We began today with a bit of more nuanced conversation about the commercial space industry. The main question, have we reached a point where the government needs to play a bigger role in regulating who…
September 28, 2021
If you remember one of our first episodes which focused on a new partnership between NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration in an effort to streamline commercial space launches. Well the FAA now has another…
August 16, 2021
After all the time and money is spent building and launching satellites, you hate to see it when these expensive machines break down while in orbit. New technology though could soon make it easier to…
August 16, 2021
In it’s latest rendition of it’s Hyperspace Challenge, this year the Air Force Research Laboratory is looking for technology that can provide the government and participating military agencies with secure, trustworthy autonomous and automated solutions…
August 16, 2021
You saw the big news over the summer with billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos conducting their own space race. Ultimately completing the first civilian space launches. To get a sense on what this means…
August 16, 2021
The expansion of commercial space activities is driving the need for advanced software and digital platforms that require vast amounts of data processing and computing power, and that demand can come at a cost to…
July 19, 2021
To say the space industry is on the up and up is no longer a bold statement, but it helps when you have the data and research to back it up. One of those able…
July 19, 2021
We start today with workforce initiatives, specifically, where are space agencies, companies, and military branches going to find enough people to fill these critical jobs? Also, with all three of those groups so intermingled, how…
July 19, 2021
When you think of space, you don’t think of it as the frontline of cyber war, but that’s not the case. Many important aspects of U.S. critical infrastructure are controlled from space, and could be…
June 21, 2021
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency relies heavily on new space technologies to accomplish its mission. It can’t do it all on its own though, as usual that’s where the commercial side of things comes in.…
June 21, 2021
One of the biggest arenas for growth in the commercial space field is within the intelligence community. A main driver of that has been JP Parker, who is Space Executive with the Office of the…
June 21, 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration and NASA recently entered into a memorandum of understanding with the aim of growing American commercial space transportation capabilities, including commercial crew and cargo activities. The agencies hope this will help…
May 18, 2021
NASA has released its latest batch of commercial partnerships it has created to help fund new technologies. The companies involved are highly specialized in different facets of the space industry, whether it’s a 3D printing…
May 18, 2021
Mandy Vaughn has deep ties in the commercial space industry. Up until recently, Vaughn was the President and CEO for VOX Space, sister company to Virgin Orbit. She’s now an advisor for VOX, while taking…
May 18, 2021