A spree of space startups — Rocket Lab, Spire Global, BlackSky, Momentus, Astra, and AST SpaceMobile — have recently announced plans to go public through Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), a method of financing that has become very popular in recent months.
Satellite Data Firm BlackSky Going Public in Merger With Osprey SPAC
BlackSky Holdings Inc., a satellite imagery and data company, is going public through a reverse merger with blank-check company Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp., according to people with knowledge of the matter.