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NASA Stuck in the Middle of Starliner Contractors’ Valve Fight

ValveTech CEO Erin Faville publicly urged NASA to cancel the launch of Boeing’s crewed Starliner “due to the risk of a disaster.”

InternationalPolicy

International Partnerships Complicate Space Registry, State Says

The US needs to communicate better with both the private sector and international partners about objects in orbit as space becomes more global, a State Department official said Thursday.

Analysis

2024 Q1 Orbital Launches by Country

There were 63 orbital launch attempts worldwide in the first quarter of 2024—10 more than the same time last year—and more than half of the record-breaking quarter can be attributed to SpaceX. 

OSAM

Redwire Returns First Bioprinted Cardiac Tissue from ISS

Redwire also returned 36 experiments from another module which grows pharmaceutical crystals.

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MilitaryMoon

Astrobotic Exploring National Security Tech Crossover

Astrobotic is looking to expand into the national security sector and pitching DoD on how some of its Moon landing tech could be used by troops here on Earth.

MilitaryOSAM

Space Force Backs Multi-Vehicle Commercial RPO Demos

Rocket Lab and True Anomaly will square off in orbit next year.

AnalysisCivilMilitary

US Space Agencies Call for Public-Private Partnerships

The US civil and military space orgs got together to suss out the state of the space industrial base, and their conclusions are clear: resilience and speed are top priorities, and commercial partnerships are what will make that possible.

BusinessMilitary

Pentagon Releases First Commercial Space Strategy

The Pentagon on Tuesday released its long-awaited strategy for working more closely with the commercial space sector, which includes plans to boost cooperation during times of peace and protect commercial assets in times of conflict. 

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BusinessCivil

Industry to Save the Day on MSR

The fate of Mars Sample Return is in industry’s hands.

Business

Astroscale Sees its Debris

Astroscale has hunted down its targeted space debris and is now within paparazzi distance. 

BusinessGEO

Astranis Reveals Higher Capacity GEO Broadband Satellite 

Astranis, a satcom startup, unveiled its Omega micro GEO broadband satellite platform yesterday, designed to offer five times the power of its first-generation models.

Business

Lockheed’s Mid-Size Bus Set to Fly This Year

Lockheed Martin is preparing to launch its medium-sized LM 400 bus before the end of the year in preparation for a few classified opportunities coming down the pipeline, Lockheed Space President Robert Lightfoot told a small group of reporters at Space Symposium.

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BusinessVC/PE

Varda Raises $90M Series B

MilitaryVC/PE

DoD Opens Line of Communication to VCs

VC/PE

Phantom Raises a Bridge Round

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LaunchPolicy

Biden Considers Taxes on Commercial Launchers

LaunchState of the Space Industry 2024

The State of Launch

Launch

Delta IV Heavy Bids Farewell