Industry leaders shared nuanced views with Payload on what a DSIT-run UKSA might mean for the future of the country’s space ambitions. The post What Happens to the UK Space Agency Now? appeared first on Payload.| Payload
Mynaric completed its financial restructuring this week—reigniting the possibility of an acquisition by Rocket Lab, but leaving investors holding the bag. The post Mynaric Charts Path to Rocket Lab, Investors Left Behind appeared first on Payload.| Payload
SpinLaunch closed new funding to develop a LEO satellite broadband constellation, called Meridian Space. The post What SpinLaunch Is Doing With Its $30M Series C appeared first on Payload.| Payload
“A huge part of it is also trying to break down barriers between the private sector and public sector.” The post The Pentagon and Silicon Valley Game Out The Tech Arms Race appeared first on Payload.| Payload
Who will build a Mars telecommunications orbiter? The post The Commercial Race to Mars Heats Up appeared first on Payload.| Payload
HEO’s software platform, called HEO Inspect, now has the ability to autonomously task BlackSky’s Gen-2 satellites. The post BlackSky Doubles Down on Aussie NEI Partnership appeared first on Payload.| Payload
The organizations’ plan is to educate members of Congress on the importance of NASA science, and the wide-ranging benefits the agency provides to the whole country. The post Organizations Band Together to Save NASA Science appeared first on Payload.| Payload
Northrop Grumman plans to build three DARC sites around the world to maintain a global, 24/7 watch on GEO. The post Northrop’s New Radar Can See GEO Through the Clouds appeared first on Payload.| Payload
“Investors don't usually want to see their dollars sunk into capex costs, right?” The post Space Manufacturers Fuel Capex With Private Credit appeared first on Payload.| Payload
Sorting through launch licenses, environmental reviews, and novel space activities. The post Inside The White House’s Plan For Space Deregulation appeared first on Payload.| Payload
NASA will begin “moving away” from Earth sciences, Acting Administrator Sean Duffy told Fox News last week—a sharp shift in the agency’s focus since it was established in 1958. The post Duffy Wants NASA To Leave the Earth Behind appeared first on Payload.| Payload
NASA’s budget cuts may force the space agency to miss the chance to study the asteroid Apophis when it makes a close fly-by of Earth—but academia isn’t giving up on the opportunity.| Payload
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:| Payload
John Plumb became the first Biden administration official to acknowledge Russia’s nuclear counterspace weapon in unclassified testimony.| Payload
The Boeing-developed X-37B will carry several experiments designed to advance the DoD’s in-space capabilities and resilience.| Payload
“The United States is operating in the most dangerous threat environment since World War II.”| Payload
Xona is one of many companies trying to solve PNT’s vulnerability problem.| Payload
The Pentagon could put elements of the Golden Dome in private hands.| Payload
NASA is on pace to exceed $100B of Artemis funding by FY26, according to nominal dollar data from OIG, NASA budgets, and Payload analysis. The program—which has penciled in its first crewed lunar landing by 2026—is one of the most expensive in NASA history. The enormous costs largely accrue to development of the mission’s vehicle. […]| Payload
$VOYG went public on the NYSE on Wednesday—raising $382.8M.| Payload
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will wear a lot of hats in orbit, from gas station attendant and mechanic to orbital taxi and Airbnb host.| Payload
