QUILTY QUICKTAKES
Quilty QuickTakes provide short-form analysis on the latest developments in the space sector as they unfold. Click on any QuickTake below to enjoy these complimentary, five-minute reads.
EU follows UK’s dubious pattern of scrutiny over Inmarsat-Viasat merger
EU follows UK’s dubious pattern of scrutiny over Inmarsat-Viasat merger
Astroforge seeks to revive asteroid mining, announces first two demo missions
Astroforge seeks to revive asteroid mining, announces first two demo missions
EchoStar begins construction of new small satellite constellation
EchoStar begins construction of new small satellite constellation
NATO’s space center for excellence moves forward
NATO’s space center for excellence moves forward
Growing interest for industrial biomedicine on the ISS
Growing interest for industrial biomedicine on the ISS
SDA hopes SABRE sensors can slash missile testing costs by ‘millions’
SDA hopes SABRE sensors can slash missile testing costs by ‘millions’
Interstellar Technologies raises $29.6M
Interstellar Technologies has had little visible progress (at least in the West) for years, having launched a series of sounding rockets (one success, four failures) funded by investors and crowdsourced fans.
A $316 million Falcon Heavy launch
We’re old enough to remember when SpaceX upbraided ULA for charging hundreds of millions of dollars for military launches.
Airbus Poland Satellite deal
Poland is poised to become one of the few countries with very high-resolution satellites.
Canon Electronics, IHI small launch venture still alive
It’s been over a year since we saw any real news about Space One, the Japanese consortium developing a small launcher (100kg to 500km).
Iridium Qualcomm partnership
Green bubble texters finally have their rival to Apple and Globalstar.
Six space tugs for Transporter-6
SpaceX kicked off the year with a truckload of satellites for numerous operators around the world.
Viasat’s unexpected Link-16 sale
Viasat completed the sale of its Link-16 business to L3Harris for $2 billion, a deal that came as a surprise because it did not align with speculation or the company’s apparent rationale for divestitures.
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