What we look forward to from the space industry in 2024
He was A breathtaking year For THE space industry, And while We all know by NOW that progress is not it linear, We feel pretty confident that 2024 will be even more amazing.
This year was difficult For a lot space businesses, And We are not trying has paper that on with OUR optimism. THE world of zero interest rate policy, Or ZIRP, officially finished; species obtained more Dear And Fund raising became more difficult. Nevertheless, 2023 Also product A number of tailwinds that We think will TO DO following year A of THE most hectic SO far.
Here is A Short list of What were most excited For following year. This East TechCrunch, SO THE list bias towards financed by venture capital startups; keep that In spirit Before You complain about THE absence of Artemis II.
Even more Spatialship testsEspaceX had A landmark year This year, And not only because he accomplished almost 100 launches of THE Falcon 9 And Falcon Heavy rockets. THE business Also spear Spatialship — THE most powerful launch vehicle Never built — not once, but twice.
THE First of all test took place In April; THE second In November. Both finished In in the air blast And both fell far short of to end THE complete assignment profile: Sending in progress THE superior scene (Also called spatialship) on A flight half-way around THE world with A landing In THE Peaceful Ocean, And landing THE Great Heavy amplifier In THE Gulf of Mexico.
Again, both missions were deep success.
Part of that has has TO DO with SpaceX culture of quickly And iteratively improvement material. During THE six months stretchable between THE two launches, EspaceX implemented A tonne of improvements has THE ground Infrastructure And THE launch vehicle. Those included A improved launch media design, A water flood system And upgrades has THE Raptor engines. These changes help Spatialship fly even further THE second time around; most impressively, THE business drawn disabled A experimental hot staging, A path has separated THE the rocket two steps by lighting THE superior steps engines while THE amplifier East always connected And cooking It is engines.
We to wait for has see further improvements And A even upper essay cadence following year. We wouldn't he even be surprised if they manage has to pull disabled THE complete orbital flight plan.
Historical lunar lander missionsMore private companies will attempt has to land A spatialship on THE moon following year that Never Before, by A order of magnitude. Were excited has see companies including Astrobotics, Intuitive machines, Firefly Aerospace And ispace all take their shot. SO far, only four nation States to have landed spatialship on THE moon — SO if even A business East successful, he will TO DO story.
2024 will cut disabled with launches Since Intuitive Machinery And Astrobotics. RIGHT NOW, It is look very likely that both could attempt A landing In THE even week — THE third week of FEBRUARY. Firefly East targeting Sometimes In THE third quarter For THE launch of their Blue Ghost lander, while ispace East aimed has to drive their assignment late In THE year.
Advance Satellite operations demonstrationsIn THE the largest possible terms, A huge portion of space startups are interested In increasing THE number of things A Satellite can TO DO In space. A GOOD example East something called appointment And proximity operations (RPO), which East When two spatialship intentionally maneuver has Dock Or Otherwise interact with each other. Another hot area of Satellite operations implied in the space manufacturing And Satellite back to school.
Following year, We to wait for has see more demonstrations Since startups look has execute state of the art Satellite operations. Disabled THE high of OUR head, A little that were look Before has (However This East by No means A complete list):
TRUE Anomaly, A defense focused space to start up, will be demonstrating RPO with two of It is Jackal satellites early following year In the space logistics to start up Atomos Space will launch It is First of all two orbital transfer Vehicles that could Ultimately help reposition satellites In orbit Ja...
He was A breathtaking year For THE space industry, And while We all know by NOW that progress is not it linear, We feel pretty confident that 2024 will be even more amazing.
This year was difficult For a lot space businesses, And We are not trying has paper that on with OUR optimism. THE world of zero interest rate policy, Or ZIRP, officially finished; species obtained more Dear And Fund raising became more difficult. Nevertheless, 2023 Also product A number of tailwinds that We think will TO DO following year A of THE most hectic SO far.
Here is A Short list of What were most excited For following year. This East TechCrunch, SO THE list bias towards financed by venture capital startups; keep that In spirit Before You complain about THE absence of Artemis II.
Even more Spatialship testsEspaceX had A landmark year This year, And not only because he accomplished almost 100 launches of THE Falcon 9 And Falcon Heavy rockets. THE business Also spear Spatialship — THE most powerful launch vehicle Never built — not once, but twice.
THE First of all test took place In April; THE second In November. Both finished In in the air blast And both fell far short of to end THE complete assignment profile: Sending in progress THE superior scene (Also called spatialship) on A flight half-way around THE world with A landing In THE Peaceful Ocean, And landing THE Great Heavy amplifier In THE Gulf of Mexico.
Again, both missions were deep success.
Part of that has has TO DO with SpaceX culture of quickly And iteratively improvement material. During THE six months stretchable between THE two launches, EspaceX implemented A tonne of improvements has THE ground Infrastructure And THE launch vehicle. Those included A improved launch media design, A water flood system And upgrades has THE Raptor engines. These changes help Spatialship fly even further THE second time around; most impressively, THE business drawn disabled A experimental hot staging, A path has separated THE the rocket two steps by lighting THE superior steps engines while THE amplifier East always connected And cooking It is engines.
We to wait for has see further improvements And A even upper essay cadence following year. We wouldn't he even be surprised if they manage has to pull disabled THE complete orbital flight plan.
Historical lunar lander missionsMore private companies will attempt has to land A spatialship on THE moon following year that Never Before, by A order of magnitude. Were excited has see companies including Astrobotics, Intuitive machines, Firefly Aerospace And ispace all take their shot. SO far, only four nation States to have landed spatialship on THE moon — SO if even A business East successful, he will TO DO story.
2024 will cut disabled with launches Since Intuitive Machinery And Astrobotics. RIGHT NOW, It is look very likely that both could attempt A landing In THE even week — THE third week of FEBRUARY. Firefly East targeting Sometimes In THE third quarter For THE launch of their Blue Ghost lander, while ispace East aimed has to drive their assignment late In THE year.
Advance Satellite operations demonstrationsIn THE the largest possible terms, A huge portion of space startups are interested In increasing THE number of things A Satellite can TO DO In space. A GOOD example East something called appointment And proximity operations (RPO), which East When two spatialship intentionally maneuver has Dock Or Otherwise interact with each other. Another hot area of Satellite operations implied in the space manufacturing And Satellite back to school.
Following year, We to wait for has see more demonstrations Since startups look has execute state of the art Satellite operations. Disabled THE high of OUR head, A little that were look Before has (However This East by No means A complete list):
TRUE Anomaly, A defense focused space to start up, will be demonstrating RPO with two of It is Jackal satellites early following year In the space logistics to start up Atomos Space will launch It is First of all two orbital transfer Vehicles that could Ultimately help reposition satellites In orbit Ja...What's Your Reaction?
