Civil & Defense

China’s secretive military reusable space plane, which launched late last year, deployed an unidentified object into orbit last week.

China held its annual Space Day conference last week, unveiling new insights into the space program’s hardware development.

NASA’s SBIR funding—particularly its Phase I & II tracks—has become a vital source of non-dilutive capital for early-stage space startups.

NASA is on pace to exceed $100B of Artemis funding by FY26, according to nominal dollar data from OIG, NASA budgets, and Payload analysis. 

Intuitive Machines will attempt its IM-1 lunar landing tomorrow afternoon with its first Nova-C lander, named ‘Odysseus,’ as it aims to become the first commercial spacecraft to achieve the feat.

Society’s demand for space-based data has fueled growth in the space industry, with 10,000+ satellites in orbit.