DebrisEuropeInternational

Momentum Builds for Global Space Sustainability Policy

The European Space Policy Institute analyzed 15 different instruments that have been created since the turn of the millennium to demonstrate momentum growing in the international space sustainability movement.

StartupsTechnology

Skynopy Inks Partnership With Amazon AWS

The partnership will give Skynopy 15 ground stations, up from just three. However, the collaboration means much more than just wider access to terrestrial antennas.

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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.”

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.

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.

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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.

LEOSatcomStartups

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.

BusinessStartups

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.

Deep SpaceStartupsTechnology

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.

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Space Force Ups Launch Deal By $1.8B 

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

EuropeInternationalLunar

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. 

Research

Estimating SpaceX’s 2023 Revenue

Payload is back with our SpaceX revenue analysis.

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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.