US Chamber Launches Space Leadership Council
The council will work with lawmakers to help shape policy in a way that benefits the commercial sector on topics from acquisition to licensing to spectrum.
DoD’s Former Top Space Buyer Joins True Anomaly Board
“I really like the speed the company is going at,” he told Payload. “And I really like their approach.”
Kayhan Space Beefs Up its Space Traffic Coordination Tool
The company hopes the new tool will make it easier for satellite operators to run their missions and coordinate collision avoidance maneuvers with their neighbors.
Wyvern Launches Open Data Program
The program will allow free, unrestricted use of images captured by Wyvern’s three Dragonette hyperspectral satellites under the flexible public release creative commons license as long as credit is attributed to Wyvern.
Lieber Institute: How to Stop Space Nukes
Laying out the legal and geopolitical options available to the US government to stem the proliferation of nuclear weapons and other WMDs in orbit.
Haridopolos: NASA Should Relocate From DC
“I think that’s the best way to go where the action is as opposed to where the bureaucrats work.”
AVS Secures ESA Study for Dark Matter Probe Platform
Added Value Solutions (AVS) won an ESA contract to advance the design and development of its satellite platform for the ARRAKIHS dark matter astrophysics mission.
Commerce Nominee: Space Data “Fundamental” to US Leadership
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of commerce, committed to supporting the commercial space sector in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Estimating SpaceX’s 2024 Revenue
Payload is back with our SpaceX revenue breakdown. In 2024, we estimate SpaceX’s revenue reached $13.1B in 2024, up from $8.7B in 2023. Business line estimates:
AscendArc Raises $4M for its Small GEO Sats
AscendArc emerged from stealth this morning with $4M in funding to develop small GEO communication satellites.
AstroForge Names Target Asteroid, Signs Deal With Stoke
AstroForge announced which asteroid it’s targeting on its maiden fly-by mission—and the ride it’ll take for future prospecting flights to deep space.
Kepler Communications: Building the Internet for Space
Just as fiber optic technology transformed internet communications across the Earth, optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology enables high-speed comms in space. Kepler Communications is building the critical infrastructure to solve compounding data needs in space with The Kepler Network, an optical data relay constellation designed to be the transport layer for space comms. An overdue…
