2024 Top 5: Launch
There was no shortage of launch news in 2024. From the debut of new rockets to the retirement of old workhorses, from leadership changes at some startups to others pivoting away from the launch industry all together, it was a year filled with shakeups in how platforms get to space.
Our Top 10 National Security Space Takeaways For 2024
As commercial and scientific traffic picks up in space from actors around the world, the US military space community has spent 2024 making sure they’re prepared to secure the flourishing domain.
Around the World in 365 Days
From rockets taking flight to alliances forming in orbit to Space Race 2.0 with all eyes on the Moon, it’s clear that the busy year in space extended well beyond America’s borders.
Synspective Goes Public on Tokyo Stock Exchange
The SAR data collector has plans for a thirty satellite constellation.
NGSO Fixed Satellite Service Spectrum Priority in the US: Payload Research
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its spectrum sharing rules for Non-Geostationary (NGSO) Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) systems to establish quantified interference protection criteria for satellite systems based on their level of spectrum priority.
2024 Wrapped: NASA’s Year in Space
Here are some of the space agency’s biggest milestones and most impactful decisions this year
Axiom Space Adjusts Space Station Plans
Axiom Space is reshuffling its space station module deployment plan at NASA’s request, installing a power module on the ISS in early 2027 before its habitat module.
Meet A New Face in the National Security Space Community
Rep.-elect Jeff Crank (R-CO) is excited about the future of space—especially, what he can do as a freshman lawmaker to help the commercial space community keep growing.
Europe Lays Out Plans for IRIS2 Constellation
The constellation is the latest effort by the EU to advance its autonomy in space.
NASA Cozies Up To Industry With 2025 SBIR Plans
If NASA’s 2025 SBIR and STTR solicitation themes are any indication, the US return to the Moon will rely heavily on small business’ tech.
Space Markets: The Year in Review
Space markets surged this year, fueled by robust VC investments in private markets and back-in-vogue space SPACs in the public markets. The good year for space investments is part of a broader bull market, where the prospects of a soft landing have sent speculative stocks soaring.
