Manifest Space with Morgan Brennan
Episodes
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on NASA Force launch 3/6/26
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
NASA announced its latest initiative to recruit engineers and other top talent. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the ...
Vast CEO Max Haot on raising $500M in new investment round and competition to replace the ISS 3/6/26
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Private space developer Vast just announced a $500 million fundraising round to keep developing private space stations that could replace the ISS onc...
Voyager Technology's CEO & Chairman Dylan Taylor on Starlab Space Station, data centers in space, and lunar expansion 2/5/26
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with Voyager Technology CEO And Chairman Dylan Taylor to discuss the company's Starlab Space Station — on track to launch i...
York Space Systems CEO & Founder Dirk Wallinger on IPO Day 1/29/26
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
York Space Systems CEO & Founder Dirk Wallinger joins Morgan Brennan to discuss his company's IPO, its work with the Defense Department, and the impac...
Sidus Space CEO & Founder Carol Craig on Golden Dome, Disruption in Space and a Company Stepping Into the Spotlight 1/14/26
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with Sidus Space founder and CEO Carol Craig to discuss the company’s rapid rise--a more than 400% stock surge since the fa...
HawkEye 360 CEO John Serafini on tracking dark oil tankers across the globe, his latest acquisition and a possible IPO 12/26/25
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with John Serafini, HawkEye 360 CEO, on the latest episode of Manifest Space. They discuss the company’s role in tracking s...
Planet Labs CEO Will Marshall on using AI for national security around the globe and the promise of data centers in space 12/11/25
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with Will Marshall, Planet Labs CEO, on the latest episode of Manifest Space. They discuss how the company is using AI in its...
Istari CEO Will Roper on making a moon dust battery for Blue Origin 12/3/25
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with Will Roper, Istari CEO, on the latest episode of Manifest Space. They discuss the startup’s big news announced today: ...
York Space Systems CEO on Impact of Government Shutdown, Supply Chain Resilience and What’s Next for York 11/17/25
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with Dirk Wallinger, York Space Systems founder and CEO, on the latest episode of Manifest Space. They discuss the rapid shif...
Intuitive Machines CEO on $800 Million Deal and Building a Lunar Communications Network 11/7/25
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with Steve Altemus, CEO and co-founder of Intuitive Machine, a company known for lunar landings. But the company just bought ...
Semiconductors in Space: Inside Besxar’s Plan to Redefine Chip Manufacturing 10/30/25
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Brennan sits down with Ashley Pilipiszyn, CEO and founder of Besxar, a startup that just emerged from stealth with a bold mission — manufactu...
Building the Future: Reindustrializing America from Earth to Orbit with CesiumAstro CEO Shey Sabripour and Trousdale Ventures’ Phillip Sarofim 10/17/25
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the UP.Summit in Bentonville, AR, Morgan Brennan speaks with CesiumAstro CEO Shey Sabripour and Trousdale Ventures founder Philip Sarofim about dri...
Maxar Splits In Two, Rebrands as Vantor and Lanteris 10/2/25
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maxar splits into two companies: Vantor and Lanteris. Both will remain Advent portfolio companies. Morgan sits down with Vantor CEO Dan Smoot to discu...
How the space economy will hit $1T by 2032 with Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle 9/25/25
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The global space economy has hit a record $613 billion, growing nearly 8% year over year. Morgan Brennan speaks with Space Foundation CEO Heather Prin...
Why Interlune and Bluefors are teaming up to mine helium on the Moon 9/22/25
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helium-3 is a critical resource for quantum computing and other futuristic technologies. But it is extremely rare on Earth. Luckily, the Moon contains...
The SPAC Comeback, Military AI, & Future of Defense Tech 8/22/25
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPACs, or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, are back – with aerospace & defense tech startups embracing the moment. Merlin, a startup focused o...
Hyperscalers for the Edge, Movable Data Centers, & The AI Arms Race with Armada CEO Dan Wright 8/21/25
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Armada is a startup focused on movable data center systems in AI computing in remote locations. It all started with a close collaboration with SpaceX,...
Impulse Space’s Geosynchronous Update, $300M Series C Round & IPO Prospects with Impulse Space CEO Tom Mueller 8/7/25
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Impulse Space is expanding further into space. The in-space services startup has two space tugs in low earth orbit, but an upgraded spacecraft capable...
Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim on IPO debut, pathway to profitability 8/7/25
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The IPO market heads to space today as Firefly Aerospace, a small & medium launch rocket maker, debuts on the Nasdaq. In what’s expected to be 2025’...
