[4] For the launch of the game, Rovio partnered with wireless carrier T-Mobile to erect a 300-foot-tall (91 m) contraption, with a 35-foot-tall (11 m) red bird resting in it at the Seattle Space Needle to make it look like a slingshot.

The video shows that the game's stage is no longer flat, instead comprising several different planetoids, each of which has its own gravitational field that affects the trajectory of the birds after launch.

[9] As of June 1, 2012, Angry Birds Space has been downloaded a total of 100 million times since launching on iOS, Android, PC, and Mac.

[10] In April 2012, the first update for Angry Birds Space was released and contained "Fry Me to the Moon", a new episode with 10 new levels.

In June 2012 an update for the Android version included "Danger Zone", an in-app purchase with 30 challenging levels that had previously been available for iOS and the Space Eagle.

On August 23, 2012, an update containing the first 20 levels of the next episode, entitled "Red Planet", was released, in conjunction with the landing of the Curiosity rover, which the Space Pigs hijack for their own ends.

This update also introduced a new power-up, Wingman from Angry Birds Friends, and a new Froot Loops-themed episode containing 5 themed levels and Toucan Sam instead of the Space Eagle, produced in collaboration with Kellogg's.

"[14] Harry Slater of Pocket Gamer thought the game was "as much fun as its predecessor" adding that it had "enough new concepts to keep even the hardiest fans entertained".