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Max Q: See you next year

3:00 pm PST • December 18, 2023

In this issue: AstroForge reviews setbacks (and successes) during first mission; Terran Orbital CEO says company is not looking for a buyer; and news from the FCC, Terran Orbital and…

Max Q: See you next year
Space

Max Q: Our sky

3:00 pm PST • December 11, 2023

In this issue: OurSky’s new funding, news from DARPA, the FAA and more

Max Q: Our sky

Welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Why space parachutes are so hard, a new lawsuit alleging safety issues at Blue Origin, news from Loft Orbital, Relativity Space and…

Max Q: A Starlink terminal and a Kuiper terminal walk into a bar

For my American readers, I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving with loved ones. In this issue: Venturi Astrolab’s first moon rover mission, news from OneWeb India and more.

Max Q: The Thanksgiving edition

In this issue: More on Starship’s second launch, news from Blackshark.ai and more

Max Q: SpaceX’s mega-rocket for the moon and Mars goes farther than ever before
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Max Q: Will Starlink IPO?

3:00 pm PST • November 6, 2023

In this issue: Breakeven cashflow for Starlink, news from Kuva Space and more

Max Q: Will Starlink IPO?

In this issue: ABL Space nears next launch, news from SpaceX and more.

Max Q: ABL Space nears next launch

In this issue: No new regulations on human spaceflight, news from Varda Space and more.

Max Q: SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic speak on space regulations

In this issue: Meet Castelion, news from Amazon and more.

Max Q: Castelion comes out of stealth
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Max Q: Mining moon water

3:00 pm PDT • October 2, 2023

In this issue: Mining water on the moon with Starpath Robotics, news from Blue Origin, SpaceX and more.

Max Q: Mining moon water

In this issue: Firefly Aerospace conquered the night, news from Varda Space and more

Max Q: Firefly conquered the night

In this issue: Musk says Starship is “ready to launch,” FAA says not yet; news from SpaceX; and more

Max Q: Elon says Starship is ready, FAA says not quite

In this issue: Astra’s Apollo Fusion acquisition followed by delays and desertion, news from SpaceX and more

Max Q: An inside look at Astra’s Apollo Fusion acquisition

In this issue: SpaceX’s new rideshare program, news from India’s space agency and more

Max Q: SpaceX’s Bandwagon program is a big deal, actually

Hello, and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: More propulsion troubles on-orbit News from Astranis and more By the way . . . We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added…

Max Q: More propulsion troubles on-orbit

In this issue: Goodbye Antares-230+, layoffs at Planet and Astra and more.

Max Q: A rocket retirement and layoffs at Planet, Astra

In this issue: Astra’s corporate reorganization, news from Pulsar Fusion and more.

Max Q: Astra Spacecraft Engines, Inc.

In this issue: Atmos Space Cargo’s research and manufacturing space capsule; another anomaly hits Launcher’s Orbiter space tug; news from NASA, and more.

Max Q: Welcome to the era of MaaS (microgravity-as-a-service)

In this issue: Firefly’s making moves with summer launches and a new acquisition; Layoffs at Ursa Major; News from NASA and more.

Max Q: Firefly Aerospace is making moves

In this issue: Pixxel’s new investor; Mission delays for Boeing, Rocket Lab; News from SpaceX and more

Max Q: Another day, another delay
Space

Max Q: Galactic

3:00 pm PDT • May 29, 2023

In this issue: Astranis’ novel approach to GEO satellites, Virgin Galactic’s return to the skies, news from SpaceX… and more.

Max Q: Galactic
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Max Q: Space is vast

3:00 pm PDT • May 15, 2023

In this issue: Virgin Galactic aims for a triumphant return; Vast aims to launch space station in 2025; news from SpaceX, and more.

Max Q: Space is vast

In this issue: Environmentalists sue over Starship; Nuview’s plan to make a 3D map of the world; News from Maxar, and more

Max Q: A lawsuit? Over Starship? I’m shocked

In this issue: ispace’s lunar lander presumed lost; update on Ursa Major; news from Hydrosat, and more.

Max Q: Expect the worst, hope for the best

In this issue: Starship’s successful failure; Rocket Lab’s Electron goes suborbital; News from Orbit Fab, and more

Max Q: A successful failure

In this issue of Max Q: Starship; So long, Terran 1; Three brothers want to harvest water from the moon for propellant; News from Stoke Space and more

Max Q: Starship. That’s the headline.

We are finally getting close to the first orbital flight test of SpaceX’s Starship. A wet dress is likely next week, and if all goes to plan, we could see…

Max Q: This is not a drill!

In this issue of Max Q: Isar Aerospace’s new funding; Boeing’s Starliner crew flight test delayed again; News from Virgin Orbit, and more

Max Q: The Starliners are not aligned
Space

Max Q: A lifeline

3:00 pm PDT • March 27, 2023

In this issue of Max Q: Relativity Space’s Terran 1 reaches Max Q; NRO lines up hyperspectral imagery providers; News from Virgin Orbit, and more.

Max Q: A lifeline
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Max Q: Maybe next time

3:00 pm PDT • March 20, 2023

In this issue of Max Q: An “operational pause” at Virgin Orbit; Behold: New moon suits!; News from Project Kuiper; and more

Max Q: Maybe next time