Apple’s Emergency Services, Physical AI & The Fight for Spectrum with Globalstar CEO Paul Jacobs 7/31/25
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apple's had its biggest revenue growth since December 2021—but it also has a space play in its back pocket. Apple owns a 20% stake in Globalstar, th...
ULA’s Next Vulcan Launch, Amazon Kuiper & National Space Security with United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno 7/24/25
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ULA is preparing for its next Vulcan launch in what will be the first official national security mission for the new rocket. A joint venture between B...
Real-time Satellite Data, AI Learning and More with Planet Labs CEO Will Marshall 7/18/25
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Planets Labs CEO Will Marshall joins Manifest Space to discuss the company’s rapid growth, fueled by deals across the globe as the changing geopolit...
Hadrian’s $260 Million Series C Round with Hadrian CEO Chris Power 7/17/25
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hadrian, a defense manufacturing startup focused on machine parts, has closed a $260 million Series C funding round. Led by Peter Thiel’s Founders ...
Varda Closes $187 Million Series C Round with Varda Space CEO Will Bruey 7/11/25
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Varda Space, an in-space manufacturing startup, has just raised $187 million in a Series C round led by Natural Capital and Shrug Capital. Since its i...
Axiom Space Launches Fourth Private Crew Mission with Axiom Space CEO Tejpaul Bhatia 7/7/25
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Axiom Space recently launched its fourth private crew mission to the International Space Station. AX-4-- sponsored by India, Poland and Hungary-- lift...
Redwire's Transformational Leap: Edge Autonomy Acquisition and the Future of Multi-Domain Defense 6/26/25
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan sits down with Pete Cannito, CEO of Redwire, and Kirk Konert, Managing Partner at, AE Industrial -- one of the few aerospace private equity fir...
Voyager Goes Public with Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor 6/13/25
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Voyager Technologies, a commercial space and defense technology startup, has gone public. Skyrocketing more than 80% in its first day trading at the N...
Applied Intuition Co-founder and CEO Qasar Younis on bringing AI to military vehicles 6/4/25
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CNBC’s Morgan Brennan sits down with Applied Intuition Co-founder and CEO Qasar Younis to discuss the company’s work to bring AI to more civilian ...
Zeno Power’s $50 Million Series B Raise with Zeno Power CEO Tyler Bernstein 5/16/25
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zeno Power, a nuclear battery startup, has just raised $50 million in a Series B funding round to bring its nuclear battery to market. The startup has...
Trimble’s Trillion Dollar Space Data with Trimble CEO Rob Painter 5/16/25
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trimble is one of the biggest software companies in the S&P 500 you’ve never heard of. Getting its start 50 years ago with what would become GPS, th...
Lunar Resources with Interlune CEO Rob Meyerson 5/9/25
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once the stuff of science fiction, moon mining is getting government backing. Seattle-based startup Interlune—a previous guest of the podcast— cam...
True Anomaly’s $260 Millin Series C with CEO Even Rogers 5/1/25
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
True Anomaly has just raised $260 million in a Series C funding round. The company, which develops spacecraft that can maneuver each other in orbit, w...
Investing 101 from the Father of Space ETFs with ProcureAM CEO Andrew Chanin 4/24/25
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
April has been one of the stock market’s most tumultuous months ever. While defense and aerospace haven’t been entirely immune—as government spe...
Cell Phone to Satellites with Skylo CEO Parth Trivedi 4/11/25
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Amazon looks to launch its first Kuiper satellite mission, space infrastructure’s role in enhancing global connectivity is coming to fruition. Sk...
“Stranded” NASA Astronauts Return to Earth with Butch Wilmore & Sunita Williams 3/31/25
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After an eight day spaceflight turned into a 286-day space odyssey, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth. The “stranded” N...
National Security Space Launch’s New Partners with Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck 3/28/25
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Space Force has tapped Rocket Lab and startup Stoke Space to join the National Security Space Launch program as part of NSSL’s Phase 3 Lane...
A Year in Orbit with Apex Space CEO Ian Cinnamon 3/27/25
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apex Space, a satellite manufacturing startup is celebrating on year of its satellite on orbit this month. Founded in 2022, the startup’s goal is to...
Planet Labs Posts Quarterly Results with CEO Will Marshall 3/20/25
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Planet Labs marked its first quarter of profitability by adjusted EBITDA. The satellite imagery and earth observation data company saw its backlog sur...
