EquitiesStartupsVC/PE

AI Startup Synthetaic Closes $15M Series B

Synthetaic closed a $15M Series B round on Tuesday that will help bring its AI-driven image search tech to market. 

PolarisPolicy

The State of Civil Space Policy 2024

If the past few years have been about growth and planning in the space community, 2024 is the year of regulation and execution, according to some leading space experts. 

BusinessEuropeInternationalStartups

Satellite IoT Firm Opens Portugal Office

Spain-based FOSSA Systems is expanding internationally for the first time with the opening of a new subsidiary in Portugal, the company announced Tuesday.

Military

Report: DoD Needs Better Plan to Partner With Allies In Orbit

A lack of cohesiveness across the US space enterprise is getting in the way of cooperation with allies, according to a report released this week by RAND. 

MilitaryPolaris

Space Force Earns a ‘Marginal’ Grade From Heritage Foundation

The Space Force is not currently able to offer troops the real-time operational intelligence from space that would be required during a potential conflict conflict with an adversary like China, according to a report from the Heritage Foundation.

BusinessStartups

When Life Gives You Nuclear Waste, Make Batteries

Nuclear energy company Zeno Power announced a major step forward on Friday in its bid to provide atomic power for civil and commercial missions to deep space.

ISSPolarisPolicy

A Government Roadmap to Support CLDs

The government needs to consider regulations for commercial space stations as the private sector prepares to take the reins from the ISS, according to a report from the Beyond Earth Institute. 

LunarPolicy

Artemis III Could Face Further Delays, Watchdogs Say

One week after NASA announced new launch dates for two upcoming Artemis missions, officials were already saying that the agency may not be able to stick to the new schedule.

Polaris

The Future of CRSRA With Its New Director

The commercial remote sensing industry is showing no signs of slowing down, and the new head of the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs division wants to make sure the government can keep up. 

Polaris

Which Space Lawmakers Are Hitting the Campaign Trail in 2024

10 of the 33 senators up for election this year serve on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, including three in prominent roles for space policy.

Lunar

Astrobotic Looks for Next Steps After Lander Anomaly

Astrobotic’s bid to be the first private craft to soft land on the Moon is seemingly over after suffering an anomaly after launch.

PolarisPolicy

Lawmakers Share Their 2024 Space To-Do List

Welcome to 2024, the year in which a bitterly divided Congress will try to legislate as lawmakers also take time away to campaign ahead of the election.

InternationalMoonPolicy

US Will Send International Astronaut to the Moon

The US will send an international astronaut to the lunar surface by the end of the decade, VP Kamala Harris is expected to announce at the National Space Council meeting on Wednesday afternoon.