Derek Tournear Will Return to the SDA’s Helm
Dust off that nameplate: Derek Tournear is taking his corner office back. The former leader of the Space Development Agency (SDA) will return to his old job on April 17, following three months of administrative leave.
Leaked NASA Budget Spotlights Isaacman’s Challenge
President Donald Trump reportedly wants to cut NASA’s budget by $5B, or 20%. The Planetary Society said the cuts would “plunge NASA into a dark age.”
Four TacRS Startups Join TRL Bootcamp
They focus on tech ranging from high-res imaging, mission planning, non-Earth imaging, and carrying and dispensing small sats in orbit (not unlike how an aircraft carrier operates at sea).
Space Companies Kept Ukraine In The Fight (For Now)
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the smaller, less resourced Ukrainian military was able to fight back in part thanks to innovative commercial tech, according to top execs.
Vast Unveils Haven-1 Model, Partnerships in Colorado
While the station may look more luxurious than the industrial ISS it’s gunning to replace, CEO Max Haot was clear that the touches of comfort weren’t designed with billionaire vacationers in mind.
The Golden Dome Might Fly Sooner Than You Think
Leaders from L3Harris argued that the company has already demonstrated many technologies that will be central to the Golden Dome architecture.
Isaacman Charts a Parallel Course to the Moon and Mars
Jared Isaacman outlined a new path for human space exploration at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Astroscale, Orbit Fab Pair to Gas Up DoD
The first US military satellite launched in 1958. The first one that will be able to fly longer than a single tank of fuel will launch next year.
Lunar Cubesat Constellation to Search for Ancient Cosmic Signal
Blue Skies Space, a UK-based startup, will design a Moon-orbiting cubesat constellation to search for the oldest signal from the ancient universe.
What Will US Tariffs Mean For the Space Industry?
“In the aerospace industry, costs get passed along into the marketspace…Is the market going to bear that cost increase? Right now, it’s a lot of philosophical kinds of uncertainty,” said Ed Dodd, VP of business development at Cofactr, a procurement and logistics management startup.
Honda Will Hitch a Ride on Dream Chaser to the ISS
Honda will put its decades of work on hydrogen fuel cell technologies to the test in orbit.
DoD Taps Firefly For Responsive LEO Mission
Firefly will conduct a responsive space mission for DoD as early as 2027, which will include capabilities such as conducting space domain operations in LEO.
