Michael Sheetz - Space Reporter

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Newsletter: The Rockets' Unavoidable Glare My impression is that, outside of the industry, “space" for most people comes with connotations of science and exploration – not "warfighting domain" and military contracts. Unpacking that intrinsic connection: www.cnbc.com/2024/07/03/i...

Investing in Space: Why military contracts are crucial for space companieswww.cnbc.com Military contracts often represent "we made it" moments for space companies.

Space Force's SSC adds Blue Origin and Stoke Space to the experimental and small launch program OSP-4, making the companies eligible for future contracts:

SpaceX awarded $69 million NASA contract to launch the COSI telescope in Aug. 2027: COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) is a wide-field gamma-ray telescope. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

SpaceX will use a design based on its Dragon capsules to build the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, a NASA official confirmed today. The USDV will guide the International Space Station through its reentry destruction after retiring in 2030. Background on the USDV: www.cnbc.com/2024/06/26/s...

Boeing's Starliner crew flight test will stay docked to the ISS for at least "a couple of weeks" longer, officials say, to complete more testing before it's returned to Earth. "We're not stuck on the ISS. The crew is not in any danger." www.cnbc.com/2024/06/28/b...

Boeing says Starliner "worked exceptionally well" as a safe haven after NASA ordered astronauts to shelter-in-spacecraft yesterday. "Starliner remains available for return in case of an emergency on the space station that would require the crew to leave." starlinerupdates.com/starliner-wo...

Newsletter: Vulcan Takes Centaur Stage ULA's Cert-2 rocket may no longer have a customer payload on board, but the mission still has a customer. Here's why: www.cnbc.com/2024/06/27/i...

Investing in Space: Why ULA needs to launch its second Vulcan rocket as soon as possiblewww.cnbc.com United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno announced that his company will bite the bullet and fly Cert-2 without a customer payload.

Amazon's Project Kuiper expects "to ship our first completed production satellites this summer." Now targeting Q4 for the first commercial Kuiper launch on a ULA Atlas V: www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovat...

Project Kuiper's new satellite facility: A peak into production ramp up for Its first launchwww.aboutamazon.com Senator Maria Cantwell and local leaders highlight Puget Sound’s role in creating advanced manufacturing jobs and helping close the digital divide.

NASA gave astronauts on the ISS a shelter-in-spacecraft order yesterday as a precautionary measure due to the threat of debris from a non-operational Russian satellite, RESURS-P1, in low Earth orbit.

NYC earthquake! Just felt here in Brooklyn.

Newsletter: The Space Railroad SpaceX is selling the Optical Inter-Satellite Links that it's been deploying on Starlink, so I caught up with one of the company's former directors and Mynaric CEO's for their takes on the implications for the "space lasers" market. www.cnbc.com/2024/03/21/i...

Investing in Space: What to make of SpaceX selling satellite laserswww.cnbc.com Earlier this week SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell announced the company will begin selling

Intuitive Machines is now in "a position of financial strength" after its first moon mission and a NASA services contract, with the lunar company aiming to fly its second cargo mission later this year and bidding on a trio of potential new contract opportunities: www.cnbc.com/2024/03/21/i...

Intuitive Machines improves cash position to best since IPO after historic moon missionwww.cnbc.com Intuitive Machines is building on the successes of its inaugural moon mission.

Newsletter: InFlight WiFi Fights A catch up with my colleague Leslie Josephs on the evolving IFC market, as airlines and satellite companies steadily forge new deals: www.cnbc.com/2024/03/07/i...

Investing in Space: The evolving market for airline Wi-Fi via satelliteswww.cnbc.com Satellite companies providing internet service to commercial airlines is one of the most mish-mashed sub-sectors of the space industry.

NASA is shutting down the OSAM-1 project, for which Maxar was a prime contractor. OSAM-1 (On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1) was years behind schedule and expected to cost over $2 billion. NASA's Inspector General details the missteps: oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-24-0...

Newsletter: Sweater weather As Odysseus continues to survive on the moon, I spoke with Columbia EVP Joe Boyle about how the sportswear company's thermal reflective fabric became a key part of Intuitive Machines' spacecraft. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/29/i...

Investing in Space: How Columbia's fabric tech landed on the surface of the moonwww.cnbc.com The concept was pretty simple, if ambitious: Take Columbia's "Omni-Heat Infinity" fabric and apply it to Intuitive Machines' Nova-C spacecraft.

Intuitive Machines' lander Odysseus sent back its first photos from the moon after Thursday's historic landing: www.cnbc.com/2024/02/26/m...

Lunar landing photos: Intuitive Machines' Odysseus sends back first images from the moonwww.cnbc.com Intuitive Machines' cargo moon lander Odysseus returned its first images from the surface.

Intuitive Machines stock is surging in premarket trading after the company's historic moon landing. Buckle up, the market's about to open. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/23/i...

Intuitive Machines stock set to rip higher after moon landingwww.cnbc.com Shares of Intuitive Machines surged in premarket trading on Friday after the company's successful first moon landing.

