Hi everyone, We hope everyone had a great break and is off to a good start in the new year! Macro & Market Launch in Q4 showed a number of delays and timing slips towards year end, stressing the importance of remaining flexible regarding launch windows. The roster of new
by Teun van den Dries, Jan 02, 2024
Hi everyone, We updated our website to add more content and interactivity, also running on the Ghost platform that we utilize for these updates. Macro & Market We finally saw the Psyche mission launch yesterday after its launch was delayed by a year. The spacecraft will cruise past Mars into
by Teun van den Dries, Oct 02, 2023
The NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned its collected sample on 24 September 2023 before continuing on into its extended mission to asteroid Apophis, which is set to make a close encounter of Earth in 2029. With an estimated 250 grams of material collected, we're looking forward to the results
by Teun van den Dries, Sep 24, 2023
Written in 1976 as a blueprint for expansion into space, Princeton professor Gerard K. O’Neill worked with NASA and other researchers for decades to validate and prove out his plans. The elegance and comprehensivess of his vision blends together a fundamental optimism about our ability to build and engineer
by Teun van den Dries, Sep 01, 2023
In this ‘Planetary Perspectives’ interview, Dr. Lauri Siltala, a planetary scientist turned asteroid miner at Karman+, sheds light on the intriguing field of asteroid mining. The interview, conducted by the Europlanet Early Career (EPEC) Future Research Working Group, explores the convergence of planetary science and the space industry. Dr. Siltala
by Teun van den Dries, Aug 08, 2023
Hi everyone, New platform and framework for these updates, we hope this all works. Market The capital markets are still quite choppy, both for venture in general as well as for space in particular. With the collapse of Virgin Orbit, dramatically lower share prices for most of the space SPACs
by Teun van den Dries & Simon Hallam, Jul 03, 2023