Civil & Defense

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.