Commercial Space Is Hot, So Where Are The Legacy Providers?

moon rover
New ventures such as Lockheed Martin’s teaming with General Motors for a Moon rover (pictured) may resonate with new-space buzz, but the target customer is old-fashioned government.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
If the late, great space educator Carl Sagan were around today, chances are when he talked about “billions,” he would mean dollars instead of stars. About $4.5 billion was invested in 77 space startups during the first quarter. Through March, funders have pumped $186.7 billion into 1,480 unique...
Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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