Congress’ Very Busy Week in Space Policy
Amid the mile-a-minute news cycle that is 2025 so far, we can’t blame you if you’ve missed some of the space action on Capitol Hill. So here are five things we’ve been watching over the past week.
How to Build the Iron Dome For America
Trump directed the US to rapidly beef up its space-based missile defense capabilities to keep pace with advancing space-based missile tech from adversaries.
MDA Space Wins Mega Contract To Build Globalstar’s Network
Under the contract, the Canadian space company will build 50+ AURORA sats for the American satellite connectivity company, though the announcement did not lay out a time frame for delivery or launch.
Blue Ghost Completes Trans Lunar Injection, Prepares for Landing
After spending three weeks in a highly elliptical Earth orbit, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander is finally on its way to the Moon, having successfully completed its critical lunar insertion burn on Saturday.
Observable Space Forms From Telescope Hardware, Software Merger
Observable Space wants to become the Tesla of telescopes.
Q&A with ISS Astrophotographer Matthew Dominick
NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick spent nearly eight months aboard the ISS—and he has the photos to prove it.
Auxilium Biotechnologies 3D Prints Medical Devices in Space
During the six-week mission, Auxilium demonstrated how its 3D bioprinter can produce a range of medical devices without the burden of gravity.
Urban Sky Nabs $30M for Stratospheric Balloons
Urban Sky raised a $30M Series B led by Altos Ventures to advance its balloon technology, the company announced this morning.
ATMOS Space Cargo is Go for Reentry
The Phoenix reentry vehicle will complete two Earth orbits before blasting through the atmosphere and landing in the Indian ocean—without any parachute.
Tracking US Mobile Satellite Service Spectrum
The MSS landscape is about to evolve rapidly as incumbents form new partnerships to ride the D2D wave while new entrants work to get access to the valuable MSS spectrum.
Report Argues For More Competition In Launch Sector
America’s success is SpaceX’s success. More than five out of every six US launches is a SpaceX mission, according to the report.
Boeing Starliner Losses Top $2B—And Counting
Years of technological and operational challenges have increased costs to develop Starliner, with Boeing reporting losses almost every year since it began developing the spacecraft in 2014.
