Boeing Starliner’s 14-year Journey To ISS Might End Today
“I have seen a tremendous change in Boeing culture since the first orbital flight test,” NASA’s commercial crew program manager, Steve Stich, said.
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DoD Reveals New Russian Space Weapon Details, Conflict Over Commercial Imagery
John Plumb became the first Biden administration official to acknowledge Russia’s nuclear counterspace weapon in unclassified testimony.
Slingshot Highlights Massive Growth in Space Activity—And Insurance Losses
Guess who’s responsible for the boom? One big hint: it’s not civil or military actors.
Intelsat, CNH Aim to Beat SpaceX, John Deere to the Wired Tractor Market
The two firms plan to be in the market months ahead of a much ballyhooed partnership between SpaceX and John Deere.
ispace Plots Lunar Data Business, Borrows $45M for Lander Missions
Other Moon-focused companies, including Lockheed Martin subsidiary Crescent and Intuitive Machines, are also planning satellite networks around Earth’s favorite satellite.
Redwire teams up with Korea’s Boryung on Space Biotech
Boryung’s Humans in Space contest will give researchers the chance to pitch their microgravity experiments to the two firms.
How Do You Know If Your Satellite Has Been Hacked?
A survey of satellite operators in 2023 found many were unaware of standard cybersecurity practices.
Seraphim Launches New $100M Space Venture Fund
The fund has already invested in nine companies, including Hubble, Delos, ATMOS, and Auriga.
Inside The World’s First Civil Space Traffic Coordination System
NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce is pushing to stand up TraCSS by the end of the year.
Space Weapons Can’t Be Ignored by Private Industry
The number of countries with counterspace weapons has doubled since 2018.
SPACE-H Accelerator Looks for Companies Solving Health Problems in Space
No one wants to be sick on their pricey space vacation, or endure the nine-month journey to Mars only to find themselves too weak to explore upon arrival.
Starlink and Kuiper Trying to Prove Proliferation is Profitable
Payload Research’s Starlink revenue estimate for 2024 is $6.85B.