Orbital imagery is becoming commonplace in industries and defense, but looking beyond the visible spectrum has yet to break through into the mainstream. Pixxel is poised to change that with […]
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Back to news homeAstra lays off 16% after nearly tripling workforce in the last year
Astra, a rocket startup that went public last year, told investors Tuesday it laid off 16% of its workforce as part of a wider strategy to increase shrinking financial runway […]
Hear Slingshot CEO Melanie Stricklan’s take on simulating orbit at TC Sessions: Space
Understanding what’s going on in orbit, now and in the near future, is increasingly important for both business and military interests, and Slingshot Aerospace has positioned itself at the center […]
Nanoracks CEO Amela Wilson joins TC Sessions: Space to talk about the future of space stations
Our dedicated space event, TC Sessions: Space, is back again this year on December 6 in Los Angeles, and we’re excited to have Nanoracks CEO Amela Wilson joining us onstage […]
A sneak peek at early-stage startups exhibiting at TC Sessions: Space
We’re not ashamed to admit that we get pretty darned giddy when it comes to space technology. It’s out-of-this-world cool. But there’s something else that really gets our pulses pounding, […]
Starlink adds a 1TB monthly soft cap for residential users
SpaceX’s Starlink internet has included unlimited bandwidth since launch, and while the service will technically continue to provide that to customers, users who exceed 1TB of data use in a […]
Rocket Lab will attempt to catch an Electron rocket booster with a helicopter again
Rocket Lab is gearing up for a second attempt to catch a rocket booster mid-air using a helicopter, a technique the company is hoping to perfect after a partially successful […]
ispace wants to stake its claim to the moon with November launch
Tokyo-based startup ispace’s lunar ambitions will soon be put to the test, as the company gears up for its first launch at the end of this month. The startup will […]
NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid is back on the books for October 2023
NASA said Friday that its Psyche mission (named after the asteroid the mission is targeting) has been rescheduled to October next year. The news comes just a few months after […]
Apex Space takes on satellite bus ‘bottleneck’ with seed round led by a16z
Apex Space, a startup that aims to transform satellite bus manufacturing, emerged from stealth Monday with a $7.5 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The Los Angeles-based company has […]