Tag Archives: Startup Files

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

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 …

After nearly a year, Firefly Aerospace is slated to finally make their second launch attempt of a their Alpha rocket. Originally scheduled for July 17th, their new mission, “To the Black,” is scheduled to launch Sunday, September 11th. It isn’t just a new rocket; in many ways, it’s a whole new Firefly, one that might be on the cusp of radical transformation. This page is …

Vancouver-based Metaspectral is sending a hyperspectral imaging payload to the International Space Station in early 2023. Working with HySpeed Computing and Nanoracks, they’ll be there to test and improve hyperspectral data analysis using deep learning algorithms and neural networks. They’re also there to prove that Metaspectral’s compression tech can solve a big problem with hyperspectral imaging: the pictures are enormous—but the bandwidth is not. This …

The SpaceX veterans at Impulse Space are joining Relativity Space to launch the first commercial mission to Mars in late 2024. We spoke with Impulse's COO Barry Matsumori to learn more. 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

Firefly Aerospace is taking its second shot at getting into orbit. Their second Firefly Alpha launch attempt, named “To the Black,” is scheduled for launch on July 17th. And while launch attempts are always high-stakes, the stakes for “To The Black” couldn't be higher.  Firefly’s future may depend on its success. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, …

Axiom Space’s recent private trip to the International Space Station just landed, but Axiom’s main business isn’t space tourism. With the ISS slated to be shut down at the end of the decade, and NASA making it clear that they’re setting their sites far beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), Axiom is part of the charge to build privately-owned space stations with their upcoming Axiom Station.  …

"We weren’t going to announce we had a lunar data center until after we'd already landed on the Moon." That’s what Lonestar CEO Christopher Stott said in an interview with SpaceQ this week. 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

Edmonton-based Wyvern Space got a new vote of confidence in their hyperspectral imaging technology this week with the announcement of a successful seed round and their acceptance in the Y Combinator accelerator. 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

T0.technology is a new company taking their founders' experience building cutting-edge terrestrial astronomy equipment and applying it to new fields. It's not a spin-off, but their skillset is unique, and may have significant applications both on Earth and in space. 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