Planet Labs Commercial Revenue Is Softening
When Planet Labs went public in 2021, the company touted a commercial Earth observation market on the verge of an inflection point.
The opposite has happened.
Telesat Plans A Different Kind Of LEO Network
Authorities in Ottawa and Montreal approved C$2.54B ($1.87B) in public loans for the company’s 198-satellite LEO broadband network last week.
ESA Astronauts Get New Tech For Moonwalking Practice
A puppet-esque system that can simulate low gravity conditions will help the next generation of European astronauts train for working in space.
The Road to the Forum: the CLPS Era
Over the next several months, traffic is expected to ramp up on the Moon, but unlike the first race to the Moon, it will be commercial vehicles leaving their tracks behind. NASA’s decision to tap commercial partners to deliver scientific payloads to the Moon is the latest in a broader space agency move toward boosting…
Esper Satellites’ Sales Surge Despite Losing Its First Satellite
The startup’s sales have ballooned from less than $1M in revenue at the start of the year to more than $10M now, CEO Shoaib Iqbal revealed to Payload.
Reflex Aerospace To Fly New Optical Comms System
Satellite architects are looking to lasers for more bandwidth.
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.
New Report Warns NASA Is Spread Too Thin
“It’s time to repair the roof. And I use that literally, because we were in several facilities where the roof was literally leaking.”
Defense Tech Firm Anduril Brings AI Software to Space
Anduril is formally jumping into the space game: expanding its AI-powered tech into space to working on national security missions.
RAND Wants The Space Force Focus on Human Security
RAND argued that the Space Force’s assets should be used to identify and to head off global crises before they spiral out of control.
ispace Sets Second Moon Landing Attempt For December
ispace is one of three private companies that will attempt Moon landings this winter, and the only mission not funded by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Completes the First Commercial Spacewalk
Early Thursday morning, the Polaris Dawn crew opened their Dragon capsule to the vacuum of space, and two private astronauts walked right out.
