Small Satellite Launchers to See Brisk Investing Activity, Space Angels Says

Commercial space companies saw 20 deals totaling $975.8 million in nongovernment equity investment in Q1, Space Angels said Tuesday in its quarterly space investment report. The commercial launch industry got 72 percent of such investment in 2017 and that's likely to continue this year, with a particular emphasis on small satellite launch services, it said. The U.S. had 60 percent of the investing activity, it said. Most of the investment came from venture capital and angel sources, it said.