Epirus’s $250 Million Funding Round & Drone Disruption with Epirus CEO Andy Lowery 3/18/25
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors continue to be excited by defense and national security tech. The latest case: Epirus, a weapons maker that specializes in electronic warfar...
Blue Ghost’s Moon Mission with Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim 3/7/25
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Firefly Aerospace has made history with its commercial lunar lander Blue Ghost making a soft landing over the weekend—the second private operation t...
Blue Origin’s 10th Human Spaceflight with Bess Ventures Principal Lane Bess 2/27/25
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lane Bess is a long-time tech entrepreneur and investor – and an astronaut, having flown with Blue Origin twice. The former Palo Alto Networks CEO r...
Autonomous Shipbuilding Hits $4 Billion Valuation with Saronic CEO Dino Mavrookas 2/20/25
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Autonomous shipbuilder Saronic is raising $600 million in a Series C funding round that—within a year— quadruples its valuation to $4 billion. CEO...
Self-Driving for Defense with Forterra CEO Josh Araujo and Chief Growth Officer Scott Sanders 2/20/25
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forterra is in the business of autonomous vehicles…but not for the everyday driver. The startup has developed self-driving capabilities for defense ...
Space-Based Solar Power with Aetherflux CEO Baiju Bhatt 02/13/25
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood, has set his sights on a new moonshot: space-based solar power. His new venture, Aetherflux, looks to hone solar ...
MDA Space Strikes $1.1B CAD Partnership with Globalstar with MDA Space CEO Mike Greenley 02/11/25
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Globalstar, which provides the space-based emergency services for Apple’s iPhones, is tapping MDA Space to build satellites for its next-gen communi...
Lunar Lander Victory Lap with Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus 02/07/25
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intuitive Machines made history in 2024 with the first successful private lunar lander mission. Now, the company aims to do it again with its Athena s...
New spaced-based tools for fighting and preventing fires with Fire Alliance Executive Director Brian Collins & Muon Space CEO Jonny Dyer 1/30/25
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Public-private partnership Earth Fire Alliance includes Google, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Minderoo Foundation, Environmental Defense ...
Drones in Space’s Next “Golden Age” with Redwire CEO Peter Cannito 1/23/25
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Redwire is expanding into the defense market with its acquisition of aerial drone maker Edge Autonomy. Redwire previously won a Pentagon contract to...
Hypersonic Heat with Hermeus CEO AJ Piplica & CRO Zach Shore 1/16/25
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hermeus is developing hypersonic aircraft – five times the speed of sound and across the Atlantic Ocean in roughly 90 minutes. The startup officiall...
New Glenn’s Maiden Flight with Blue Origin CEO David Limp 1/13/25
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A decade in the making, standing at 32-stories tall and packing more than twice the thrust of SpaceX’s Falcon 9, Blue Origin’s heavy lift rocket w...
Blue Ghost Blasts Off with Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim 1/9/25
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 is kicking off with a series of lunar missions. As soon as next week, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost will launch for a 60 day voyage that will ...
AI & Autonomous Warfighting with Shield AI Co-Founder & President Brandon Tseng 1/2/24
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shield AI has had a big year: the $2.8 billion startup’s AI technology was used to autonomously fly F16 fighter jets, rescue Israeli hostages, and d...
Manifest Space: Powering Up O3B mPOWER & Europe’s Starlink Competitor with SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh 12/19/24
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, SpaceX launched its third rocket in a 24-hour span to launch for SES, a communications satellite operator. The mission, launching ...
American Dynamism Under Trump 2.0 with Andreesen Horowitz Partner Katherine Boyle 12/13/24
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Defense tech has gone mainstream with a growing number of entrepreneurs and investors working in the incoming Trump administration. Katherine Boyle, a...
The Future of Vulcan, National Security & Space Under Trump 2.0 with United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno 12/12/24
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, blasted into 2025 with the launch of its long-awaited Vulcan Centaur rocke...
Space as the Next Warfighting Frontier with Anduril Senior VP of Engineering Gokul Subramanian 11/29/24
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anduril Industries is a fast-growing defense tech startup best know for attack drones, robot submarines and unmanned fighter jets. The company is now ...
Stratospheric Space Balloons with Space Perspective CEO Michael Savage 11/22/24
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Blue Origin just launched its ninth crewed mission—but is suborbital flight the only route to space? Space Perspective is developing its own near-sp...
