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Tim Fernholz

Turn Up the Sustain: The Gateway’s Demise
Moonshot Mechanics 2025

Turn Up the Sustain: The Gateway’s Demise

A “mix of old NASA thinking, new NASA thinking, and SLS shortcomings.” 

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
Rocket Lab Snags IR Sensor-Maker In $275M Deal
EO

Rocket Lab Snags IR Sensor-Maker In $275M Deal

“With this deal, Rocket Lab will officially enter the payload market as a disruptive prime contractor to US national security.”

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Spire Emerges Anew After Nine Months Of Uncertainty 
EO • LEO

Spire Emerges Anew After Nine Months Of Uncertainty 

Inside CEO Theresa Condor’s plans for a revitalized satellite company.

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Payload Talks NASA Budget With Rep. George Whitesides
Policy • Q&A

Payload Talks NASA Budget With Rep. George Whitesides

“The United States is leading the world in space technology, and we can’t give that up.”

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025
PiLogic Raises $4M Seed Round For Faster Inference
Startups • VC/PE

PiLogic Raises $4M Seed Round For Faster Inference

A space-friendly flavor of AI could help satellites diagnose themselves on orbit.

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025
Quantum Space Hunts Golden Dome With MDA Vet
Military

Quantum Space Hunts Golden Dome With MDA Vet

“We’re going to be taking much greater advantage of the space domain.”

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025
SpaceX Closes Rare Acquisition Of Component Manufacturer
Business

SpaceX Closes Rare Acquisition Of Component Manufacturer

This deal may be another case of rescuing a critical supplier. 

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025
Muon Wins Stage II Contract from NRO
EO

Muon Wins Stage II Contract from NRO

Muon collects IR data, an area in which US commercial providers lag behind Chinese competitors.

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025
Solestial Taps Astra Vet as CEO After $17M Series A
Startups

Solestial Taps Astra Vet as CEO After $17M Series A

Solestial to reach a 1 MW annual production rate.

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025
Intuitive Machines Says The Moon Is Still Go
Lunar • Moon

Intuitive Machines Says The Moon Is Still Go

CEO Steve Altemus hopes to win new NASA Moon contracts in 2025.

May 14, 2025
The Eternal Return of the National Space Council?
Policy

The Eternal Return of the National Space Council?

Our favorite interagency coordinating body is set to rise again.

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025
Rocket Lab Wins Point-to-Point Demo Contract for Neutron
Equities • Launch

Rocket Lab Wins Point-to-Point Demo Contract for Neutron

Time for a rocket cargo survivability experiment.

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

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