Space Stocks Plunge 60%+ in Just Two Months
Space stocks did nothing but go vertical in the first half of the year (many were up well over 100%).
Momentum was driven by SpaceX’s IPO and valuation, increased geopolitical conflict with the war in Iran, orbital-data-center hype, and a broader market pivot from software into hardware businesses.
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Space Science’s Golden Age Problem
Last week, the White House OSTP released a sweeping vision for the nation’s R&D enterprise.
Amazon Joins the Direct-to-Device Race
Amazon is entering the D2D game after filing a request with the FCC to launch up to 5,105 LEO satellites.
New Report Maps Potential Futures for Africa’s Space Ecosystem
Africa is jockeying to become one of the next world space powers.
Rocket Lab Expands to Alaska with $266M Launch Contract
Rocket Lab will open up a new launch site at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) in Kodiak. Launches are expected to begin no earlier than the end of this year.
ORBES Unveils Exo-ORB Maintenance Spacecraft
Exo-ORB is a ~12U, sub-26-kg spacecraft that’s designed to launch on-board customer infrastructure for ready-to-go inspection.
Starship Sticks the Water Landing on Flight 13
SpaceX flew the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket Friday evening, ending with the first intact Starship put in the water.
ESA Puts €65M Behind Europe’s First Lunar Ice Rover
ispace-Europe is heading to the Moon following a €65M commitment from ESA for Europe’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission.
Lunar Outpost Plans to Fly NVIDIA Chips to the Moon
The chip race and the race back to the Moon race have just crossed paths.
A Deep Dive into the Bluetooth Satellite Connectivity Market Following the FCC’s Proposal
The FCC is proposing opening unlicensed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi frequencies for space-based comms.
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FCC Filings Show Eutelsat is Working on a New 528-sat Constellation Beyond OneWeb
While not stating it outright, the company’s comments to Payload suggest that Next is not yet a fully developed program.
NASA Puts $2B Price Tag on Nuclear Mars Mission
The $2B Space Reactor-1 Freedom is said to be the first fission-powered interplanetary spacecraft.
