BusinessMilitary

True Anomaly Hires Sarah Walter As COO 

“I am a big proponent of go fast, fail, learn and repeat, and continue to get better.”

Civil

NOAA’s Weather Sat Do-Over Starts With Less 

The next-generation of US weather satellites isn’t so next-generation anymore.

EO

Planet’s Production Pelicans Are Now On Orbit

An interview with Planet’s chief space officer.

Launch

Firefly Explains Alpha Launch Failure

Can you say “plume induced flow separation” three times fast?

Analysis

This Isn’t Our First Obsession With Mars

An insightful new book documents turn of the century excitement over the Red Planet.

MilitaryTechnology

The Pentagon and Silicon Valley Game Out The Tech Arms Race

“A huge part of it is also trying to break down barriers between the private sector and public sector.”

Deep Space

The Commercial Race to Mars Heats Up

Who will build a Mars telecommunications orbiter?

Business

Space Manufacturers Fuel Capex With Private Credit

“Investors don’t usually want to see their dollars sunk into capex costs, right?”

Explainer

Inside The White House’s Plan For Space Deregulation

Sorting through launch licenses, environmental reviews, and novel space activities.

CivilPolicy

Duffy Wants NASA To Leave the Earth Behind

NASA will begin “moving away” from Earth sciences, Acting Administrator Sean Duffy told Fox News last week—a sharp shift in the agency’s focus since it was established in 1958.

Lunar

NASA Taps Chief for Lunar Fission Power

Steven Sinacore will lead a fast-moving effort to put atomic power on the Moon.

ISAM

NASA Eyes Private Companies For Swift Orbit Raise

A recent spate of heavy sun storms is threatening a key space observatory.