Sairaksha Kesarla, Planet Labs
Space tech does a lot of good for people down here on Earth. For Sairaksha Kesarla, an engineering program manager at Planet Labs ($PL), that’s the whole point.
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Benjamin Spencer, Apex Space
“He has single-handedly elevated what it means to produce excellent engineering work here at Apex, and has set the standard for every program to come,” Nicolas Gutierrez, head of RF and comms at Apex, said about Spencer. “We definitely could not have done it without him.”
The Planetary Society Calls to Save NASA Science
The Planetary Society brought together 20 space organizations on Capitol Hill in support of funding NASA science programs.
Exclusive: OrbitAID to Support Indian-Aussie Collab with Refueling Tech
A young Indian sustainability startup is getting its feet wet in orbit during an international joint mission. OrbitAID, a Bangalore, India-based startup building satellite servicing and sustainability tech, has signed a contract to supply ground fueling services and a refueling port to Aussie firm Space Machines Company in support of the upcoming MAITRI mission, a […]
DARPA Awards Safran a Quantum PNT Contract
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced yesterday that it awarded Safran Federal Systems a contract to develop robust and reliable quantum sensors to improve the US military’s PNT architecture in multiple domains, including in space. To effectively manage its troops and personnel across the world, the DoD says it needs extremely—and increasingly—precise ways […]
Intuitive Machines Closes $30M KinetX Acquisition
KinetX has joined the Intuitive Machines family after years of working alongside it. Yesterday, Intuitive Machines ($LUNR) announced that its $30M acquisition of KinetX, a space infrastructure company with experience in constellation management, is complete. The companies first announced the deal in August. The $30M acquisition was structured like this: IM is planning to use […]
ispace and ElevationSpace Plan to Bring Back Moon Rocks for Japan
Japan is among the planet’s top players in the game to get back to the Moon, and some of its most enthusiastic lunar exploration companies just announced a mission to do something Japan has never done before: lunar sample return. ispace, inc. announced yesterday that it has teamed up with Japanese in-orbit transportation startup ElevationSpace […]
Booz Allen Preps for the Golden Dome
The president wants a Golden Dome missile defense system, and the space industry is standing ready to get him one.
NOAA Taps BAE Systems to Measure Hyperspectral Ocean Color
The US’ central weather-tracking agency has commissioned BAE Systems to build an instrument for its next-generation weather and climate constellation, GeoXO.
Russia and US Face Off on Responsible Space Behavior
US leadership is frustrated with Russia’s behavior in the space domain, and they weren’t afraid to show it this week in public remarks both domestically and on the world stage.
How To Survive a Solar Storm
The geomagnetic storm that painted skies purple and green across vast swaths of the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also created a dangerous environment for satellites in Earth’s orbit.
The Space Force Needs to Grow Up, Says CNAS
America’s newest military branch still has some maturing to do to earn the respect and support of the public and the nation’s adversaries, according to analysts.