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.
Intuitive Machines Reports a Moon Cash Boon
Touchdown on the Moon, collect millions of dollars—that’s how Monopoly, space edition is played. We don’t make the rules.
The Big Questions About Starshield, SpaceX’s Classified EO Project
SpaceX’s move into EO could present a big challenge to companies selling space data already.
A Q+A With Theresa Condor, COO of Spire
Spire Global ($SPIR) may be in the space-based RF sensing business, but to COO Theresa Condor, it’s all about solving problems for real people down on Earth.
Astronomers Map the Universe’s Quasars
Humans have been mapping the cosmos since the dawn of civilization, but modern technology has allowed scientists to build an entirely new kind of universal chart.
