Episode Details

This week Harrison and Paul discussed the successful New Glenn launch of the ESCAPADE mission and the successful launch of the Sentinel 1D satellite by Ariane-6, Avio's significant $460 million investment for growth in solid motor manufacturing, the Chinese space program’s 70 launches despite a setback with Galactic Energy’s Ceres-1 failure, and maturation of in-space manufacturing with Varda and Space Forge securing agreements with United Semiconductor. Also covered are Momentus's $5 million NASA contract for hosted payloads and the general trend of vertical integration in the industry, exemplified by OHB's expansion and IonQ's targeted acquisitions of quantum technologies like Skyloom.