Business
Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Starlab Space Announces European Subsidiary
Starlab Space GmbH will provide boots on the ground and legal toeholds to open up business development and engineering opportunities to European companies, space agencies, and research institutions.
SpaceX Set to Debut Upgraded Starship Vehicle
Wednesday’s planned Starship launch may be the seventh test flight of the mega-rocket, but it also represents a couple of important firsts—the first flight of the new and improved second stage and the first time the rocket will attempt to deploy payloads.
What to Expect in 2025
2024 was a record-breaking year for the global space industry. More launches from more spaceports brought more satellites into orbit, and 2025 is expected to be no different.
NGSO Fixed Satellite Service Spectrum Priority in the US: Payload Research
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its spectrum sharing rules for Non-Geostationary (NGSO) Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) systems to establish quantified interference protection criteria for satellite systems based on their level of spectrum priority.
Axiom Space Adjusts Space Station Plans
Axiom Space is reshuffling its space station module deployment plan at NASA’s request, installing a power module on the ISS in early 2027 before its habitat module.
NASA Cozies Up To Industry With 2025 SBIR Plans
If NASA’s 2025 SBIR and STTR solicitation themes are any indication, the US return to the Moon will rely heavily on small business’ tech.
Space Markets: The Year in Review
Space markets surged this year, fueled by robust VC investments in private markets and back-in-vogue space SPACs in the public markets. The good year for space investments is part of a broader bull market, where the prospects of a soft landing have sent speculative stocks soaring.
Tracking Cash Flow Through the 2024 Space Stocks Rally
Hockeystick SPAC charts. Wallstreetbets Reddit page buzz. Short squeezes. Everything to the Moon euphoria.
Maxar and Satellogic Tag-Team EO Offering
The combined constellation gives governments the ability to gather insights on multiple geographies at once, while balancing image resolution and cost.
ICEYE and Space42 Join Forces in the UAE
The venture will increase ICEYE’s footprint in the UAE and allow the UAE to build its own self-sustaining industry.
European Space Cargo Start-Ups Strike Seven Mission Deal
Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo and France’s Space Cargo Unlimited (SCU) are teaming up.
Orbit Communication Systems Wins $9.1M Israeli Contract
Orbit will ship an undisclosed number of multi-purpose satellite communications terminals (MPTs) to the Israeli Ministry of Defense next year.
