2025 Space Industry Observations and an Update

A busy start to 2025 points to more records being broken by the year’s end. Will anyone other than SpaceX make a profit?

Apr 18 • 

John Holst

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Cubesat Customers–The Worst of Both Worlds?

To be clear, it's not that the cubesat customers are terrible. At least, I don't think they are. 🤔

Apr 11 • 

John Holst

2

Making Life Better? 2024 Communications and Remote Sensing

So many satellites... Does more mean better products and services? Or is there tunnel vision going on?

Apr 4 • 

John Holst

2

March 2025

Stacking the Deck: Rocket Lab’s Flatellite

Here are some guesses and suggestions for Rocket Lab’s newest satellite rendering.

Mar 28 • 

John Holst

4

Maginot Line in Space: U.S. Missile Defense

U.S. missile defense is a dream. Whether from a fever or other conditions, history can help ground it.

Mar 21 • 

John Holst

2

Citation Needed: DOGE and Space

No one got to space through efficiency only. Even rocket engines balance performance with efficiency.

Mar 14 • 

John Holst

2

Europe’s Need for Space Sovereignty: Spacecraft

There’s a divergence happening between Europe’s spacecraft/services industry and its launch services.

Mar 7 • 

John Holst

1

February 2025

Europe’s Need for Space Sovereignty: Launch

European leaders really, really, really need to up their space sovereignty. So far, they have just kept talking a big game.

Feb 28 • 

John Holst

2

The Ill-Defined Space Spacecraft Market and Service Analysis, Pt. 2: 2024

What kind of payloads are space operators from four nations deploying?

Feb 21 • 

John Holst

1

The Ill-Defined Space Spacecraft Market and Service Analysis, Pt. 1: 2024

With or without Starlink, more satellites are serving the commercial market.

Feb 14 • 

John Holst

2

Space Industry Stories and Fibs

A few stakeholders might be high on their supply, but others are deliberately buffaloing their marks.

Feb 7 • 

John Holst

3

January 2025

More Upmass!! (Or, Small Launch=Little Business)

Bigger is not only better, but busier, too.

Jan 31 • 

John Holst

1