REMOTE | HIGH AUTONOMY | UNCAPPED POTENTIAL The space industry isn’t just expanding, it’s exploding. From Starship test flights and mega-constellation deployments to regulatory battles and billion-dollar M&A deals, the […]
The Fractal Lab – Part II
In Part 2 of this series, we examine the second bottleneck facing the Orbital Data Center (ODC) : Data Gravity. We will explore why moving exabytes to and from orbit is harder than processing them, and how this specific constraint fractures the market into two mutually exclusive compute types: the high-speed “Real-Time Reduction Hub” and the massive “Batch Trainer.” We will also examine other computing challenges unique to space.
SpaceX Files FCC Application for Million-Satellite Orbital Data Center
HAWTHORNE, California – In a move that significantly expands its orbital footprint, SpaceX submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday, January 30, to deploy a massive […]
The Fractal Lab
Before we dream of floating data centers, we must understand why the SmallSat is the only laboratory that matters. Welcome to The Fractal Lab: a three-part series on why orbital computing succeeds or fails first at 10 kilograms, not 10,000.
Clearing the Queue: FCC’s Schedule A Firewall and the End of Anonymous Capital
This is the second in a continuing series on the strategic evolution of space regulation. Part one, “The 200,000-Satellite Filing: When Commercial Loopholes Become State Weapons,” examined how speculative filings distort global coordination. Part two examines the U.S. regulatory response.
The 200,000-Satellite Filing: When Commercial Loopholes Become State Weapons
By Evan Grey, Legal Contributor, SatNews The primary battleground for space supremacy has shifted. While the world watches the launchpads, the decisive contest is unfolding inside the filing processes of the International […]
The Architecture We Inherited: Artemis, Commercial Space, and the Long Shadow of 2010
The January 17 rollout of Artemis II represents a genuine technical achievement and a policy paradox. To understand why NASA is rolling out a roughly $4 billion-per-launch vehicle in an era of reusable rockets, we must examine what happened in 2010, when three divergent futures began that are now converging on Pad 39B.
FY26 Defense Bill: Congress Unlocks Billions for ‘Golden Dome’ and Restores SDA Tranche 3
Congressional appropriators released the Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Act on Monday, cementing an $838.7 billion topline that prioritizes the administration’s “Golden Dome” missile defense architecture and reverses proposed cuts to the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) proliferated constellations.
Auria Acquires RKF and Kythera to Unify Space Force C3 & Spectrum Ops
Auria, a provider of orbital warfare and C3 software backed by Enlightenment Capital, announced Tuesday the acquisition of RKF Engineering Solutions (RKF) and Kythera Space Solutions (Kythera). The dual acquisition consolidates spectrum engineering and autonomous satellite command capabilities under Auria’s expanding defense portfolio.
Comtech Nets $5M Follow-On Order for Lunar Exploration Components
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced Tuesday it has received a follow-on contract valued in excess of $5 million to support a major U.S. civil space exploration program. The award, issued by an undisclosed aerospace and defense prime contractor, tasks Comtech with supplying advanced electronic components and engineering services for next-generation human spaceflight missions targeting the lunar surface.