ispace Plots Lunar Data Business, Borrows $45M for Lander Missions
Other Moon-focused companies, including Lockheed Martin subsidiary Crescent and Intuitive Machines, are also planning satellite networks around Earth’s favorite satellite.
Maxar Closes in on the Launch of its WorldView Legion Satellites
Maxar is preparing to launch its first two WorldView Legion EO satellites in the coming days aboard Falcon 9, following years of delays for the new constellation.
Redwire teams up with Korea’s Boryung on Space Biotech
Boryung’s Humans in Space contest will give researchers the chance to pitch their microgravity experiments to the two firms.
Payload Research: Detailing Launch Startup Funding Part 2 (Firefly Aerospace)
Last week, we covered ABL, Relativity, and Stoke funding, three launch startups that have yet to reach orbit. This week, we are focusing on a business that has hit its orbital proof point, Firefly Aerospace.
How Do You Know If Your Satellite Has Been Hacked?
A survey of satellite operators in 2023 found many were unaware of standard cybersecurity practices.
South Korea Initiates EO Constellation with NEONSAT-1 Launch
South Korea took the initial steps toward building its domestic EO capability on Tuesday with the launch of NEONSAT-1, the first in a planned 11-sat constellation.
DC Eyes Beijing’s Investments In Space
Lawmakers across Capitol Hill raised concerns last week that China is gaining on the US in orbit in both the civil and national security sectors.
Seraphim Launches New $100M Space Venture Fund
The fund has already invested in nine companies, including Hubble, Delos, ATMOS, and Auriga.
Voyager 1 Speaks Again After Five Months of Silence
NASA JPL engineers worked their magic once again, re-establishing comms with the 46-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft after five months of radio silence.
A Q+A With UKSA Chief Paul Bate
The UK Space Agency challenged industry in January to extract and purify water ice on the Moon—and so far, companies have come forward in droves with ideas to solve the problem, according to the agency’s CEO.
SpaceX and Blue Origin Cargo Advance Work on Cargo Lunar Landers
NASA released new renderings and details of the SpaceX and Blue Origin lander intended to deliver cargo to the Moon as it progresses toward a preliminary design review.
Inside The World’s First Civil Space Traffic Coordination System
NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce is pushing to stand up TraCSS by the end of the year.
