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Stories on space business, including company updates, funding announcements, and contract awards.
Phantom Space and Ubotica Team Up to Bring AI to Orbit
The volume of data being gathered in space is growing exponentially, and the capacity to ship that data back to Earth is increasingly constrained. That’s why more companies want to analyze their data on orbit. Phantom Space is no different.
A Post-Mission Debrief with AstroForge’s CEO
“Will we actually land on an asteroid and get these beautiful samples? Probably f—— not,” Gialich told Payload. “But do we hope to change the name of the game for access to deep space, and show people that the price point we’re doing this at is doable? I hope.”
Vast Unveils Haven-1 Model, Partnerships in Colorado
While the station may look more luxurious than the industrial ISS it’s gunning to replace, CEO Max Haot was clear that the touches of comfort weren’t designed with billionaire vacationers in mind.
Honda Will Hitch a Ride on Dream Chaser to the ISS
Honda will put its decades of work on hydrogen fuel cell technologies to the test in orbit.
DoD Taps Firefly For Responsive LEO Mission
Firefly will conduct a responsive space mission for DoD as early as 2027, which will include capabilities such as conducting space domain operations in LEO.
LeoLabs Unveils Scout Mobile Radar System
Unlike the rest of LeoLabs’ fixed radar tech, Scout is a mobile radar platform that can be deployed anywhere in the world.
Axiom Launching Two Data Centers to LEO This Year
Many sectors of the space industry predict that AI and machine learning will help process the unprecedented amount of data collected in orbit. The ODC nodes will help enable that, according to Axiom.
Booz Allen Preps for the Golden Dome
The president wants a Golden Dome missile defense system, and the space industry is standing ready to get him one.
State Looking For Industry Input In Colorado Springs
The State Department is asking industry how it can better support American space startups, and it’s looking to kick off the conversation at Space Symposium next month.
AIA Shares Top Space Priorities For 2025
The list includes nearly three dozen to-dos for government agencies ranging from the DoD to the FAA to NASA.
US Space Companies Make a Run at Europe
After years of investor malaise and memes about the region’s lack of innovation, investing in the EU is suddenly back in vogue.
Blue Ghost’s Success is Driving Commercial Interest, CEO Says
“People have business models and revenues they need to generate,” Kim said, adding that he’s been getting “a lot of inquiries” from potential commercial customers after Blue Ghost’s flight. “They can depend on Firefly to take a pragmatic approach and stick the landing and get multiple days of surface operations.”
Op-ed: Let’s Get Back to Math and Physics
As industry develops and deploys its most innovative capabilities—from commercial space stations to asteroid mining missions—there is no US government entity clearly empowered to approve such commercial activities, threatening the future of US leadership in space.
