New Industry-Space Traffic Control One of my favorite parts of the commercial space industry is that it is always evolving. It seems that every few months, a new type of business shows up to fill a new need. In previous articles, I have talked about supersonic planes becoming more mainstream. I’ve talked about how rideshare …
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Momentus If you are following the commercial space industry, you may have seen articles popping up about the merger of Momentus and Stable Road Acquisition Corp. When the acquisition goes through, Momentus will become a public traded company. That is a milestone in the space industry because there are so few dedicated space companies that trade publically. …
The new wave The short answer is yes! In 2020 there have been around 3 companies that have started to make their own supersonic jets. That is good news because there will be competition, which will hopefully keep the prices low and make these companies work harder to be the first to market. There is …
Amazon In Space Every day it seems that Amazon is trying to open up a new store or offer a new service. In the Amazon Prime package, they offer movies, music, photo storage, and more. They have also been trying to open up brick and mortar stores that are all self check out, but I …
Virgin Galactic With Virgin Galactic being the first space tourism company to go public, there was a lot of high hopes and a lot of hype around the stock. Opening at a little below $10 on October 28th, 2019, Virgin made a huge splash in the commercial space industry. This article isn’t going to be …
Rocket Lab and Vector The small launch market is being flooded with new small launch startups, and no one really knows if they are going to last. Most think that there is a small launch bubble and that it is going to burst, but that hasn’t stopped investors from investing millions of dollars into this …
Commercial Space Around the World Countries have now started to put some gas on the fire of commercial space and really start to put some effort and thought into their future in the industry. With the U.S. leading the way followed by China and then Russia, it almost seemed like it wasn’t worth it for …
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The government’s role in commercial space For a long time, the government was the only real source of money for commercial space. They were the only ones launching satellites regularly and the only ones asking for launches. While the government still plays a significant role, the private sector of space has started to make a …
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Corona’s Effect No one thought the space industry was going to be hit as hard as it has been by the Coronavirus. But a few months in, it has become apparent that many commercial companies were not prepared for venture capital to stop and what to do when they have to suspend operations. While people …
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Swarm VS. Ligado In a previous article, I talked about Myriota and how you should put them on your radar for companies to potentially invest in. That advice is not changing, but that company is also Australian and may not be something you can invest in. In this article, we are going to talk about …