Two of the six launches were Starlink satellites, the others were the Ax-1 and Crew-4 crewed missions, the Transporter-4 rideshare mission, and the NROL-85 classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. SpaceX Senior Director of Human Spaceflight Programs, Benji Reed, noted that “This is the kind of flight rate that we need to be thinking about as an industry. We should all look forward to the day soon when we are launching every day, every hour, every minute.” Meanwhile, Starship was delayed yet again with the FAA stating that it needed to complete an environmental assessment for orbital launches of Starship out of Boca Chica, Texas.ĭARPA moving forward with the development of nuclear-powered spacecraftĭARPA issued a request for proposals for the next phase of their ‘Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations’ (DRACO) to focus on the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal rocket engine. Satellogic to launch 68 satellites with SpaceX DARPA previously selected designs by General Atomics, Blue Origin, and Lockheed Martin. Satellogic announced its agreement with SpaceX to launch 68 satellites starting in 2023. This news came the day after they published their 2021 Financial Report which shows reported revenue of $4.2 million, a net loss of $117.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA of –$30.7 million. Satellogic previously projected revenues of $7 million and adjusted EBITDA of –$32 million for 2021. Satellogic went public through a SPAC merger in January. Space Force leaders questioned on their plans to invest in technology and workforceĭuring a hearing for the Department of the Air Force’s 2023 budget request, Chief of Space Operations General John Raymond said that their priorities are to modernize the missile-warning space architecture to defend against increasingly advanced hypersonic missiles and glide vehicles, and to keep track of objects orbiting in space that could be a potential threat.
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