Lunar Outpost’s Well-Oiled Mission to the Moon
Lunar Outpost is teaming up with oil giant Castrol on its Lunar Voyage 1 mission, which aims to put the first robotic rover on the Moon’s south pole.
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EO, AI, Weather Monitoring Sats Hitch a Ride on Transporter-11
SpaceX launched its 11th dedicated rideshare mission Friday afternoon that sent 116 satellites into orbit, including some for customers making their first trip to space.
Interstellar Lab Wins Deep Space Food Challenge
NASA and CSA joined together to address this problem with The Deep Space Food Challenge, a competition that’s tapped industry to put forward novel ideas and new technologies to keep astronauts fed on extended journeys to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Lockheed Finally Buys Terran Orbital
A transaction became inevitable on Monday when Terran reported substantial doubt about its ability to remain afloat.
Former Astronaut Hosts ‘Space Cadets 4 Harris’ Fundraiser
“I worry about a future Trump administration that says we’re going to reduce our participation in international affairs and we’re going to look inwards,” he said. “That’s bad for exploration and bad for industry.”
Buy in: Grunsfield said he made the campaign aware of the event, but has not had any coordination beyond that and is not advising Harris on any space matters. Still, he said he hopes the fundraiser might help put space more on the campaign’s radar, especially given Harris’ position as chair of the National Space Council.
Apex Unveils GEO Aries Satellite Bus
The base model of the GEO Aries bus—a 200-kg ESPA-class vehicle—will cost $13.5M, substantially less than other products on the market, CEO Ian Cinnamon told Payload. While the new bus seeks to maintain Apex’s commitment to quick delivery, transparent low pricing, and dependability, some things are different in the GEO bus—namely, new radio tech and more hardening against the stronger radiation in GEO.
Hungry Redwire Scarfs Sat Builder To Win DoD Biz
This is the tenth acquisition for the conglomerate built by private equity fund AE Industrial Partners.
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AI-Powered Sales & Marketing for Space Companies: Pluto 5000’s Game-Changing Solution
There is no shortage of companies in the space industry that harness artificial intelligence (AI) in novel ways, including optimizing spacecraft design, navigating satellites autonomously, or analyzing vast amounts of Earth observation data. But what about leveraging the power of AI to effectively engage their potential customers? Pluto 5000, which launched its AI Explorer platform-as-a-service […]
Watchdogs Find Faults with Artemis IV Vehicles in Back-to-Back Reports
Over the past two weeks, two federal watchdogs—the OIG and the GAO—released separate reports highlighting critical issues with two Artemis IV vehicles: Gateway and SLS Block 1B, the upgraded SLS variant.
An Interview with Andy Lapsa
Andy shares his insights on the challenges they’ve faced and the progress they’ve made in creating fully reusable launch vehicles, emphasizing the importance of rapid reusability for reducing costs and increasing availability and reliability.
Exolaunch Replaces CEO-Founder With CTO Robert Sproles
Dmitriy Sternharz, the CEO and founder of the German satellite integrator, is stepping back from a day-to-day role.
Intuitive Machines Looks to Grow Nat Sec Business
The company recorded high Q2 2024 revenue, and looks forward to breaking into the national security space sector.