From NASA’s Artemis missions to more commercial lunar landing attempts to other nations’ journeys to the Moon’s surface, it’s clear that the entire world has its sights set on the Moon. But building a sustainable lunar economy—the goal of space agencies and the commercial sector—will require advancements in everything from power generation to mining to agriculture.
After years of AI changing the way people work on Earth, the tech is finally having its moment in the space industry’s spotlight.
EO sats provide critical eyes in the skies for everything from collecting national security intelligence to assessing the damage after a natural disaster to tracking natural resources.
Most of the biggest space policy story lines of 2024 were actually about 2025, including how the incoming second Trump administration could reshape and prioritize space, the officials who will oversee those efforts, and some new faces on Capitol Hill as well.
In 2024, the Defense Department built on its efforts to deepen ties with the commercial sector, including releasing its first formal strategy to govern cooperation with industry and expanding its use of commercial space imagery.
From China’s Moon landing to European investments to India’s ambitious space goals, here are five of our top international space stories of the year.
There was no shortage of launch news in 2024. From the debut of new rockets to the retirement of old workhorses, from leadership changes at some startups to others pivoting away from the launch industry all together, it was a year filled with shakeups in how platforms get to space.
A transcript of our Pathfinder episode with Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck.
Tony Frazier joint Payload to discuss the critical role the company plays in building a living map of orbital activity for space operations.
Andy shares his insights on the challenges they’ve faced and the progress they’ve made in creating fully reusable launch vehicles, emphasizing the importance of rapid reusability for reducing costs and increasing availability and reliability.
Colin shares his journey into the aerospace industry and his vision for building real estate platforms in space.
Tina joint Payload to talk about the fascinating world of satellite technology and Aerospacelab’s role in it, the vision of founder Benoît Deper and the company’s growth over the past six years.
