Vancouver based startup Metaspectral has raised $4.7M in its seed round for its AI cloud-based software Fusion platform that can analyze hyperspectral data in real-time.
Read More »To Market, To Market – Part 5 of An Entrepreneurial Space Series
This is the fifth in the series of articles on a little drama that I have been calling "An Entrepreneurial Space." If you haven't read the previous chapters, you might want to look them up prior to reading this one, as they provide some valuable context. So far in the series we have introduced the main players that appear in the life of an entrepreneurial …
Read More »SpaceRyde Signs Agreement for Four Commercial Launches
Toronto-based SpaceRyde signed a multiple launch agreement (MLA) with ISILaunch Services for four Canadian commercial launches starting in 2024. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Wherefore Art Thou, Customer? – Part 4 of An Entrepreneurial Space Series
This the fourth installment in the series on An Entrepreneurial Space. If you have not read the previous articles you may want to take a moment to do that before reading this one. So far in this series we have talked about the general features that define entrepreneurial space businesses. We have talked about The Founders of those businesses and the journey they take from …
Read More »ispace HAKUTO-R Lunar Lander Launch Now Scheduled for November 22
With two Canadian payloads onboard, the ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (M1) lunar lander has been shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida for a November 22 launch date.
Read More »The Funder of Feast – Part 3 of An Entrepreneurial Space Series
So far in this series of articles discussing the state of the Entrepreneurial space sector we have set the stage for our little space opera, and we have talked about the hero of the piece - The Founder of the space start-up company. As we discussed in the last article, founding a company is normally a journey that starts out with a great idea for …
Read More »The Canadian Rocket Race is On
Don’t look now, but there’s a space race ongoing in Canada. It’s a rocket race to see who can build and launch the first Canadian orbital launch vehicle. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Sierra Space on the Space Economy Podcast
The Space Economy podcast is back for a sixth season with a wide variety of guests scheduled including first time guest Matthew Mejía of Sierra Space, the 2021 spinoff from the Sierra Nevada Corporation.
Read More »The Founder’s Journey – Part 2 of An Entrepreneurial Space Series
This is the second installment of this series on the "New Space" economy. In this article we are going to talk about the central player and (usually) the hero of the piece, The Founder. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »An Introduction to Entrepreneurial Space
A few years ago, or a lifetime ago in COVID years, I wrote an article for SpaceQ discussing the difference between "New" Space and "Old" Space in which I argued that they really weren't different ways of addressing a single space market. I argued instead that they were actually different business models that happened to share space as the medium through which services were delivered …
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