Rocket Lab Deep Dive
Below is a snippet of the Rocket Lab report.
SpaceX has pushed up average payload mass for Starlink-dedicated launches to roughly 16,850 kg, or 96% of max capacity of 17.5 tons to LEO in a reusable configuration, maximizing every meter and kilogram offered by the rocket.
Hockeystick SPAC charts. Wallstreetbets Reddit page buzz. Short squeezes. Everything to the Moon euphoria.
Space is a nascent market with vast, unbounded potential, where an early-stage startup can become a dominant business integral to the very infrastructure of the space economy for decades to come.
Only 37 days separated Starship’s Flight 5 launch from yesterday’s Flight 6.
If the last decade marked a revolution in sending mass to space, the next decade will center on bringing mass back to Earth.
Another day, another mega LEO constellation.
First, a ULA sale process, now Starliner.
Comtech ($CMTL) announced last week that it is looking to sell its terrestrial 911 emergency call infrastructure business to go all-in on space comms.
Astranis, a startup building small GEO broadband satellites for targeted service, led the way this quarter with its $200M monster Series D round, by far the largest US space raise so far in 2024.