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Douglas Gorman

“Space to Grow” Provides a Curriculum on Space
Business

“Space to Grow” Provides a Curriculum on Space

Space, once the sole domain of militaries and civil space programs, is increasingly ruled by market forces.

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025
K2 Space Raises $110M Series B 
Startups • VC/PE

K2 Space Raises $110M Series B 

The company will hire more engineers to continue its “ruthless approach to driving down costs,” according to head of strategy John Plumb.

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025
New Bill Would Classify Space as Critical Infrastructure
Military • Policy

New Bill Would Classify Space as Critical Infrastructure

The Space Infrastructure Act seeks to codify in statute that space assets are so vital to the nation’s economy and security that their disruption would have a debilitating impact.

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025
China To Ramp Up its Launch Capacity in 2025
International • Launch

China To Ramp Up its Launch Capacity in 2025

China’s space program had a busy start to the year, and it isn’t letting off the gas anytime soon.

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
How to Build the Iron Dome For America
Military • Policy

How to Build the Iron Dome For America

Trump directed the US to rapidly beef up its space-based missile defense capabilities to keep pace with advancing space-based missile tech from adversaries.

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
Q&A with ISS Astrophotographer Matthew Dominick
ISS

Q&A with ISS Astrophotographer Matthew Dominick

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick spent nearly eight months aboard the ISS—and he has the photos to prove it.

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025
Auxilium Biotechnologies 3D Prints Medical Devices in Space
ISS • Science

Auxilium Biotechnologies 3D Prints Medical Devices in Space

During the six-week mission, Auxilium demonstrated how its 3D bioprinter can produce a range of medical devices without the burden of gravity.

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025
ATMOS Space Cargo is Go for Reentry
Startups • Technology

ATMOS Space Cargo is Go for Reentry

The Phoenix reentry vehicle will complete two Earth orbits before blasting through the atmosphere and landing in the Indian ocean—without any parachute. 

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
Kayhan Space Beefs Up its Space Traffic Coordination Tool
Business • Debris • Technology

Kayhan Space Beefs Up its Space Traffic Coordination Tool

The company hopes the new tool will make it easier for satellite operators to run their missions and coordinate collision avoidance maneuvers with their neighbors. 

February 4, 2025February 10, 2025
Lieber Institute: How to Stop Space Nukes
Civil • Military

Lieber Institute: How to Stop Space Nukes

Laying out the legal and geopolitical options available to the US government to stem the proliferation of nuclear weapons and other WMDs in orbit.  

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025
Kall Morris Inc. Shares Details of ISS Demo
Debris • ISS • Startups

Kall Morris Inc. Shares Details of ISS Demo

Kall Morris Inc., a Michigan-based debris removal startup, became the first US entity to capture an uncontrolled object in space during a demo mission to the ISS.

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025
Inside the Comms Tech Headed to the Moon
Lunar • Moonshot Mechanics 2025 • Technology

Inside the Comms Tech Headed to the Moon

As the world prepares for the return of crewed missions to the Moon, space agencies are teaming up with the commercial sector to help future missions communicate and navigate the lunar surface.

January 27, 2025February 26, 2025

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