SpaceX Booster Reuse
Over 90% of Falcon 9 launches use flight-proven hardware, driving marginal launch costs below $15M.
Jack Kuhr
Unpacking Firefly’s IPO, Business Outlook, and its Valuation at a Third of Rocket Lab’s
There’s threading the needle, and then there is what Firefly just did last week.
Enter the COTS Era
COTS is credited with playing a pivotal role in SpaceX’s rise, helping fund the development of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft.
Tracking Satcom Startup Funding
Companies that can beam down fiber-like internet speeds graduate from the niche legacy satcom market to the generalized consumer broadband internet market.
ISS vs. Commercial Station Costs
The International Space Station cost $150B (inflation adj.) to build, whereas a commercial space station is expected to cost between $2B and $5B.
Tracking Earth Observation Startup Funding
Hate it or love it, the first six months of the year have summed up investors’ love-hate relationship with the sector.
Tracking Orbital Debris
Over the past decade, the number of active satellites has increased by an order of magnitude.
A Banner Quarter for Space Funding
If Q1 introduced the promise of Golden Dome, Q2 was the mad dash to cash in on the hype.
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