Privatizing the space economy: A perspective on U.S. government and private-sector participation based on patents. Analyzes the volume and growth in U.S. patent applications that disclose space inventions. [24 page report] (Source: USPTO)
Astrolab’s FLIP rover joins Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 to the Moon. The rover, currently known as FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform), will be deployed at the Nobile Region of the lunar south pole. In 2023, Astrolab announced an agreement with SpaceX to land the rover on the Moon as soon as Dec 2026.
Firefly Aerospace set to expand launches from Wallops. With the expansion, Firefly aims to increase its launch frequency and enhance reliability. (Source: Shore Daily News)
Blue Origin Completes 29th New Shepard Mission, Successfully Simulates Lunar Gravity. The flight carried 30 payloads from NASA, research institutions, and commercial companies, bringing the number of payloads flown on New Shepard to more than 175. (Source: Blue Origin)
Maxar Successfully Launches Fifth and Sixth WorldView Legion Satellites. All six WorldView Legion Earth imaging satellites are performing well on orbit, marking a new era for geospatial insights. (Source: Maxar Intelligence)
Galaxia’s MÖBIUS-1, a software defined satellite with a variety of AI capabilities, progresses towards June 2025 launch (on a SpaceX Falcon 9). The $2.8 million MÖBIUS-1 project has been partially funded by a financial contribution from the Canadian Space Agency. (Source: SpaceQ)
$RKLB: The “IOT 4 You and Me” mission is scheduled to launch February 9th, 2025. Within the multi-day window, there is an instantaneous launch opportunity daily at 09:43 am NZDT (20:43 UTC). (Source: Rocket Lab)
Station Crew Cleans Up After Spacewalk, Studies Space Agriculture and Physics. Other International Space Station science objectives planned on Monday included human research while the orbital residents kept up the maintenance of the orbital outpost. (Source: NASA)
ArkEdge Space Raises JPY 8 Billion in Series B Funding to Become Leading Satellite System Integrator —Accelerating Satellite Mass Production and Business Expansion. (Source: SpaceNews)
$RKLB: SatNews coverage of SPB's keynote this morning at the 2025 SmallSat Symposium
SatNews coverage of SPB's keynote this morning at the 2025 SmallSat Symposium
Rocket Lab Wiki: Info on iQPS and their partnership with Rocket Lab (Source: SpaceGhost)
$ASTS: Midland Development Corp (MDC), InterFlight Global continue aerospace partnership. Its first anchor tenant, AST SpaceMobile, now has 200+ employees manufacturing satellites, capital expenditures of more than $100m and plans to grow to 300 to 400 employees by 2030. (Midland Report Telegram)
$RDW: Redwire Issues Request for Commercial and Dual Use Payloads Seeking to Fly in Very Low Earth Orbit. Redwire today announced that it is seeking information from parties interested in contracting a payload slot on its very low Earth orbit (VLEO) Demonstrator Flight (via SabreSat).
$RKLB: Rocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Contract with iQPS for Four Electron Missions. The multi-launch contract, signed in July 2024, includes three dedicated missions for launch in 2025 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, with a fourth launch scheduled for 2026. (Source: Rocket Lab)
$VSAT: STARLUX Commits To Viasat With Launch Of Enhanced In-Flight Connectivity Service. New, High-Speed Connectivity Set To Roll Out Across the Carrier’s Full Fleet To Further Distinguish STARLUX’s Exceptional In-Flight Experience. (Source: Viasat)
Blue Origin's New Shepard 29 Touchdowns. Congrats, Blue Origin!
New Shepard Flight Profile
Blue Origin's New Shepard Mission NS-29 Webcast (Source: Blue Origin via YouTube)
ARK's BIG IDEAS 2025 Report: Reusable Rockets, Satellite Connectivity, Lower Launch Costs & More [Select Slides] (Source: ARK Invest)
$MNTS: Momentus Selected by U.S. Air Force for Space Demonstration of Rendezvous Using Low-Cost Multi-Spectral Sensor Suite. (Source: Green Stock News)
$SIDU: Sidus Space Announces LizzieSat™ Has Arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for Launch. Milestone positions LizzieSat™-3 for operational deployment in early 2025, bringing AI-powered advanced data services to critical industries. (Source: Sidus Space)
6 Things to Know About SPHEREx, NASA’s Newest Space Telescope. Shaped like a megaphone, the upcoming mission will map the entire sky in infrared light to answer big questions about the universe. Expected to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27th. (Source: NASA JPL)
$RKLB: 'IOT 4 You and Me' Mission Infographic (Source: Space Intelligence)
Microbes in space: how bacteria could help sustain long-distance space travel. So far, microorganisms have been research subjects or contaminants on space stations, but could they assist longer missions? (Source: Nature)
