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Blog 2 months ago
Firefly Announces Record Q2 Results
Firefly Aerospace ($FLY) posted its first-ever $100M+ quarter on Tuesday, backed by a fresh slate of launch and defense announcements. It was a record quarter for the company, which reported $117.7M in revenue, up 45.5% from the prior quarter. Firefly exp
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Trump Signs Space Superiority Executive Order
President Donald Trump laid out a clear vision-and timeline-for America's next steps in space in an executive order signed Thursday afternoon.
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Moonshot Space Raises $12M for Electromagnetic Launch
Moonshot Space secured $12M to continue the development of a launch system-powered not by chemical propulsion, but electromagnetism.
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Op-ed: NASA's New CLD Strategy Will Lose Mars, LEO to China
As a former space shuttle pilot and commander whose crews helped build the ISS, I am appalled that NASA has reportedly changed its plans for future commercial space stations.
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Estimating SpaceX's 2024 Revenue
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:
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News Payload 2 years ago
Charter's Plan to Fix Space Insurance
Charter estimates that approximately 97% of the 10,500 active satellites on orbit are uninsured. Tens of billions of dollars worth of satellite technology is flying around without a financial safety net.
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China's Long March 6A Leaves Behind 300+ Pieces of Debris
China's plans for greater connectivity in LEO are coming with a price-a large amount of space debris.
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ESA Report Shows Unsustainable Levels of Orbital Debris
Congestion has gotten so bad in LEO that ESA warns the future of space travel could be in jeopardy.
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Habitable Worlds Observatory and the Future of Space Telescopes in the Era of Super Heavy Lift Launch
With the emergence of Starship, New Glenn, and SLS rockets, NASA engineers are reimagining what is possible for future space telescopes and our search for life in the universe.
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Starliner Deorbit Slips Again As NASA Launches Full Review
The extended stay merited an
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