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Air Force Invests in Canopy’s Thermal Protection Tech
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Air Force Invests in Canopy’s Thermal Protection Tech

“If we have a sustained supply base of people constantly innovating on material systems manufacturing processes, a future capsule maybe costs half as much.”

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024
SoCal Will Be Space Central With or Without Elon, Experts Say
Business

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.

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024
Lunar Outpost’s Well-Oiled Mission to the Moon
Lunar

Lunar Outpost’s Well-Oiled Mission to the Moon

Lunar Outpost is teaming up with oil giant Castrol on its Lunar Voyage 1 mission, which aims to put the first robotic rover on the Moon’s south pole.

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024
EO, AI, Weather Monitoring Sats Hitch a Ride on Transporter-11
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EO, AI, Weather Monitoring Sats Hitch a Ride on Transporter-11

SpaceX launched its 11th dedicated rideshare mission Friday afternoon that sent 116 satellites into orbit, including some for customers making their first trip to space.

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024
SmallSat 2024: A Look Back at a Busy Week
LEO • Satcom • Startups

SmallSat 2024: A Look Back at a Busy Week

The size of this year’s conference meant that the press wires were a fire hose of companies unveiling innovative technologies, new partnerships, and additional funding streams.

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024
Benchmark Adds New Thruster, Security Partnerships
Business • Startups

Benchmark Adds New Thruster, Security Partnerships

Benchmark Space Systems added Starlight’s Hall-effect thrusters (HET) and 21SoftWare’s security platform to its partner network.

August 8, 2024August 9, 2024
Spaceline Wants to Solve Your Trajectory Problem
Deep Space • Startups • Technology

Spaceline Wants to Solve Your Trajectory Problem

Ascending Node Technologies (ANT) launched its Spaceline 3D mission visualization software to help mission operators plan and optimize their flight paths.

August 5, 2024August 4, 2024
Space Force Ups Launch Deal By $1.8B 
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Space Force Ups Launch Deal By $1.8B 

A reminder of the military’s fast-growing demand for space access.

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024
ESA Launches Accelerator to Kickstart the Lunar Economy
International • Lunar

ESA Launches Accelerator to Kickstart the Lunar Economy

Only a handful of European spacecraft have ever made it to the Moon, but that could soon change if a new accelerator achieves its goal. 

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024
Estimating SpaceX’s 2023 Revenue
Research

Estimating SpaceX’s 2023 Revenue

Payload is back with our SpaceX revenue analysis.

January 24, 2024May 8, 2024
DARPA Awards LunA-10 Moon Infrastructure Project Contracts
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DARPA Awards LunA-10 Moon Infrastructure Project Contracts

A massive Moon economy, held together by a vast network of robots, is solidly in the works.

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023
Atomic Clock Market to Grow to $1B, Future Market Insight Finds
Business

Atomic Clock Market to Grow to $1B, Future Market Insight Finds

Future Market Insights, a research firm, estimates the global atomic clock market will top $532M in sales this year and will nearly double to $1B in a decade, according to a report released Tuesday. 

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

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