Space Policy Under Trump with Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine 11/20/24
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-Elect Trump is set to be back in the White House, with space policy set to change accordingly. Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joi...
Q3 Results Boost Rocket Lab’s Stock to Lift Off with Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck 11/13/24
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Space Pick-and-Shovels with Leonid Capital Partners President James Parker 11/08/24
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to capital in space and defense technology, the government and VC investors have remained king. But Leonid Capital Partners is doing som...
Astro Angels with Space Capital Managing Partner Chad Anderson 10/31/24
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Seeing Earth From A New Perspective with Maxar Space Systems CEO Chris Johnson
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maxar Space Systems is pioneering a new way to observe Earth from space. One of the original satellite manufacturing companies, CEO Chris Johnson join...
Hurricane Watch with ICEYE U.S. CEO Eric Jensen 10/11/24
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of Hurricane Milton – space companies like ICEYE are enabling real-time data and analysis of conditions on the ground. ICEYE U.S. CEO Er...
Department of Defense’s $1 Billion Loan Program with Office of Strategic Capital Director Jason Rathje 10/3/24
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Department of Defense is prepared to award nearly $1 billion in loans to jumpstart technology critical to national security. The office, establish...
Autonomous Drone Flight with Skydio CEO Adam Bry 09/27/24
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Commerce Department has unveiled a proposed a ban on Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads—but it could exp...
Sustainability & AI in Space with Planet Labs CEO Will Marshall 9/26/24
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
World leaders and policymakers are meeting for both the UN General Assembly and Climate Week this week: a primetime for Planet Labs’s latest product...
The First-Ever Private Spacewalk with Polaris Dawn Mission Commander Jared Isaacman 9/19/24
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Polaris Dawn has done the impossible: making history with private citizens conducting a spacewalk. The extravehicular activity was done to test SpaceX...
Dead Zone Busting Satellites with AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan 9/16/24
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its first five Bluebird commercial satellites, in a major step towards building space-based service for smar...
AT&T’s Dead Zone Busting Satellites with AT&T Head of Networks Chris Sambar 9/12/24
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its first five Bluebird commercial satellites, in a major step towards building space-based service for smar...
Sorting Space Junk with LeoLabs CEO Tony Frazier 9/5/24
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Within the next decade, thousands of satellites are set to head to space, but satellites may need to duck for cover. As more payloads enter low Earth...
A Stellar Human Spaceflight Summer with Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver 08/30/24
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From astronauts stuck at the I.S.S. to Blue Origin’s latest suborbital spaceflight, it’s been a big week for human spaceflight. Commercial players...
Capitalizing on Private Space Stations with Gravitics CEO Colin Doughan 8/22/24
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A boom in private human spaceflight is on the horizon as more heavy-lift rockets come online. But at the ISS is set to retire in 2030, what is the fut...
Meet the Polaris Dawn Crew with Commander Jared Isaacman, Mission Pilot Scott Kidd Poteet, and Mission Specialists Sarah Gillis & Ana Menon 8/16/24
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Only a few years after Jared Isaacman made history with the first all-private human spaceflight, he announced a new series of missions in partnership ...
Warfighting in the First Commercial Space War with General John “Jay” Raymond 8/15/24
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Space Force was stood up in 2019 as the first new military service in over seventy years. Now, nearly five years since its establishment, the...
CesiumAstro’s $65 Million Series B Funding 8/8/24
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CesiumAstro has cornered the market on an uncommon, but soon-to-be crucial part of the telecommunications market: phased array communications. The sta...
Ursa Major CEO Change with Outgoing CEO Joe Laurienti and Incoming CEO Dan Jablonksy 8/1/24
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ursa Major is having a change of the guard. Founder Joe Laurienti is passing the CEO title onto former Maxar CEO Dan Jablonsky. With the change to tak...
Race to Reusability with Stoke Space CEO Andy Lapsa 7/25/24
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The rocket industry is racing towards full reusability. It’s not just SpaceX’s Starship exploring the space. Stoke Space, founded by Blue Origin a...
Valuing Space at $570 Billion with Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle 7/18/24
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization covering the global space industry, is out with its annual Space Report. Forecasting that the worldwide...
Terran-R on the Horizon with Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis 7/12/24
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Relativity Space is a CNBC Disruptor 50 company,backed by BlackRock, Baillie Gifford and Fidelity. After launching its Terran-1 rocket, it’s now tur...
