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2025 Week 11 | World adapts to changes in the US government's will to lead, funding redundancies in capabilities
I. Tracking 1. Ariane 6 succeeds as Starship, its future competitor, struggles with another unexpected failure In the very crowded world...


2025 Week 10 | Japan's startups leading business capabilities for Moon missions, while startups face double-edged sword for being key to future defense contracts
I. Tracking 1. Japan is the clear leader in the current wave of commerical lunar missions Three commercial missions are headed to the...


2025 Week 9 | Financial Outlook for Operators Downgraded, While Another Startup Looks to the Defense Industry for Cash Sustainment
I. Tracking 1. Moody Downgrades Outlook of SES a Month After Downgrading Eutelsat "Moody downgraded SES’s outlook from stable to...


2025 Week 8 | Two Companies Indicate Layoffs, Council on Foreign Relations Echoes Other Calls to Use Private Sector for Defense
I. Tracking 1. The Council on Foreign Relations Releases a Task Force Report Calling on US to Strengthen Space Security As often already...


2025 Week 7 | In Single Week, Primes Remind Startups They Are Still the Favorites
I. Tracking 1. Prime defense contractors compete for military satellite contracts, demonstrating the difficulties of pivoting to a 100%...


2025 Week 6 | Chinese Space Commercial Developments May Put Pressure on Busy Market
I. Tracking 1. China is allowing commercial companies to participate in its lunar exploration missions for the first time, aiming to...


The Paradox of Launch Vehicle Needs
Rockets that can lift larger and heavier payloads to orbit are returning to the space industry, but demand may not make them commercially...


2025 Week 5 | Starlink Efficiency Growth Continues, and Computers Create Questions About Use of Space
I. Tracking 1. SpaceX Launched 27 Starlink at once, setting new record on Falcon 9 The 27 satellites is the interesting piece of...


2025 Week 4 | Two Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles Launched; Commercialized Space Continues to Shift to Government
I. Tracking 1. Two heavy lift launches with mixed results; one was not a success, the other was not a failure. Blue Origin finally...


2025 Week 3 | Lunar market remains similar, ESA looking to evolve
I. Tracking 1. Intuitive Machines integrates a Nokia payload onto its lunar lander scheduled for launch February 2025 Another update...
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