Virgin Galactic takes its first three space tourists on a flight from Spaceport America. Viasat reported $780 million in revenue during the last quarter, a 36% increase compared to the same period last year. BlackSky Technology made $19.3 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, and booked five new launches with Rocket Lab. NASA has renewed its contract with Spire Global to provide earth observation data, and more. 

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Our guest today is Chad Anderson, Managing Partner at Space Capital on Q2 Space Investment and stabilization in the market.

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Selected Reading

VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIRST PRIVATE ASTRONAUT SPACEFLIGHT ‘GALACTIC 02’

Viasat revenue grows as investigation continues into malfunctioning $750 million satellite- CNBC

BlackSky Posts Double-Digit Revenue Increase in Q2- Via Satellite  

BlackSky Signs New Block Buy for Five Rocket Lab Launches- Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab Inks New Deal to Launch HASTE Mission from Virginia- Rocket Lab

Spire Global Awarded $6.5 Million NASA Contract Renewal for Earth Observation Data- Spire

‘Irreparable’ thrusters and solar activity push 3 HawkEye 360 satellites to lower orbits- TechCrunch

OneWeb Makes US Deal with IP Access International- Via Satellite

Lynk and Vodafone Cook Islands to Begin Sat2Phone Service for Subscribers- Lynk

Russia to launch lunar spacecraft in race to find water on moon- Reuters

Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth—the International Space Station National Lab and NASA Announce New Funding Opportunity- ISS National Lab

India’s Ambitious Moon Mission Cost Less Than Hollywood Space Films—Here’s What You Need To Know- Forbes

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Plots Launch of Its Mega Rocket. Next Year. Maybe. - WSJ  

U.S. intelligence agencies take steps to protect commercial satellites- SpaceNews​​

Over 1,600 People Have Paid Space Perspective for a Balloon Ride to the Edge of Space- SpaceRef

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