Business
Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Maxar Opens UK HQ for International Government Biz
Part of the team’s directive is to uncover ways to tailor Maxar’s data and analytics tools to fit the individual intelligence gathering needs of allied nations.
BlackSky Expands Non-Earth Imaging Capabilities with HEO Deal
Intel collected by non-Earth imaging (NEI) provides greater space domain awareness for defense and commercial assets on orbit.
Intuitive Machines Will Build A Lunar Communications Network
“We sell minutes on the network, something like a million minutes a year, to NASA.”
Planet Labs Commercial Revenue Is Softening
When Planet Labs went public in 2021, the company touted a commercial Earth observation market on the verge of an inflection point.
The opposite has happened.
Esper Satellites’ Sales Surge Despite Losing Its First Satellite
The startup’s sales have ballooned from less than $1M in revenue at the start of the year to more than $10M now, CEO Shoaib Iqbal revealed to Payload.
Defense Tech Firm Anduril Brings AI Software to Space
Anduril is formally jumping into the space game: expanding its AI-powered tech into space to working on national security missions.
ispace Sets Second Moon Landing Attempt For December
ispace is one of three private companies that will attempt Moon landings this winter, and the only mission not funded by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
The Steady Rise of Arrow Science and Technology
The TX-based native-American owned space manufacturing and services company has spent over a decade slowly building its space expertise, and now it’s paying off in a big way.
Relm Insurance’s New Policies for New Space
If the space economy is young, then the space insurance market is infantile. While Relm has been insuring space companies since 2023, they’re looking to grow their involvement in the industry.
ATLAS Raises $15M To Bolster Ground-Station Software Biz
“Some of us joke that we’re actually a software company with a network.”
There Aren’t Enough Satellite Thrusters For The SDA—Yet
Redwire is partnering with propulsion startup Phase Four to commercialize a NASA-designed Hall Effect Thruster.
Rocket Startup ABL Reduces its Workforce
ABL Space Systems announced a round of layoffs late last week, a month after a pad fire destroyed the company’s second RS1 rocket.
SoCal Will Be Space Central With or Without Elon, Experts Say
Elon Musk wants out of California, and he’s threatening to take SpaceX with him.
