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SpaceX Leadership Map Out the Future of the Starship Program
Analysis • Business • Launch

SpaceX Leadership Map Out the Future of the Starship Program

Over the past few weeks—with growing confidence in the Starship program—SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and Starbase General Manager Kathy Lueders have been publicly mapping out what to expect from SpaceX and Starship in the coming years.

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024
ANT Partners with Pinkmatter to Fix EO Calibration
Business • EO • International

ANT Partners with Pinkmatter to Fix EO Calibration

The traditional process of calibrating an EO satellite is a time-consuming project of trial and error.

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024
SEOPS Enters EU Market with Axient Systems Partnership
Business • Europe • International • Launch

SEOPS Enters EU Market with Axient Systems Partnership

The partnership’s first launch will be an ISR satellite for the Dutch military, which is expected to lift off as early as 2027.

November 19, 2024June 9, 2025
Intuitive Machines Targets February for Second Moon Landing
Business • Cislunar • Lunar • Moon

Intuitive Machines Targets February for Second Moon Landing

The company is now managing instruments on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024
NASA, Microsoft Partner On AI-Powered ‘Earth Copilot’
Business • Civil

NASA, Microsoft Partner On AI-Powered ‘Earth Copilot’

The partnership, which will rely on a customized version of Microsoft’s Azure Open AI platform, supports NASA’s broader effort to democratize data access.

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024
Spire Sells Ship-Tracking Business In $241M Deal
Business • EO • VC/PE

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.

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024
DoD’s Big Bet on 1 Hour Space Cargo Delivery
Business • Startups

DoD’s Big Bet on 1 Hour Space Cargo Delivery

If the last decade marked a revolution in sending mass to space, the next decade will center on bringing mass back to Earth.

November 13, 2024November 21, 2024
Rocket Lab Signs First Neutron Customer
Business • Equities • Launch

Rocket Lab Signs First Neutron Customer

The rocket is expected to complete a test launch in 2025, and fly three commercial launches in 2026.

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024
Maine’s Plan to Build a Sustainable Space Industry
Business • Startups

Maine’s Plan to Build a Sustainable Space Industry

“Maine is more than lobsters and blueberries.”

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024
Voyager Is Trying to Right-Size National Security Space
Business • Military

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.

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024
NASA Begins Hand-off To Commercial Satellites
Business • Civil

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.

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024
Space AI is Having a Moment
Business • Technology

Space AI is Having a Moment

After years of AI changing the way people work on Earth, the tech is finally having its moment in the space industry’s spotlight.

November 7, 2024November 12, 2024

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