Douglas Gorman
Astranis Unveils a New Beyond-Line-of-Sight Satcom Product
The new product, called Vanguard, uses Astranis’ MicroGEO sats to extend the range of customer point-to-point communications capabilities.
Reflex Aerospace Raises €50M Series A
Reflex will use the capital to expand the manufacturing capacity at its facility in Bavaria, which will be able to churn out 60 to 70 highly complex satellites per year, according to CEO Walter Ballheimer.
Space Station, Data Center Tech Launches on Bandwagon-4
SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 mission brought 18 payloads to mid-inclination orbit, including demos for Vast’s Haven, and Starcloud’s data center.
ESA Eyes 2028 with European Resilience from Space Program
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher proposed a massive new project this week to bring together European defense capabilities in 2028. The European Resilience from Space program (ERS) would have a budget of €1B and focus on two major capabilities in orbit.
UK Space Agency Sees Budget Growth Under DSIT
this week we got our first indication of what the UK space industry can expect—at least, from a financial perspective—after announcing its joining the UK government’s Department of Science, Innovation, and Technology
European Startups to Test a New Lightweight Composite
FibreCoat from Germany and Lofith Composites from Spain have joined forces to develop a new composite for satellite panels that aims to be lighter and stronger compared with conventional materials.
Besxar Emerges From Stealth with SpaceX Launch Deal
Semiconductor manufacturing is big business, and a new startup from Washington, DC has plans to take it out of this world.
China’s is on Track to Beat the US to Extract Lunar Water
Forget boots on the Moon. China looks like it’s going to beat the US to extract water from the lunar surface.
VC Investors Weigh the Impact of Europe’s Major Merger
Payload spoke with a handful of venture capital firms on the continent, and the overwhelming sentiment was the same: Startups are going to be just fine.
ESA Unveils Worrying Space Health Index
ESA’s Health Index for the space environment currently sits at a 4. For reference, 1 is the threshold for long term orbital sustainability.
Nyxara is Building Lasers To Pierce the Clouds
In the world of optical communications, cloudy days are bad for business.
Quantum Space Readies its Ranger Spacecraft to Fly in 2026
The first wave of Golden Dome spacecraft is about to start boot camp.
