Jacqueline Feldscher
SDA Is Strengthening Space Industrial Base, Execs Say
A five-year-old agency within the Pentagon founded with a mandate to move quickly is stimulating investments that make the entire small sat industrial base more resilient and scalable, according to half a dozen top industry execs.
Danti Raises $5M, Announces US Military Customers
AI startup Danti raised a $5M funding round to grow the engineering and go-to-market teams for its AI-powered search engine that can sift through large amounts of data, including satellite imagery, CEO Jesse Kallman told Payload.
Artemis Accords Signatories to Meet This Month in Canada
Artemis Accords signatories will meet in Montreal this month to discuss best practices and guidelines for responsible and sustainable space exploration.
Solid US Space Mining Regs Could Attract Investors, VC Predicts
Mining in orbit is getting closer to becoming a reality and, with business prospects protected by policy—at least in the US—one investor is predicting the dollars will start rolling in.
A Q+A with the Norwegian Space Agency Chief
Norway is preparing to launch two satellites this summer to boost comms in the Arctic amid increasing tension in the region between NATO allies and Russia, the head of the Norwegian Space Agency told Payload.
True Anomaly, Agile Team on DoD RPO Mission
In-space propulsion startup Agile Space Industries is joining True Anomaly’s team for US Space Systems Command’s dogfighting-in-space challenge, VICTUS HAZE.
Maxar Closes in on the Launch of its WorldView Legion Satellites
Maxar is preparing to launch its first two WorldView Legion EO satellites in the coming days aboard Falcon 9, following years of delays for the new constellation.
DC Eyes Beijing’s Investments In Space
Lawmakers across Capitol Hill raised concerns last week that China is gaining on the US in orbit in both the civil and national security sectors.
A Q+A With UKSA Chief Paul Bate
The UK Space Agency challenged industry in January to extract and purify water ice on the Moon—and so far, companies have come forward in droves with ideas to solve the problem, according to the agency’s CEO.
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.
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.
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.
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.
