Business
Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Rocket Lab Enters the Thruster Market with Gauss
“Early technology development can be done at these small mom and pop shops, but when it really comes prime time to make things at scale, people like ourselves who are procurers of that, if they don’t vertically integrate, they get very nervous,” Rocket Lab CFO Adam Spice told Payload
Voyager Technologies Wins Its First Private ISS Mission
Axiom Space was the only provider for the first five PAMs awarded by NASA, but new players have entered the competition in 2026.
ORBX ETF Launches Amid Wave of Space Tech IPOs
The goal is to track companies that earn more than half of their revenue from space tech—everything from transportation, to space software, to satellite-enabled data services.
Slingshot Introduces AI-Powered Portal Platform
Slingshot Aerospace introduced a new platform today that will allow operators to spot anomalies—and make decisions—in an AI-powered, one-stop-shop.
ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep
Robotic construction company ICON today announced the establishment of ICON Prime, a new business unit that will work with the Pentagon and NASA.
Atomic-6 Launches Orbital Data Center Marketplace
GA-based composite manufacturer Atomic-6 is fueling that acceleration with the launch of a new marketplace today—called ODC.Space—to make securing orbital compute as simple as “add to cart.”
Sophia Space and Kepler Sign Agreement to Demo ODC Tech
The agreement, announced today, is Sophia’s first opportunity to validate its orbital-data-center software in space.
Albedo Ratchets Up the Power for its Second VLEO Flight
Albedo announced a new VLEO capable satellite bus today that’s aiming to fly the company’s second orbital mission in 2027.
Insurance is Commercial Space Nuclear’s Biggest Headache
Lots of challenges face commercial space nuclear missions—but experts at an industry seminar on Thursday only called one a “show stopper”—insurance.
Phantom Space Acquires Thermal Management Technologies
Thermal Management Technologies builds advanced satellite thermal components for in-space applications.
Airbase Emerges From Stealth With $5M to Automate Spectrum Allocation
As demand for spectrum grows alongside the rising number of missions in orbit, a new startup is looking to ease management of this precious, finite resource.
Ramon.Space, Ingrasys Aim To Fly Prototype Orbital Data Center In 2027
There’s another entry in the space-data-center race.
Contrivian Launches New Product Bundling Amazon Leo & Starlink
Customers looking for satellite connectivity are often forced to choose between one provider or another. Those days are over.
