{"id":62560,"date":"2019-04-19T19:28:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T11:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nurturing-newspaces-most-promising-stars\/"},"modified":"2019-04-19T19:28:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T11:28:48","slug":"nurturing-newspaces-most-promising-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nurturing-newspaces-most-promising-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurturing NewSpace\u2019s Most Promising Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It would be hard to describe a future where everything\u2019s made in space with more enthusiasm than Andrew Rush \u2014 who also happens to be President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Made In Space. The nine-year-old manufacturing company, headquartered in Mountain View, California, has carved a niche in the commercial space market through its space-ready, durable 3D printers, which allow for manufacturing and assembling structures on orbit. \u201cWe\u2019re transforming the way we design, build satellites by building them in space or building parts of them in space, rather than building everything on the ground \u2014 origami-folding it up and then launching it,\u201d Rush tells Via Satellite. \u201cThat\u2019s the 100-foot view.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s more significant than what Rush and his colleagues are doing is how they\u2019re doing it. The company\u2019s recent successes exemplify the \u201cCommercial Space Dream:\u201d the tale of a seedling, bootstrapped startup founded on the precipice of an extraterrestrial Renaissance, finally ready to blossom. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ouDpG4fQ9G9OXOmEpJpH_VS_050119_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ouDpG4fQ9G9OXOmEpJpH_VS_050119_Cover_DGTL-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ouDpG4fQ9G9OXOmEpJpH_VS_050119_Cover_DGTL-1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ouDpG4fQ9G9OXOmEpJpH_VS_050119_Cover_DGTL-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ouDpG4fQ9G9OXOmEpJpH_VS_050119_Cover_DGTL-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the May 2019 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Rush is certainly in good company. Since 2015, investors have poured their dollars into the space economy, with 76 percent of the total $18 billion invested between 2015 and 2018. \u201cOf that $18 billion total, a little over $4 billion has come from Venture Capital (VC) funds,\u201d says Chad Anderson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Space Angels, a privately held financial services firm founded in 2007, which invests solely in early-stage space companies.<\/p>\n<p>But entering the space market isn\u2019t without unique industry hurdles. Here, we take a closer look at how up-and-coming commercial space entrepreneurs are successfully materializing their plans.  <\/p>\n<h2>Unearthing a New Marketplace<\/h2>\n<p>For decades, the satellite community has been trumpeting the potential for commercial space development. In the 1990s, for example, space innovations from the likes of Kestral and Rotary Rocket gave the industry hope that the world was finally ready to kick off a flourishing NewSpace era. But the broader vision of a robust commercial space economy never really materialized in the 1990s for two key reasons: the cost (too high) and the technology (not sophisticated or reliable enough). To say so much has changed since then sounds like an understatement. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6d58ee4a7cb;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6d58ee4a7cb = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6d58ee4a7cc').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6d58ee4a7cc'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anderson anchors the current boom to a pivotal moment in 2009, when SpaceX launched its first commercial payload: a 50 Kilogram (Kg) Earth Observation (EO) satellite for Malaysia, which flew into space aboard a privately developed rocket. The launch itself was tremendous in its impact, in no small part because SpaceX proved the market viability for lower pricing. What followed was a global wave of entrepreneurship and innovation, and a rush of new market entrants. \u201cWe went from just two dozen privately funded space companies in 2009 globally to 412,\u201d says Anderson. \u201cWe\u2019re in the dawn of the Entrepreneurial Space Age.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But while it may seem like every other graduate student with a degree in engineering is seeking financial backers for their satellite, robotics innovation, or other concept, Anderson \u2014whose firm manages $50 million and a portfolio of 30 or so investments \u2014 isn\u2019t concerned about market saturation. There are still huge gaps that aren\u2019t being filled \u2014 and the most successful companies will have the perfect solution to fill those gaps. \u201cAt these [satellite] conferences, I hear things like, \u2018there\u2019s saturation of the market \u2026 how many more satellite companies do we need?\u2019\u201d says Anderson. \u201cBut then we have customers who can\u2019t get what they need. So, I think we\u2019re just scratching the surface.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Anderson estimates as many as 75 percent of space investments, Series A and Series B mostly, have been focused on satellites: specifically, EO, hardware, and ground-based communications, followed by launch, interplanetary, industrial and logistics technologies \u2014 everything from habitats to space situational awareness systems.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Coneybeer, managing director of Shasta Ventures, a 15-year old firm whose broad range of successful investments includes Dollar Shave Club, is more interested in emerging technologies. \u201cWe\u2019re interested in space opportunities that are highly correlated with Moore\u2019s Law. By that, we\u2019re referring to applications where the constant progression of semiconductors makes products and services that are delivered in space, or via space, or thanks to space, more interesting at a really rapid pace,\u201d says Coneybeer. \u201cSo, If I was to talk about a satellite that I\u2019m building to take pictures of the ground, or communicate with the ground, about 20, 30 years ago, a lot of those spacecraft would be the size of a school bus, and you\u2019d have to put them on top of a $60 million launcher, or a $100 million launcher, and it would be a launcher that fails maybe one out of 10 times. Today that same capability for a satellite that\u2019s taking pictures of the ground or communicating with the ground is the size of a toaster, rather than the size of a school bus.