EOLEOStartupsVC/PE

Albedo (YC W21) Raises $48 Million

Albedo has announced a $48M Series A raise, in a round co-led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Silicon Valley-based Shield Capital.  The Austin- and Denver-HQ’d satellite startup has now raised $58M, less than two years since its founding. Complementing Albedo’s big ol’ round is a padded out cap table.  The startup is a […]

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Pathfinder #0015, featuring Kelly Larson

We have a rare Wednesday release of the Pathfinder podcast, but we promise the wait was worth it. Joining us today is Kelly Larson, who’s the CEO of Aquarian Space. The Boulder, Colorado startup is building “internet for the solar system.” Or, to get a bit more technical, Aquarian is developing a communications network for […]

OSAMStartups

Orbit Fab Announces In-Space Refueling Prices

Prices at the pump may have cooled off and started coming down here on Earth, but topping off the tank in geostationary (GEO) orbit will still cost you a pretty penny.  How much? Orbit Fab has announced a flat rate price of $20M for hydrazine fill-ups in GEO, which it aims to start in 2025. […]

ISSLEO

The ISS Retirement Roundup

In January, NASA released an updated ISS Transition Plan to extend the station’s life through 2030. After that, the agency plans to decommission it by burning it up in the atmosphere and dropping whatever’s left in an uninhabited region of the South Pacific.  The ISS, originally planned to deorbit after 15 years, is old enough […]

BroadbandLEOStartups

Starlink Mobile Play “Validates” Lynk’s Strategy, Says CEO

If you thought that T-Mobile and SpaceX’s Thursday announcement would scare the H-E-🏒🏒 out of other players working on direct-to-phone connectivity from space, think again.  AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS) execs welcomed the extra attention on their business brought by the T-Mobile/SpaceX technology partnership. So too did Lynk Global, a Virginia startup putting “cell towers in space” […]

Pathfinder

Pathfinder #0014, featuring Barry Matsumori

The Pathfinder guarantee is to bring you conversations you won’t find anywhere else. Today’s episode delivers on that guarantee in spades, taking us from the cost-per-kilogram of covered wagons to in-space delivery logistics to Mars highways.  Our guest is Barry Matsumori, a space industry veteran who’s held exec roles at SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, and most […]

LEO

SpaceX, T-Mobile Announce Cellular Partnership

ICYMI, and you probably didn’t, SpaceX and T-Mobile have teamed up to bring satellite-to-smartphone connectivity to mobile networks. SpaceX is working on connecting existing, unmodified phones to a new type of mobile network.  Big, if true This technology could blanket the globe with a new layer of cellular connectivity. And the tie-up has the potential […]

EquitiesSatcom

SatixFy, SPAC Slash Post-Deal Valuation

SatixFy is bucking the trend and staying the course.  SatixFy 101 The Israeli startup is a fabless chipmaker and developer of electronically steered antennas.  Its portfolio consists of “end-to-end” products, ranging from satellite payloads to end-user terminals.  SatixFy recently unveiled Onyx Aero, a terminal for commercial airliners and large corporate jets that can connect to […]

AnalysisEOInternationalMilitarySatcom

The Role of Satellites and Space-Based Services during War, Six Months after Russia Invaded

Today marks the six-month anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine.  Over the last half year, space-based services have played an integral role in each step of the conflict. Today, we’re providing a partial accounting of how space-based services and hardware have altered the course of the conflict (and how the space industry has itself been changed). […]

Pathfinder

Pathfinder Lucky #0013 with Giuseppe Santangelo

Today’s Pathfinder takes us back and forth across the Kármán line plenty of times. Our guest is Giuseppe Santangelo, president at Red Cat Holdings ($RCAT) and founder of Skypersonic. The company develops drones that can be remotely piloted from thousands of miles away, and operated in high-risk, confined, and GPS-denied locations. Santangelo is no stranger […]

Analysis

An S-1 for the Space Economy

Editor’s note: Payload space cadets Ryan Duffy (managing editor) and Mo Islam (cofounder) originally penned this essay for Not Boring, an uber-popular newsletter on tech, strategy, startups, and investing. Nearing 150,000 subscribers, Not Boring is primarily authored by Packy McCormick, with editing and research duties fulfilled by Dan McCormick and Rahul Rana. What you’re about […]

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Pathfinder #0012, featuring Emiliano Kargieman

On today’s Pathfinder, we sit down with Emiliano Kargieman, who is CEO and cofounder of Satellogic ($SATL). Originally started in Buenos Aires, the now-global ~$500M microsat operator is developing a LEO constellation and aims to develop a high-res, live catalog of Earth.  Satellogic launched nine satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-4 and -5 missions in April and […]