Quantum Timekeepers Raise $3.7M For A Precise Clock
“Literally everything we put into space will eventually have one of these things.”
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Air Force Invests in Canopy’s Thermal Protection Tech
“If we have a sustained supply base of people constantly innovating on material systems manufacturing processes, a future capsule maybe costs half as much.”
GPS Faces Growing Competition from China’s BeiDou
Since GPS became operational in 1993, the US has been far and away the leader in satellite navigation technology. But the landscape is rapidly changing, and international alternatives are catching up.
Benchmark Wins $4.9M AFRL ASCENT Award
This award is the fourth Benchmark has won in as many years to develop ASCENT-based propulsion systems, bringing the total to $8.4M.
ATLAS Raises $15M To Bolster Ground-Station Software Biz
“Some of us joke that we’re actually a software company with a network.”
Meet Cislunar International, a Consulting Firm Trying to Help Space Startups Cross the Atlantic
Two longtime space industry insiders are launching a new consulting firm designed to help European countries navigate the process of doing business in the US, and vice versa.
There Aren’t Enough Satellite Thrusters For The SDA—Yet
Redwire is partnering with propulsion startup Phase Four to commercialize a NASA-designed Hall Effect Thruster.
Rocket Startup ABL Reduces its Workforce
ABL Space Systems announced a round of layoffs late last week, a month after a pad fire destroyed the company’s second RS1 rocket.
SoCal Will Be Space Central With or Without Elon, Experts Say
Elon Musk wants out of California, and he’s threatening to take SpaceX with him.
Intuitive Machines Picked for Fourth Lunar Mission
NASA will pay Intuitive Machines $116.9M to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar South Pole.
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Sustainable Space Exploration: Lockheed Martin’s Vision for a Water-Based Lunar Architecture
Science fiction is becoming reality. NASA’s Artemis program will take humanity back to the Moon, but this time the goals extend far beyond flags and footprints. With the first space station in lunar orbit and a base camp supporting exploration at the Moon’s South Pole, Artemis “will usher in a future in which humans consistently […]
Europa Clipper’s Chips Are Good Enough For Jupiter
JPL launched a Tiger Team to assess if the $5B spacecraft could survive its Jovian voyage as-is.