NASA and Boeing Debate Starliner While Dragon Stands By
“Reasonable people could have different views on which path we should take.”
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.
Rocket Development Costs by Vehicle: Payload Research
In 2008, Falcon 1 became the first privately funded, fully liquid-fueled launch vehicle to reach orbit. Its development cost? Just $90M ($131M inflation adj.).
An Interview with Colin Doughan
Colin shares his journey into the aerospace industry and his vision for building real estate platforms in space.
China Kicks Off its First Mega Constellation
The global competition to field huge satellite networks has a new entrant—China
Impulse Is Hunting for GEO Rideshare Customers
“We’re going to go to market and try and understand: can we aggregate enough demand to make this work?”
Space Weather AI Startup Perceptive Emerges From Stealth
Perceptive Space, a startup developing a a space-weather forecasting platform, closed a $3.9M CAD ($2.8M USD) pre-seed funding round as it emerged from stealth.
Japanese Rocket-Maker Nets 3.1B Yen ($21M) Series E
Interstellar Technologies models itself on vertically-integrated launch vehicle and spacecraft manufacturers like SpaceX or Rocket Lab.
The Latest Satellite Rideshare Heads To Cislunar Space
SEOPS Space, a payload integrator, will partner with Intuitive Machines to offer a rideshare service to deep space.
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.
How Japan Became Ground Zero for Space Sustainability
“There is no such thing as regulation in space traffic, and there won’t be for a while.”
