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Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Breakeven cashflow for Starlink News from Kuva Space and more SpaceX’s Starlink has “achieved breakeven cash flow,” CEO Elon Musk said, a milestone achievement for the rocket company’s four-year-old satellite internet business unit. He announced the news in a post on X, the...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: ABL Space nears next launch News from SpaceX and more ABL Space Systems has been quiet since the company conducted its first launch attempt in January, which resulted in the rocket crashing back down to Earth a little over 10 seconds after liftoff....

ABL Space Systems has been quiet since the company conducted its first launch attempt in January, which resulted in the rocket crashing back down to Earth a little over 10 seconds after lift-off. Now we know why: they have been very, very, very busy. In a detailed blog post...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Three leading space companies agree: No new regulations on human spaceflight News from Varda Space and more Three leading space companies told Congress this week that the industry needs time to mature before federal regulators introduce new safety guidelines for human spaceflight...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: SpaceX launches NASA asteroid mission News from Relativity Space and more Godspeed, Psyche. The large NASA spacecraft is officially en route to a metal-rich asteroid (also named Psyche) after taking off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket last week. The mission marked the...

SnapEDA, a platform for electrical engineers to easily access electric component data, is rebranding as SnapMagic and introducing a new suite of features that could be a game changer for electronics design. If you’re an electrical engineer, you’ve likely heard of (or use) SnapEDA. The platform has been around...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Meet Castelion News from Amazon and more One builds weapons in the hope that they are not used. Thus goes the central premise of deterrence theory, which says it is the credible threat of aggression — not the use of aggression —...

One builds weapons in order that they are not used. Thus goes the central premise of deterrence theory, which says it is the credible threat of aggression – not the use of aggression – that will ensure states avoid war. This theory has dominated much of America’s strategic thinking...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Mining water on the moon with Starpath Robotics News from Blue Origin, SpaceX and more Starpath Robotics has emerged from stealth with an ambitious plan to design, launch and operate machines to mine and refine water for rocket propellant using resources on the...

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Firefly Aerospace conquered the night News from Varda Space and more Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a satellite for the U.S. Space Force with just 24 hours’ notice, in a record-setting demonstration of rapid launch capabilities for national security missions. The company launched the...