Cislunar

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.

LEO

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.

Startups

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. 

VC/PE

Seraphim Launches New $100M Space Venture Fund

The fund has already invested in nine companies, including Hubble, Delos, ATMOS, and Auriga.

Policy

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.

Military

Space Weapons Can’t Be Ignored by Private Industry 

The number of countries with counterspace weapons has doubled since 2018.

Science

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.

Satcom

Starlink and Kuiper Trying to Prove Proliferation is Profitable

Payload Research’s Starlink revenue estimate for 2024 is $6.85B.

ISAMMilitary

Space Force Backs Multi-Vehicle Commercial RPO Demos

Rocket Lab and True Anomaly will square off in orbit next year.

Cislunar

Japanese PM Inks Deal to Join Artemis Moon Return

Two Japanese astronauts will travel to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program, potentially becoming the first non-Americans to set foot on the lunar surface.

ISAMState of the Space Industry 2024

The State of OSAM

Private companies are already launching missions that capture the key technology needs for OSAM.

EOEquities

Planet President Kevin Weil Leaves As Company Touts Record Revenue

Planet ($PL) reported record revenue of $220.7M and a net loss of $140M in their fiscal year ending Jan. 31.

ISAM

Katalyst Joins DARPA to Demo the Upgrade Economy in Orbit

The mission aims to give a spacecraft the vision necessary to serve as a training platform for Space Force Guardians.