Douglas Gorman
UK’s Defense Investment is Headed to the Space Sector
Payload chatted with half a dozen UK space leaders to find out just how much of the investment could trickle down to their sector.
Messium Plants £3.3M Hyperspectral Seed
Messium uses hyperspectral data from publicly available sources and commercial hyperspectral satellite operators to understand the nitrogen levels in its customers’ farm plots.
ispace Inches Closer to Another Lunar Attempt
ispace is itching for another attempt at a lunar joyride.
Dragonfly Mission Progresses Despite Cost Overruns
NASA is developing on a nuclear-powered rotorcraft, called Dragonfly, to explore Saturn’s moon Titan. How’s it going? Depends on who you ask.
ICEYE Expands its Japanese Presence with New CEO
The move positions ICEYE to take advantage of the Japanese government’s plans to invest ¥1T ($6.8B) in the space sector over the next ten years.
Orbital Paradigm Makes the Case for Profitable Reentry
Compared to the total mass of hardware that humanity launched to space during the last 70 years, the amount we’ve brought home intact pales in comparison.
Astrobotic Signs Launch Agreement with Andøya Space
The first landing of a rocket on European soil might just come from an American company.
Duffy Selects 20-Year NASA Vet as His Number Two
By promoting Kshatriya, Duffy is following through on his commitment to “move away” from Earth sciences in favor of greater space exploration.
Trump Confirms SPACECOM Move to Alabama
The official relocation to the Redstone Arsenal installation is the latest chapter in a multi-year back-and-forth that started in the final days of Trump’s first term.
Inside Aerospacelab’s Pitch to Build IRIS2
Payload sat down with Benoît Deper, Aerospacelab’s founder and CEO, to discuss the startup’s pitch to manufacture Europe’s secure satcom constellation.
EchoStar Stock Explodes After AT&T License Deal
The AT&T deal has other competitors, like T-Mobile and Starlink, hungry for their own piece of EchoStar’s pool of underused spectrum licenses.
Esper Satellites Sends its Hyperspectral Sensor to Orbit
This sensor type can identify the unique hyperspectral signatures of many natural resources, including rare Earth elements—helping mining companies save millions of dollars in exploration costs.
