Military

Space Force Chief Says Service is ‘Falling Behind’

Pentagon officials and lawmakers alike raised concerns on Tuesday that the Space Force’s $29.4B budget request for fiscal 2025 was not enough to keep pace with the growing space capabilities of China.

MilitaryPolaris

SpaceWERX Shares Tools to Help Industry Reach Phase III

SpaceWERX is looking at how to get companies out of the so-called “valley of death” by launching new programs to help companies make the leap from innovative demo missions to big-dollar programs of record.

MilitaryMoon

Astrobotic Exploring National Security Tech Crossover

Astrobotic is looking to expand into the national security sector and pitching DoD on how some of its Moon landing tech could be used by troops here on Earth.

Business

Lockheed’s Mid-Size Bus Set to Fly This Year

Lockheed Martin is preparing to launch its medium-sized LM 400 bus before the end of the year in preparation for a few classified opportunities coming down the pipeline, Lockheed Space President Robert Lightfoot told a small group of reporters at Space Symposium.

Polaris

UN Space Chief Urged Japan to Share Debris Removal Expertise

The UN’s space chief has some advice for Japan: be bolder.

BusinessLEO

Max Space Unveils Expandable Habitat

Shooting a Beyonce music video in zero gravity, farming to feed astronauts on the Moon, and storing fuel in orbit could all become possible with a new expandable space habitat designed and built by Max Space,, cofounder Aaron Kemmer told Payload.

LaunchPolicy

Biden Considers Taxes on Commercial Launchers

As the pace of space launch picks up, the Biden administration is reportedly looking at requiring space companies to pay taxes to help pay for the system that keeps their rockets safe.

BusinessMilitary

Pentagon Releases First Commercial Space Strategy

The Pentagon on Tuesday released its long-awaited strategy for working more closely with the commercial space sector, which includes plans to boost cooperation during times of peace and protect commercial assets in times of conflict. 

MilitaryPolaris

Jamming, Spoofing, and Spying, Oh My!

The Secure World Foundation released its annual update of global counterspace capabilities today, and we dug through it for some of the most significant updates from its 2023 version. 

LaunchState of the Space Industry 2024

The State of Launch

The state of the space launch industry is about much more than just rockets.

Launch

Delta IV Heavy Bids Farewell

ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket is preparing to hang up its engines after two decades of spaceflight.

BusinessMilitaryPolaris

A National Security Space Acquisition Primer

The web of offices intended to bring innovative space tech into the national security sector just got a whole lot less confusing.

MilitaryVC/PE

DoD Opens Line of Communication to VCs

The Space Force is meeting with the top funders of commercial space tech, opening a line of communication between the national security and VC communities about threats in orbit and the up-and-coming tech needed to counter them.