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Season 1 Episode 81
DARPA’s Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) with NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate selects Lockheed Martin for demonstration spacecraft. Aerojet Rocketdyne will build…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
What do satellite spectrum licensing regs have to do with space debris?
Season 1 Episode 80
The US House rejects the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act. The US Space Force releases a draft reserve plan to call up commercial satellites in times of conflict. A power outage in H…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Space investors go full Oprah. You get money, and you get money!
Season 1 Episode 79
Impulse Space has announced that they've raised an oversubscribed $45 million Series A round. The NASA Tipping Points program awards Astrobotics $34.6 million and Blue Origin $34.7 million for Lunar …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Using BRICS to build in space.
Season 1 Episode 78
Russia's space agency is welcoming BRICS partners to build a module for the country’s planned space station. Astranis has announced that its satellite Arcturus is no longer fulfilling its mission to …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Robert Aillon on Ecuador signing the Artemis Accords.
Season 1 Episode 14
5 years ago Robert Aillon, Founder of Leviathan Space, set out to help diversify and progress Ecuador’s business landscape. Space proved to be the perfect opportunity for the developing nation, and R…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The geek, the nerd, and the wonk.
Season 1 Episode 77
The European Space Agency announces new contracts supporting the Galileo Second Generation. German based thermal satellite data startup Constellr has raised $18.9 million in a seed round led by Karis…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
We still choose to go to the moon.
Season 1 Episode 76
The UK Space Agency has released a space exploration technology roadmap outlining future activity and funding for the next decade. The United Arab Emirates and Turkey have signed several deals estima…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Sales and stock soars in space.
Season 1 Episode 75
Lockheed Martin reports $3.2 billion in sales in Q2 this year, up $341 million or 12% compared to Q2 last year. Rocket Lab’s stock soars after recent launch successes. China’s Deputy Chief Engineer t…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
In the business of space, the only way is up.
Season 1 Episode 74
Private investment in the space industry is showing signs of stabilizing according to the Q2 report from Space Capital. The UK ranks third globally in space deals, according to a recent report from S…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
How’d you solve a problem like a space launch?
Season 1 Episode 73
UK Science, Innovation and Technology committee releases report on licensing for launch. US Senator Marco Rubio proposes the "Enhancing Spaceport Operations Act," to allow the military to provide spa…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago