Maxar’s Newest Spacecraft Work Dawn ’til Dusk
WorldView Legion 3 and 4 are now delivering data to customers.
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Starship Hired To Fly Two Lunar Rovers
The first Lunar Terrain Vehicle is expected to touch down in 2029.
European Space Capsule Biz Wins $160M Round
The Exploration Company has $800M in contract backlog from private space station companies.
FCC Sets MegaConstellation Spectrum Rules
“Today’s update to our satellite spectrum sharing rules allows first movers to enjoy the advantage they’ve earned by daring to think big and take on risk, while also opening our skies to more competition,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said.
Intuitive Machines Targets February for Second Moon Landing
The company is now managing instruments on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
ABL Pivots To Missile Defense
“We see considerable opportunity to leverage RS1 … to enable a new type of research effort around missile defense technologies.”
Spire Sells Ship-Tracking Business In $241M Deal
The sale will allow the Spire to pay off more than $118M in debt and leave it with another $100M on its balance sheet.
Firefly Raises $175M Series D, Aims For 2025 Launch
The news comes as competing small satellite launchers Astra and Relativity are also seeking new funding for their launch vehicle development programs.
Voyager Is Trying to Right-Size National Security Space
There are three major areas where Voyager is investing in national security space: Solid rockets, intelligence, and satellite payloads.
Bridenstine Kicks Off Phase Four Investment Round
“As the NASA administrator, I had a lot of challenges with traditional Hall thrusters,” Bridenstine told Payload. “When I came across this company that’s doing electric propulsion, they can provide as much thrust and as much efficiency as a traditional hull thruster, but do it with a variety of different fuels, I got excited about it.”
NASA Begins Hand-off To Commercial Satellites
Today marks the last day that NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay System satellites will be open for new business.
Is Relativity On The Rocks?
The rocketmaker has has raised more than $2B since 2015.