Mid-Week Space News Roundup: Cygnus XL, Vast Space, Axiom Space, Star Catcher, PLD Space, Lunar Rail

Roundup of this week’s space news, with a focus on smaller space startups.

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00:00 Intro
00:28 Reorbit Funding
01:36 Apex Space Funding
02:15 SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman's Cygnus-XL Cargo Freighter
04:22 Vast Space CEO Supports NASA's New Commercial Space Station Strategy
06:48 Axiom Space Updates
08:42 European Aerospace Giants Form New Satellite Venture
09:42 Star Catcher Power Purchase Agreement
11:27 NASA Mars Analogue Mission 2
13:34 PLD Space Miura 5 Burst Test
14:36 Reading Comments
22:54 Outro

Sources:

ReOrbit: https://x.com/ReOrbitOy/status/1965264874982015214 (Website: https://www.reorbit.space)

Apex Space: https://www.apexspace.com

Axiom Space Agreement with Bavaria: https://x.com/Axiom_Space/status/1966538748402815335

Axiom Space Private Astronaut announcement: https://x.com/Axiom_Space/status/1963621807715434762

Star Catcher Power Purchase Agreement: https://star-catcher.com/astro-digital-power-purchase-agreement-first-power-grid-in-space/

PLD Space Miura 5 Burst Test: https://x.com/PLD_Space/status/1967917806021677303

European Aerospace Giants Set Up Project Bromo: https://x.com/Forbes_MENA_/status/1967213234265731116

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL: https://x.com/northropgrumman/status/1965445096184127580