Italian Investment in the US Space Sector Surges
The US space industry has attracted Italian space companies seeking to take advantage of the market’s potential with dozens of businesses and organizations investing, collaborating, and contributing in the US, creating a win-win situation for both parties. Expanding US Footprint Italian companies have been making substantial investments in aerospace manufacturing facilities in the US, lending…
Interstellar Lab Wants To Send Roses To The Moon
The biofarming startup recently announced Mission Little Prince, an ambitious plan to deliver a rose in bloom to the barren, gray lunar surface, and beam a picture back to Earth.
Scout Space Taps ABL for Tech Demo Launch
Scout needs to get its Owl optical imaging system on orbit to prove it is the right product for information-hungry national security agencies.
2024 Humans In Space Challenge: A Global Call for Startups and Researchers to Launch Their Ideas into Orbit
Startups and researchers addressing Critical Health problems on Earth and in Space can apply to the Humans In Space Challenge to access equity investment and on-orbit experiment opportunities, alongside accelerator program and networking opportunities supported by globally renowned partners and institutions. Applications for the 2024 Humans In Space (HIS) Challenge are now open until June…
Advancing New Space Hardware Development
Working for a space startup involves a constant rush of fast-paced and demanding tasks.
Starship Splashes Down Successfully After Fourth Test Flight
The successful journey from Starbase to the Indian Ocean brought SpaceX many steps closer to its goal of reliable Starship flights with reusable hardware.
Boeing Starliner, Safe At Station, Sprung A Few More Helium Leaks
Even with the leak, there should be enough helium left to allow Starliner to undock and deorbit.
Astroscale Shares Surge in Market Debut
Astroscale’s IPO proves there’s value in junk stocks—space junk stocks, that is.
Europe’s Ariane 6 Gets Its Date With Space
Europe’s long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket will make its debut launch attempt on July 9, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced Wednesday at the ILA Berlin Air Show.
SpaceX Won’t Be Visiting Hubble Anytime Soon
Hubble has seen better days—and with NASA formally rejecting SpaceX’s commercial repair offer, that’s unlikely to change.
Slingshot Aerospace and DARPA’s AI Spy Satellite Solution, Agatha
Slingshot Aerospace is partnering with DARPA on a high-stakes game of orbital “I Spy.”
Meet Lithuania, the 40th Artemis Accords Signatory
“For us, it’s very important to become a part of international cooperation platforms and international initiatives,” Neringa Morozaitė-Rasmussen, Lithuania’s vice-minister of the economy and innovation, told Payload. “We see it as an important agreement that…emphasizes peaceful exploration, which is the essence for us.”
