SpaceX Will Deorbit 100 Starlink Satellites For Safety Reasons
The world’s largest satellite constellation is about to get a little bit smaller.
Tim Fernholz
The Cost of Satcom Has Fallen Dramatically Thanks to Starlink
The cost of data from space has fallen 77% since 2019.
Clean Up In NSSL’s Lane 1
The US military’s scheme to diversify its stable of rocketmakers is running into a problem: None of them is likely to fly their rockets on time.
Viasat Is Still In Building Mode After Inmarsat Deal
Less than a year after acquiring European rival Inmarsat, ViaSat ($VSAT) management told investors Tuesday night that the two companies’ operations had been integrated successfully.
A-Rod Will Take Satellite-to-Phone Firm Lynk Public
Lynk, which operates satellites that connect directly to mobile phones to provide emergency connectivity, laid out its plans to go public later this year by merging with a blank check firm run by former baseball star Alex Rodriguez.
Sierra Space Eyes IPO After Years of Prep
The company building the next American space plane is preparing to go public, despite listed space firms recently facing rough waters.
Understanding AI’s Impact on Space Data with Planet’s Head of Product
Payload spoke to Nate Gonzalez, Planet’s head of product, to understand what the last year of AI hype means for earth observation companies like his.
The Uncertain Future Of Boeing’s Space Business
A one-time titan of the space industry finds itself on the sidelines, plagued by ballooning costs and slow timelines in its space division at a time when price and speed are king.
Starship Will Launch Starlab’s Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space, a joint venture between Airbus and Voyager Space, chose SpaceX’s Starship to launch a commercial station.
Space Force Prefers Northrop Grumman’s Fuel Port
The Space Force chose Northrop’s ($NOC) satellite propellant refueling system as a standard design for future military spacecraft, a decision that could shape the orbital servicing industry.
Why Private Companies Provide Better SSA Than The Pentagon
The TraCCS program not just to give DOD a rest from tracking the ever-increasing amount of stuff in orbit and focus on military objectives; it’s also that private SSA is more accurate than what the government is providing.
Firefly Aerospace Tapped to Compete for US Spy Sat Launches
Small launcher Firefly joined a small club on Thursday, when the NRO approved the startup’s Alpha rocket to compete for launch spy satellites under the ten-year, $700M Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (SLIC).