ispace Raises $53.5M for Future Lunar Landers
Japanese lunar lander startup ispace has raised $8.1B yen ($53.5M) in a stock sale to help fund its third spacecraft.
Planet President Kevin Weil Leaves As Company Touts Record Revenue
Planet ($PL) reported record revenue of $220.7M and a net loss of $140M in their fiscal year ending Jan. 31.
Turn Down the Lights
Nearly every black hole in the universe has a black hole at its center, providing the axis around which the galaxy stars and gas and dust rotate.
Delta IV Heavy Bids Farewell
ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket is preparing to hang up its engines after two decades of spaceflight.
Starlink’s FCC Request For More Spectrum Denied
Starlink may soon be in hot water with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for overstepping its boundaries when it comes to providing service in Iran.
Inside NASA’s SBIR Phase III Program, By The Numbers: Payload Research
NASA’s SBIR funding—particularly its Phase I & II tracks—has become a vital source of non-dilutive capital for early-stage space startups. At the same time, it has gained a reputation for coming up short in delivering on its larger Phase III programmatic contracts, leaving companies to navigate the “valley of death.”
Katalyst Joins DARPA to Demo the Upgrade Economy in Orbit
The mission aims to give a spacecraft the vision necessary to serve as a training platform for Space Force Guardians.
Texas Unveils its Space Commission, Names Board
The Texas Space Commission announced its inaugural board of directors yesterday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, which includes a who’s who of industry and academia.
A National Security Space Acquisition Primer
The web of offices intended to bring innovative space tech into the national security sector just got a whole lot less confusing.
Inside Spire’s Lucrative AI Partnership with Nvidia
Payload spoke to Mike Eilts, a meteorologist and Spire’s general manager for weather and climate, about the deal and predicting weather from space.
NASA and Boeing Are (Finally) Putting Astronauts on Starliner
Starliner is finally ready for its maiden mission—seven years after the capsule was expected to make its first flight.
