SmallSat 2024: A Look Back at a Busy Week
The size of this year’s conference meant that the press wires were a fire hose of companies unveiling innovative technologies, new partnerships, and additional funding streams.
Douglas Gorman
Rocket Lab Smashes Revenue Record, Paving the Path to Break Even
The company posted it’s highest ever quarterly revenue, and announced the successful hot fire test of its Archimedes engine, which opens the door for Rocket Lab’s first medium-life launch vehicle, Neutron.
Benchmark Adds New Thruster, Security Partnerships
Benchmark Space Systems added Starlight’s Hall-effect thrusters (HET) and 21SoftWare’s security platform to its partner network.
Spaceline Wants to Solve Your Trajectory Problem
Ascending Node Technologies (ANT) launched its Spaceline 3D mission visualization software to help mission operators plan and optimize their flight paths.
NordSpace Invests $5M to Build Canada’s First Spaceport
NordSpace is targeting a site that can support both equatorial and polar orbits, which will give the company the ability to place satellites above the Arctic.
Investors Share Vision of Space Industry’s Future at ISSRDC
Investors explain how their strategies are adapting to new technologies and shifting market conditions in LEO
AstroForge Unveils New Spacecraft for Deep Space Mission
With just seven months to launch, the LA-based asteroid mining company decided to toss out its mission 2 vehicle, named Odin, and build a new bus in house mostly from scratch.
SpaceX Inches Closer to Increasing Starship Launches
While SpaceX’s proposal will significantly increase in the amount of rocket traffic above Boca Chica, the FAA found the impact to the environment should be minimal.
ESA Launches Accelerator to Kickstart the Lunar Economy
Only a handful of European spacecraft have ever made it to the Moon, but that could soon change if a new accelerator achieves its goal.
Sierra Space’s Expandable Space Station Passes Key Milestone
Sierra Space just blew up its most advanced space station technology to date. The explosion was an overwhelming success.
India’s Budget Sets Aggressive Space Goals
Recent updates to the national space budget are intended to help the country meet its aggressive growth targets, by injecting significant amounts of cash into both public and private space efforts.
ESA Report Shows Unsustainable Levels of Orbital Debris
Congestion has gotten so bad in LEO that ESA warns the future of space travel could be in jeopardy.