To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women […]
Biden administration looks to give Rocket Lab $24M to boost space-grade solar cell production
Rocket Lab is poised to snap up around $24 million in federal funding to dramatically boost the production of its compound semiconductors, also known as solar cells, which […]
Quick thinking and a stroke of luck averted a Moon lander disaster for Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines‘ spacecraft touched down yesterday on the lunar surface… sideways. CEO Steve Altemus confirmed during a press conference Friday that, while it wasn’t a perfect landing, it’s […]
Spacecraft looks like a TIE fighter. It’s about to crash into Earth.
The large ERS-2 satellite will fall through Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, the European Space Agency said. An image of the falling spacecraft looks like a “Star Wars” TIE fighter.
Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis team up for space-based solar power mission
Advanced manufacturing startup Orbital Composites is teaming up with Virtus Solis Technologies to conduct a space-based solar power demonstration as soon as 2027. The two companies say the mission […]
Taking the long view on crypto
“It’s the single best time to invest in [crypto] companies,” according to 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners’ CEO, Dan Tapiero. Crypto reporter Jacquelyn Melinek has the inside scoop […]
Ask Sophie: As an immigrant, how can I work in space tech?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California […]
D-Orbit raises $110M to reach new heights in space logistics services
Logistics has become the cornerstone of how so much works on earth — we may order things online, but ultimately we need to get products and ourselves from […]
Space tech forecast for 2024: Rising investments, lunar exploration, and pivotal SpaceX moments
Mark Boggett Contributor Despite a challenging economic period in 2022, this year’s investment into the space tech sector has continued to show signs of recovery. Space tech has […]