Newsletter: Moon shots on goal With IM-1 hours away from attempting to land, I spoke with Dr. Z to unpack why NASA is willing to tolerate failed cargo landings under the CLPS program – and how far that tolerance goes: www.cnbc.com/2024/02/22/i...

Investing in Space: Former NASA official explains 'shots on goal' approach to cargo moon landingswww.cnbc.com We're just hours away from the first potential American moon landing in over 50 years.

I spoke to the few Wall Street analysts covering Intuitive Machines' stock, to unpack the 300% moon-fueled rally. Here's what investors should know ahead of today's IM-1 landing attempt: www.cnbc.com/2024/02/22/i...

Intuitive Machines stock has surged 300%. How Wall Street reads the moon-fueled rallywww.cnbc.com It's a rally that Wall Street analysts describe as fueled by retail investors' excitement for the space company's progress toward an unprecedented goal.

Scoop – SpaceX SVP Tom Ochinero is leaving the company, per CNBC sources, to attend to a family medical matter. Ochinero has been with SpaceX for over a decade, starting as an engineer and rising to become its Senior Vice President of Commercial Business. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/21/s...

SpaceX SVP Tom Ochinero is leaving the company in a rare high-level departurewww.cnbc.com Tom Ochinero, senior vice president of commercial business, resigned on Monday, people familiar with the matter told CNBC, due to a family medical matter.

Intuitive Machines' mission is making progress toward a moon landing attempt at 5:49 pm ET on Thursday (Feb. 22 at 22:49 UTC). IM-1 is preparing to enter lunar orbit, representing "Odysseus’ largest challenge to date." Meanwhile, LUNR stock is surging again: www.cnbc.com/2024/02/20/i...

Lunar company Intuitive Machines' stock surges again as lander approaches the moonwww.cnbc.com Shares of Intuitive Machines jumped for a third consecutive trading session as the company's first moon mission completed further milestones.

Exclusive – Bridgit Mendler is adding space CEO to her list of actress, singer, and songwriter. Introducing Northwood Space, which aims to mass produce ground stations. “For me, why the ground-side matters is because it actually is about bringing the impacts of space home to people."

Disney star turned space CEO: Bridgit Mendler launches satellite data startup backed by major VCswww.cnbc.com Already, Northwood is attracting high-profile venture investors, with about $6 million in initial funding raised from investors including Andreessen Horowitz.

A publicly-traded moon mission: Intuitive Machines stock is up 75% as of Friday highs since SpaceX launched the IM-1 lander – which the company says is in "excellent health" and progressing toward the Feb. 22 landing attempt. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/16/i...

Intuitive Machines stock jumps 16% after company says moon mission is in 'excellent health'www.cnbc.com Shares of Intuitive Machines jumped for a second consecutive day after the company issued an update that its moon lander mission "is in excellent health."

Intuitive Machines' first moon mission is on its way: SpaceX launched the company's Nova-C cargo lander “Odysseus” early this morning, which aims to touch down on the lunar surface next week. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/i...

Moon company Intuitive Machines begins first mission after SpaceX launchwww.cnbc.com If fully successful, the IM-1 cargo mission would be the first U.S. lunar landing in more than 50 years.

Hawaiian Airlines is beginning flights with free Starlink WiFi, the first major U.S. airline to begin offering the satellite service. "SpaceX has really cracked the code" - Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/08/h...

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Newsletter: [U]nderstanding [L]aunch [A]cquisition I've been mulling questions about the ULA sale process, so I surveyed a number of bankers to help make sense of which of the three reported bidders would be a fitting new owner for the rocket company. www.cnbc.com/2024/02/08/i...

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Newsletter: Artembitious NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) warned in its annual report that the Artemis 3 plan – which features the first U.S. lunar crew landing since Apollo – is too ambitious. My takeaways: www.cnbc.com/2024/02/01/i...

Starlab, the joint venture of Voyager and Airbus, signed with SpaceX to launch the private space station in a single Starship launch later this decade: www.cnbc.com/2024/01/31/v...

Starlab, meet Starship: Private space station buys SpaceX launch for later this decadewww.cnbc.com SpaceX signed a deal with Starlab, the private space station joint venture of Voyager and Airbus, to launch on Starship.

Ingenuity had a hell of a run for an experimental vehicle: — 1st controlled flight on another planet — 72 flights completed — 11 miles flown — 128 minutes in flight — 79 feet maximum altitude (via NASA JPL)

Newsletter: Pentagon satellite sweepstakes SDA is the Space Force's satellite-ordering, money-slinging, fast-moving agency and, so far, it's awarded nearly $10 billion in PWSA satellite manufacturing contracts to 7 companies. A quick breakdown: www.cnbc.com/2024/01/18/i...

Investing in Space: Pentagon's satellite constellation awards near $10 billionwww.cnbc.com The Space Development Agency ordered nearly $10 billion in satellites for a new network known as the "Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture," or PWSA.