Optical Links: When to Incorporate Them? When Not To?
For many satellite applications, optical links are not worth their cost (often hundreds of thousands of dollars).
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Satellogic Lands $18M+ Defense-Monitoring Contract
The contract marks the company’s first large agreement since it made that strategic shift to persistent-monitoring capabilities.
SpaceX Launches Starship V3 for the First Time
SpaceX launched its Starship V3 launch vehicle for the first time on Friday, unveiling a full suite of upgrades during the rocket’s twelfth test flight.
SEOPS Will Start Waymaker LEO Rideshares In 2028
The rideshare is designed to launch time-sensitive or non-standard payloads that can’t be accommodated on existing rideshare options.
The US Needs a New Launch Site, Air Force Secretary Says
Traffic at US military launch sites is approaching max capacity.
ESA Chief Calls on Europe to Double Funds for Space
Europe has made huge strides increasing public funds to grow its space economy, but to some in the industry, enough is not enough.
Better Moon-Tech Tops NASA Stakeholder Wishlist
Two years ago, NASA asked the space community what technical challenges are giving people the biggest headaches to help NASA prioritize its space tech investments.
ESA Approves Two Scout Science Missions
Europe is on a mission to prove that groundbreaking science can be done on the cheap.
SpaceX Reveals Financial Data Ahead of IPO
SpaceX generated $18.67B in revenue in 2025, according to paperwork filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of the company’s IPO, expected next month.
Dems Warn Golden Dome Will Accelerate the Nuclear Arms Race
The Golden Dome missile defense system is intended to protect America—but Democratic lawmakers argue that it would have the opposite effect.
NASA-Funded Research May Create Chinese Security Risk, Report Says
NASA has potentially funded or supported hundreds of scientific collaborations since 2015 that might involve Chinese researchers, a new Congressional report says.
From Design Reviews to Decision Intelligence: CoLab Rewires Engineering Workflows
In engineering production, hundreds—sometimes thousands—of decisions stand between initial concept and final product. Some decisions are big, and some are small trade-offs, but collectively, they determine whether a program moves forward efficiently—or stalls under the weight of its own complexity. Those stalls often stem from an inefficient process of how design decisions are made and…
