Robinhood Cofounder Reveals New Space Solar Power Start-Up
Aetherflux is preparing to launch a satellite in late 2025 or early 2026 to generate solar power and beam it back to Earth.
Tim Fernholz
Space Force Turns to TAP Labs To Bridge Tech Gaps
“TAP Lab has done an amazing job of bridging the Valley of Death in R&D.”
Dude, Double VICTUS! Impulse Wins Two Tactical Space Missions
Military officials chose Impulse Space to fly two different tactically-responsive demonstration missions with its high-powered spacecraft in 2026.
Argo’s Tug Joins The Lunar Water Race
A provider of “in-space transportation with in-space propellant.”
US Second To China in Commercial Remote Sensing Ranking
China has bested the US in the commercial remote sensing Olympics, at least according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Crew-9 Is In Orbit, But Falcon 9 Is Grounded
SpaceX will pause Falcon 9 launches after an anomaly.
BlackSky Wins Secret Navy Laser Contract
The potential ROI is substantial: The company is expecting to achieve a 10x improvement on its current 90-minute or less tasking-to-imagery delivery timeline.
Radian’s SSTO Prototype Is On The Runway… In Abu Dhabi?
Radian is beginning a test campaign to map out the vehicle’s real-life aerodynamic characteristics.
SpaceX vs. FAA: What’s the Deal With Those Falcon Fines?
“Regardless of what you think about SpaceX or the politics, the speed of decision-making needs to be faster.”
Intuitive Machines Will Build A Lunar Communications Network
“We sell minutes on the network, something like a million minutes a year, to NASA.”
Telesat Plans A Different Kind Of LEO Network
Authorities in Ottawa and Montreal approved C$2.54B ($1.87B) in public loans for the company’s 198-satellite LEO broadband network last week.
Reflex Aerospace To Fly New Optical Comms System
Satellite architects are looking to lasers for more bandwidth.