South Korea Pushes to Commercialize Quantum Research
The quantum age is upon us, and South Korea is angling for a seat at the table.
Overview Energy Wins Air Force Contract
Fuel lines can be a strategic vulnerability—and fuel deliveries can become a target for enemies. Overview claims it can avoid those potential threats by ensuring military bases have continuous power with solar power harnessed in space, day or night.
Astranis Raises $450M+, Including $300M Series E
Snowpoint Ventures and Franklin Templeton co-led the round, which valued the company at $2.8B, according to a source close to the deal.
Scout Space Closes $18M Series A
Plans for expansion include building a new satellite sensor factory outside DC, and nearly doubling Scout’s headcount in the next 18 months.
LiveEO Raises €28M+ to Fund its First Constellation
The German company will use the funds to scale its business, launch its own satellite constellation, and build the tech to meet the growing demand for EO data.
Commerce Aiming to Open Novel Space Applications This Summer
In March, the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) unveiled its plan to serve as a one-stop shop for licensing novel space missions.
Anduril Names Its SBI Team For Golden Dome
Anduril is one of 12 primes working on the SBI aspect of the Golden Dome missile defense architecture.
Bridenstine Takes Over as Quantum Space CEO
Bridenstine, who was NASA chief between 2018 and 2021, told Payload that the new position allows him to get back into national security and defense—“That’s where my background is, and where my heart is,” he said.
ESA Taps Edge Aerospace for Space Cloud Contract
Under the agreement, announced today, the Luxembourg-based company will develop an architecture and use-case road-map for orbital data centers.
Lt. Gen. Schiess Nominated to Lead Space Force
If confirmed, Schiess will be just the third person to serve as the chief of space operations since the Space Force was established in 2019.
Payload Field Guide: Lunar Rovers
As NASA and its partners push harder toward a sustained human presence on the Moon, mobility is mission-critical. Moon buggies with lawn chairs might’ve been good enough for the Apollo-era, but long-term surface operations depend on lunar rovers that can pull their weight (quite literally). For decades, lunar rovers were the domain of national space…
Space Nuclear Execs Cheer the FY27 Budget Proposal
More than just money, NASA is throwing its full weight behind what Administrator Isaacman sees as the agency’s “logical evolution.”
