Commercial Space

The commercial space market, also known as the private space industry or NewSpace, is experiencing strong growth. This burgeoning sector encompasses activities such as satellite manufacturing, space tourism, rocket launches, satellite services and space exploration initiatives driven by private companies. Players like SpaceX and Blue Origin on the launch side, or Planet and Maxar with their in-orbit satellite constellations are revolutionizing the industry, making space more accessible and cost-effective. The demand for satellite internet, Earth observation, and space-based services has fueled investments and technological advancements. With the rise of reusable rockets, commercial crew missions, and ambitious plans for space mining and Mars colonization, the commercial space market is poised for exponential growth, promising exciting developments and opportunities into the future. 

News & Analysis

Feb 07, 2024
Japanese space startup Pale Blue has been awarded up to $27 million from Tokyo to develop miniature water-based ion and Hall-effect thrusters.
Feb 06, 2024
Virgin Galactic is investigating the loss of a part of the mechanism connecting VSS Unity with the carrier aircraft VMS Eve during a commercial spaceflight.
Feb 05, 2024
Leading SSST’s Series A capital raise was a fund established by China’s National Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading Fund (NMTUF).
Feb 05, 2024
Geespace, the space arm of Chinese automobile giant Geely, launched 11 Geely-02 satellites into low Earth orbit on Feb. 3.
Jan 30, 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station on Jan. 30.
Feb 07, 2024
Japanese space startup Pale Blue has been awarded up to $27 million from Tokyo to develop miniature water-based ion and Hall-effect thrusters.
Feb 06, 2024
Virgin Galactic is investigating the loss of a part of the mechanism connecting VSS Unity with the carrier aircraft VMS Eve during a commercial spaceflight.
Feb 05, 2024
Leading SSST’s Series A capital raise was a fund established by China’s National Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading Fund (NMTUF).
Feb 05, 2024
Geespace, the space arm of Chinese automobile giant Geely, launched 11 Geely-02 satellites into low Earth orbit on Feb. 3.
Jan 30, 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station on Jan. 30.
Jan 29, 2024
For the first time, Virgin Galactic flew paying passengers without a company employee in the SpaceShipTwo crew cabin.
Jan 26, 2024
The latest annual report by NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel’s (ASAP) was released Jan. 25.
Jan 24, 2024
In-space refueling startup Orbit Fab and in-space junk removal startup ClearSpace plan to work together to develop spacecraft refueling technologies.