The FAA Says No Reentry License, No Launch
What goes up must have a pre-launch reentry license to come down.
Space Weapons Can’t Be Ignored by Private Industry
The number of countries with counterspace weapons has doubled since 2018.
Payload Research: Detailing Launch Startup Funding
The next few years are make or break for launch startups—either achieve orbit and scale or go the way of Astra and Virgin Orbit.
Space Force Chief Says Service is ‘Falling Behind’
Pentagon officials and lawmakers alike raised concerns on Tuesday that the Space Force’s $29.4B budget request for fiscal 2025 was not enough to keep pace with the growing space capabilities of China.
Sweden and Switzerland Sign the Artemis Accords
NASA has been building up its team of responsible space actors, and this week, it brought on two new recruits.
SpaceWERX Shares Tools to Help Industry Reach Phase III
SpaceWERX is looking at how to get companies out of the so-called “valley of death” by launching new programs to help companies make the leap from innovative demo missions to big-dollar programs of record.
SPACE-H Accelerator Looks for Companies Solving Health Problems in Space
No one wants to be sick on their pricey space vacation, or endure the nine-month journey to Mars only to find themselves too weak to explore upon arrival.
Industry to Save the Day on MSR
The fate of Mars Sample Return is in industry’s hands.
Multi-Orbit Connectivity Advancing Innovation in Satellite Communications
The business of space was once primarily the domain of a handful of corporations and deep-pocketed governments.
Starlink and Kuiper Trying to Prove Proliferation is Profitable
Payload Research’s Starlink revenue estimate for 2024 is $6.85B.
Astrobotic Exploring National Security Tech Crossover
Astrobotic is looking to expand into the national security sector and pitching DoD on how some of its Moon landing tech could be used by troops here on Earth.