions":26,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/the-exploration-company"},{"name":"PLD Space","mentions":22,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/pld-space"},{"name":"ICEYE","mentions":15,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/iceye"},{"name":"NVIDIA","mentions":12,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/nvidia"},{"name":"SES","mentions":12,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ses"},{"name":"Isar Aerospace","mentions":10,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/isar-aerospace"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"MDA Space signs €64 million IRIS2 digital antenna agreement with Thales Alenia Space","detail":"Canadian space technology company MDA Space signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to begin work on digital antennas for the first 66 satellites of the European Union's IRIS2 secure connectivity constellation, a deal valued at €64 million.","outlet":"European Spaceflight","companies":[{"name":"Iris2"},{"name":"MDA Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/mda-space"},{"name":"Thales Alenia Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/thales-alenia-space"}]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Google received the first AI response from a TPU on a Project Suncatcher prototype satellite, with Gemma 4 composing a haiku.","detail":"Google announced it received the first AI-generated response from a TPU mounted on a prototype satellite for its space AI data center concept Project Suncatcher. The company sent a prompt to the in-orbit open model Gemma 4, confirmed a response in which the model composed a haiku, and said it will proceed with operational evaluation tests of TPUs in space.","outlet":"ITmedia News","companies":[{"name":"Alphabet","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/alphabet"},{"name":"Project Suncatcher"}]},{"date":"2026-10-31","finding":"MDA Space wins over $100 million IRIS² digital antenna contract with Thales Alenia Space","detail":"MDA Space will build digital antennas for the first 66 satellites of the European Union’s IRIS² secure-communications constellation under an initial agreement with Thales Alenia Space worth more than $100 million, with the satellites due to launch in 2029.","outlet":"SpaceQ","companies":[{"name":"Iris2"},{"name":"MDA Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/mda-space"},{"name":"Thales Alenia Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/thales-alenia-space"}]},{"date":"2026-10-31","finding":"UK Ministry of Defence awards £15 million contract for Project LEDA to protect satellites","detail":"The British Ministry of Defence awarded a £15 million contract for Project LEDA to develop the United Kingdom's capabilities to protect satellite infrastructure and counter potential threats in orbit.","outlet":"Space24","companies":[{"name":"LEDA"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"The Aerospace Corporation reported $42.6 billion in U.S. civil-space allocations for FY2026.","detail":"A new Aerospace Corporation report details $42.6 billion allocated to civil-space activities in fiscal year 2026, covering government spending beyond NASA alone.","outlet":"SpacePolicyOnline","companies":[{"name":"Aerospace Corporation","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/aerospace-corporation"},{"name":"NASA"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Deutsche Bank and the European Investment Bank will mobilise €560 million for European SpaceTech.","detail":"The new partnership will direct €560 million toward European SpaceTech companies, including component manufacturers and launch-technology developers, to help them scale, commercialise new technologies, and strengthen Europe’s independent space capabilities.","outlet":"EU-Startups","companies":[{"name":"Deutsche Bank","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/deutsche-bank"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"MDA Space will build digital antennas for the first 66 IRIS² satellites.","detail":"MDA Space signed an initial agreement worth more than $100 million with Thales Alenia Space to manufacture digital antennas for the European Union’s planned secure-communications constellation.","outlet":"SpaceQ","companies":[{"name":"Iris2"},{"name":"MDA Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/mda-space"},{"name":"Thales Alenia Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/thales-alenia-space"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Telesat has five weeks to refinance $2.4 billion of maturing GEO-business debt.","detail":"Telesat reported that the first $2.4 billion of debt tied to its older geostationary satellite business is coming due, with five weeks remaining to refinance it.","outlet":"SpaceQ","companies":[{"name":"Telesat","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/telesat"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Telesat faces C$2.4 billion in legacy GEO debt due in December 2026.","detail":"Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg said the company is constrained in what it can disclose about refinancing the C$2.4 billion obligation tied to its legacy geostationary-orbit satellite business.","outlet":"Payload","companies":[{"name":"Telesat","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/telesat"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Eutelsat expects its $3.8 billion Iris2 investment to generate $11 billion in revenue.","detail":"Eutelsat projects that its investment in the Iris2 satellite communications system will generate $11 billion in revenue between 2032 and 2040.","outlet":"Space Intel Report","companies":[{"name":"Eutelsat","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/eutelsat"},{"name":"Iris2"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"NASA’s Lucy spacecraft reached the Jupiter Trojan asteroids five years after launch.","detail":"Lucy has traveled more than 3.5 billion kilometers since its launch on October 16, 2021, becoming the first spacecraft to enter a region containing primordial Solar System material known as the Jupiter Trojans.","outlet":"Raumfahrer.net","companies":[{"name":"NASA"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Manastu Space raised ₹22 crore ($2.3 million) in an ongoing funding round.","detail":"The spacetech startup raised the capital from Gandhi Securities and Investments and the Thacker Legacy Trusts; the round is ongoing.","outlet":"Inc42","companies":[]}]}