BlackSky, a provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services, went public via a SPAC merger with Osprey Technology Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, in a $1.5bn deal. “Our team is excited that we have reached this major milestone on our first-to-know mission to lead a new era of real-time global intelligence. We are looking forward to this next chapter as a public company and the many opportunities that lie ahead in the new space economy,” Brian O’Toole, BlackSky CEO.