Skeptical investors are placing new demands on space startups
Space startups will need to step up their fundraising efforts if they want to raise money this year from increasingly meticulous investors, according to a panel of early-stage space investment firms.
Don’t forget the ground segment
Space startups often make the mistake of waiting too long to establish the ground infrastructure to support their satellites.
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AWS helps Atlas expand network
Atlas Space Operations is gaining access to 11 ground antennas sites through the AWS Solution Provider Program.
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Hosted payloads to fly on LuxSpace Triton-X Genesis
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – OHB subsidiary LuxSpace plans to fly DcubeD actuators and other hosted payloads on its upcoming Triton-X Genesis mission.
Shotwell: Ukraine “weaponized” Starlink in war against Russia
SpaceX’s president said that Ukraine used Starlink services provided to the country for offensive purposes in its war against Russia, an application the company didn’t intend to support when it enabled service in the country.
Amazon gets key FCC approval for more than 3,000 LEO broadband satellites
The Federal Communications Commission approved Amazon’s plan Feb. 8 to deploy and operate 3,236 broadband satellites, subject to conditions that include measures for avoiding collisions in low Earth orbit.
Viasat exploring partnerships for GEO and LEO direct-to-smartphone services
Viasat is exploring hybrid narrowband direct-to-smartphone services using satellites in geostationary and non-geostationary orbits, CEO Mark Dankberg said Feb.
DoD procurement of space tech is evolving, but pace of change is slow
Nicholas Estep, program manager at the Defense Innovation Unit, said there is “natural latency” in the procurement system that is going to slow down adoption of commercial technologies.
Space Daily retools to AI/ML centric Content Management System
SpaceDaily.com, a pioneer in the field of technology and science news for over 25 years, has announced the launch of a new AI/ML-centric Content Management System (CMS) that will take its newsroom operations to the next level. Building upon decades of automation process development, this innovative platform represents the future of SpaceDaily.com, leveraging the latest Large Language Model (LLM) software technology to enhance its news editorial and production capabilities. SpaceX to test-fire all 33 Starship booster engines Thursday
SpaceX will embark on a monumental step toward launching Starship on Thursday when it test-fires all 33 of its first-stage boosters.
President Gwynne Shotwell shared a modest goal for the day, stating that not blowing up the launch pad would be considered a success. She was a keynote speaker at the Federal Aviation Administration's Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Wa 
