SpaceX Loses Starship on Seventh Test Flight
This was the first flight of a new version of Starship.
Tim Fernholz
He Helped Create the Space Force. Now He Wants to Arm It.
“If the world was going to end in an hour, I’d spend 55 minutes on the problem and five minutes on the solution.”
NASA Punts Mars Sample Return Decision
After more than a year of review, there’s no concrete plan to retrieve scientific samples from Mars.
CEO Tom Vice Is Out At Sierra Space
The unexpected retirement has Sierra searching for a new leader.
Synspective Goes Public on Tokyo Stock Exchange
The SAR data collector has plans for a thirty satellite constellation.
The Year in Commercial Space Hits and Misses
The best and worst of space technology in 2024.
Australian Space Geology Firm Raises $100M Series D
”[T]ier one mining companies are taking notice…now they’re looking to put their foot on the gas.”
China’s Materials Bans Could Transform Space Solar
Power demand in orbit is already closing in on 20M watts a year.
Pixxel Raises $24M For Hyperspectral Data Biz
Pixxel’s sensors capture 150 wavelengths at 5-m resolution in a 40-km swath.