Canadian Space Agency's $1 Billion Lunar Play with with MDA Space CEO Mike Greenley 7/3/24
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded MDA Space $1 billion to develop an autonomous robotic arm for the lunar Gateway. The space station will serve as...
$95M Series B Capital Raise with Apex CEO Ian Cinnamon 6/20/24
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Venture capital is back on the rise for space technology – especially for defense and national security contractors. Apeis the latest to benefit, ra...
Space Media With Payload Co-Founder Mo Islam 6/13/24
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the space economy has skyrocketed, so too has coverage. Payload secured funding in 2021 and has grown into a space media hub, newsletters, podcasts...
Lunar Rovers with Astrolab CEO Jaret Matthews 6/6/24
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As SpaceX’s Starship continues its development, some companies are preparing for the radical change it will bring to the space economy. Astrolab, a ...
AST SpaceMobile Partners with Verizon with AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan 5/29/24
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Verizon is the latest telecom giant to partner with AST SpaceMobile, a small cap satellite operator. Founder & CEO Abel Avellan joins Morgan Brennan t...
CNH Inks Intelsat Partnership with CNH CEO Scott Wine 5/23/24
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As agriculture becomes increasingly connected and autonomous, space is helping to enable the surge in services. CNH Industrial is the latest to level ...
Space Station Acceleration with Vast CEO Max Haot 5/16/24
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just two years after its founding, startup Vast is one of several startups aiming to put the first commercial space station into orbit. The startup is...
3D Printing Human Organs with Redwire CEO Peter Cannito 5/9/24
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could microgravity be used to print human organs? Redwire announced this week it had successfully bio-printed the first live human heart tissue sample...
Boeing’s Starliner Maiden Flight with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson 5/6/24
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After nearly a decade, Boeing’s Starliner is about to embark on its first-ever crewed flight. The CFT is scheduled to lift off as soon as tonight. N...
Firefly’s Breakout Year with CEO Bill Weber 5/2/24
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From leadership upheaval to a lunar launch on deck – 2024 is poised to be a breakout year for space startup Firefly Aerospace. CEO Bill Weber joins ...
SES’s Intelsat Acquisition with SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh 4/30/24
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SES is acquiring rival satellite operator Intelsat for $3.1 billion, in a deal that brings together two major communications satellite operators in a ...
One Year of Space Bureau with FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel 4/25/24
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As mega-constellations proliferate, satellite communications is skyrocketing-- and so is the need to regulate them. In response, the FCC launched its...
Space as a Warfighting Domain with Boeing Space Intelligence & Weapon Systems Vice President & General Manager 4/23/24
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As geopolitical tensions have soared this week, the role of space as a warfighting domain becomes ever-more critical. A key topic at the Space Symposi...
Space Billionaire Reaches for the Stars with Kam Ghaffarian 4/18/24
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While space billionaires have a slew of visions for the future of humanity, few are literally reaching for the stars literally. Kam Ghaffarian, the co...
Cities of Success in Aerospace with Voyager Space CEO Dylan Taylor 4/11/24
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aerospace has grown 88% over the past two decades – more than any other emerging industry in metro Denver and Boulder in that period. With 191 aeros...
Sierra Space Unveils Satellite Bus Line, Discusses Potential IPO Plans with CEO Tom Vice 4/5/24
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sierra Space, a private space tech company valued at $5.3 billion has been thirty years in the making. Now, it’s unveiling a line of buses—the mai...
AI Weather Forecasts with Spire CEO Peter Platzer 4/4/24
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if AI could make weather forecasts more accurate? Spire Global has been tracking the accuracy of AI-driven weather prediction models using its ow...
Space’s $500 Billion Opportunity with Fortuna Investments Founder Justus Parmar 3/28/24
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fortuna Investments, which rose to fame with early bets on lithium, is now setting its sights on another frontier market. Founder & partner Justus Par...
Space-Enabled Precision and the GPS Bet with Trimble CEO Rob Painter 3/21/20
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trimble, a leader in geospatial technology and player in the Internet of Things (IOT), is reaping the benefits of its initial bet on GPS 46 years ago....
Starship’s Third Test with Space Capital Managing Partner Chad Anderson 3/14/24
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In another milestone for SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space venture blasted off this morning and traveled to space. The most powerful rocket ever reached orb...
Moon Mining with Interlune CEO Rob Meyerson 3/13/24
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interlune is emerging from stealth, closing an $18 million seed funding round, led by Reddit co-founder Alex Ohanian’s firm 776. Founded by two form...