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.
All Stories
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.
DoD Opens Line of Communication to VCs
The Space Force is meeting with the top funders of commercial space tech, opening a line of communication between the national security and VC communities about threats in orbit and the up-and-coming tech needed to counter them.
Payload Research: Tracking Starship’s Progress with Additional Flights on the Horizon
We have entered the Starship era.
The Future of GEO is Smaller…And More Precise
Makers of small satellites for GEO made up the bulk of newly announced spacecraft in 2023.
DARPA Funds Pie-In-the-Sky Moon Train Study
Out: the train to space. In: the inter-Moon-base express.
A Tale of Two Mission Authorization Plans
Senior officials from the administration and Capitol Hill defended dueling plans to regulate novel space activities at Payload’s Space Capitol III event on Monday night.
Benchmark Sends Metal Plasma Propulsion to Orbit
The company already has 50 orders for the thruster.
Orbit Fab Starts Shipping RAFTI Ports
Orbit Fab’s RAFTI satellite fueling ports have officially been qualified, and the hardware is beginning to ship to customers, two senior leaders at the startup told Payload.
US, French Space Industry Meeting in DC This Week
The US is hosting the second US-France Comprehensive Space Dialogue this Wednesday, and most of the American space heavy hitters will be attending.