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title: Skywalking into billion dollar space deals.
description: Maxar officially goes private. And Arconic might. Voyager Space’s latest purchase brings Astrolab closer to reality. Starlink hits major milestone. And more.
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# [Skywalking into billion dollar space deals.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/24)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | May 4, 2023 8:22:00 PM

 

Summary

Maxar bought out for $6.4 billion by Advent. Arconic plans to go private for $5.2 billion courtesy of Apollo Global. ZIN technologies acquired by Voyager Space Holdings. Space tech investment firm Seraphim selects nine space startups for global accelerator program. SpaceX’s Starlink now numbers over 4000 in orbit, and more.

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