Space startups raised a record $20.8 billion in a single quarter, nearly triple the quarter before — and the money is flowing to factories, rockets, and heavy hardware, not apps and promises. The number is hard to wave away. According to Seraphim Space's latest quarterly index, reported this week by Reuters, space startups attracted $20.8 billion in the third quarter — nearly triple the $7.4 billion raised in the second quarter, more than double the previous all-time peak, an