Iridium Is Fighting Starlink and Trump’s Tariffs
Despite beating market expectations with first quarter revenue growth of 5% year-on-year, Iridium’s stock fell nearly 7% in the face of competition and trade wars.
Stories about space regulations and policy, and what they mean for companies.
Despite beating market expectations with first quarter revenue growth of 5% year-on-year, Iridium’s stock fell nearly 7% in the face of competition and trade wars.
The headquarters of NASA and US Space Command are caught in a nationwide clash that has many in the US civil and military space workforce wondering: should I stay or should I go?
Jared Isaacman outlined a new path for human space exploration at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Defense acquisitions are too slow to keep up with the needs of the moment, and the administration’s new defense appointees are planning to do something about it.
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.
The list includes nearly three dozen to-dos for government agencies ranging from the DoD to the FAA to NASA.
Space stocks soared in the wake of Trump’s election win. In the weeks since, however, many of these lofty valuations have come crashing down.
The space agency will fully close two offices, as well as the branch of a third to comply with a Trump executive order.
“This morning, we received from the Department of Commerce a ‘stop work’ order on ACES,” according to a memo reviewed by Payload.
With space a focus of the new administration, and SpaceX founder Elon Musk as a senior advisor, we can expect to see money, more ambition, and fewer restrictions on private companies expanding America’s reach in LEO and beyond.
“There is not a global competition yet for Mars, so we need to take the right thing at the right time,” Dumbacher said. “The Moon first, then Mars.”
“These public servants—many of whom are just starting their careers—represent the future of NASA.”