Briana Sparacino
Garett Goodale, Muon Space
As the leader of the electrical engineering team at Muon Space, Garett Goodale’s work boils down to one question: How do you build systems flexible enough for every customer, which can be built fast and cheap enough to be profitable?
Ishani Peddi, Georgia Tech
Ishani Peddi knows that money makes the world go around—and that’s especially true when it comes to sustainability in orbit.
New Mexico Adds First Space Tourism Director
Sheli Hinds Armstrong will serve as the first director of space tourism at the SpaceValley Foundation, an Albuquerque-based nonprofit.
Voyager’s Dust-Repellent Coating Tested On the Moon
Voyager Technologies’ Clear Dust Repellent Coating (CDRC) is a passive, electricity-free technology designed to keep lunar regolith off equipment.
The State of Launch 2025
“Physics doesn’t care how much capital you’ve got. Poor engineering decisions don’t care how much capital you’ve got,” said Beck. “For a rocket company to come together to produce a product…and business that works is really, really hard.”
Transporter-13 Rideshare Launches to Orbit
SpaceX’s rideshare missions are always big days for the space industry. Here’s our list highlighting what was on board.
True Anomaly Expands to Long Beach
The facility—a new product development center—will work on payload development and new spacecraft designs, streamlining hardware and software development and production as the firm looks to expand its classified operations.
US Should Create Space ‘Hotline’ With China, CFR says
The Trump administration must engage China in orbit, opening a line for communication in case of emergencies such as deconflicting potential collisions in orbit, according to a report released Tuesday by the Council on Foreign Relations.
Wyvern Launches Open Data Program
The program will allow free, unrestricted use of images captured by Wyvern’s three Dragonette hyperspectral satellites under the flexible public release creative commons license as long as credit is attributed to Wyvern.
Spaceium Closes $6.3M Seed Round
Spaceium, an in-orbit refueling service, raised a $6.3M seed round led by Initialized Capital with participation from 15 additional VC firms and angel investors. The Y-Combinator-backed startup plans to use the funding to demonstrate its refueling technology in orbit and expand its team. “Fuel for spacecraft is a massive bottleneck in the industry,” Spaceium CEO…
Transporter-12 Launches a New Wave of Space Tech
SpaceX launched Transporter-12 on Tuesday afternoon, sending 131 payloads with dozens of microsatellites and nanosats into sun-synchronous orbit.
Space Industry’s Top Priorities For the New Congress
Not surprisingly, regulatory reform is on everyone’s wishlist.