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Shasta\u2019s two major space-technology investments include Accion Systems, a Boston-based developer of advanced electric propulsion systems for small satellites, and Vector Launch Systems, a Tuscon, Arizona-based developer of launch vehicles for small satellites. Shasta has also participated in smaller investment rounds at three other space-related startups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question we\u2019re asking is, \u2018what\u2019s next after the smartphone?\u2019\u201d says Coneybeer. \u201cWe\u2019re looking for these emerging platforms, and that includes robotics, and the space industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>For Rising Stars, a Time to Shine<\/h2>\n<p>Ralph Ewig says his three years of experience working at SpaceX, as part of the company\u2019s mission operations, inspired him to co-found Audacy in 2015. The communications startup, which began as a Stanford University student project, is focused on building \u201cthe first telecom company in space\u201d through the buildout of an inter-satellite data relay network. Or, as Ewig likes to describe it, \u201ca cell phone like network to connect signals to ground communications systems in real-time.\u201dIn doing so, Ewig hopes to fuel a key need within the current NewSpace environment, which will be defined by the ability of commercial space providers to service other commercial space providers while in space itself.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Audacy announced it had achieved a major milestone by securing pre-service commercial agreements valued at more than $100 million. The companies who signed service agreements represent a wide range of space applications including Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) EO satellites, Internet of Things (IoT) and broadband constellations, launch vehicles, and deep space missions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost satellite communications are in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), where you move very slowly and sit on one spot on the ground, but for NewSpace, we have much smaller satellites moving much faster, and that\u2019s a challenge,\u201d says Ewig. \u201cThey can only communicate when they have line of sight. You had a situation where you had to sit and wait. And wait again. No real-time interactions. So, we went out we solved this problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6d58ee4ad24;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6d58ee4ad24 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6d58ee4ad25').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6d58ee4ad25'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But even for someone seemingly well-connected, getting off the ground isn\u2019t a given. Like any industry, rolling out the right technology at the right time is crucial. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe certainly did face skepticism along the way,\u201d Ewig says. \u201cEstablished space companies understood the problem, but questioned if Audacy would be able to offer a legitimate solution; whereas more recently established space companies saw space communications as an already-solved problem that they could handle themselves.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, after Audacy secured its spectrum license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)\/International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the established space companies started to view the company as \u201cthe real deal,\u201d he recalls. Plus, as the newer companies began flying their first operational systems, they also came to appreciate how limiting the current state of solutions is and that Audacy can fundamentally change how they operate, he adds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still have a long way to go, but I feel confident that everyone in industry at this point sees the value of what we are trying to build,\u201d says Ewig. \u201cYou have to convince people to take a leap, that what you\u2019re seeing in your crystal ball future will come to pass. It\u2019s always a bit of an uphill battle.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rush agrees that some of the uncertainty can be daunting. \u201cWhat\u2019s always in the back of our minds \u2026 is [the fear of] everyone retreating from working together, or trying to continue to incubate commercial models,\u201d says Rush. \u201cIf folks say, \u2018oh we\u2019re going to [not fully support] space technology development, people operating on the international space station\u2019 \u2026 those things will have a chilling effect on the growth of commercial space.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>There are other challenges that are unique to space industry, like overcrowding of LEO (fortunately, the space debris clean-up market is hot). The regulatory hurdles can also be particularly challenging, adds Ewig. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, whenever you want to communicate in space with your satellite or rocket, you have to get a license for the radio spectrum to do so, but the process to get such a license is very difficult,\u201d Ewig admits. \u201cIt can take years, and can take millions of dollars to see that through, which is out of sync with the speed at which companies are evolving. On the flip side of that, if you look on the ground, if I buy a mobile phone, I don\u2019t \u2018have to get a license for my phone because AT&amp;T can do that for me.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2>Above and Beyond<\/h2>\n<p>Although commercial space development is still in its early years, \u201cwe\u2019re starting to see the exits\u201d says Anderson. \u201cThere have been some successful exits, and some failures, but not in huge numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the next five to ten years, we can expect to see more investments made from outside the United States: While the U.S. leads commercial space investments, Europe is close behind. But regardless of where future investments come from, Rush is encouraged by the interest he\u2019s seeing, and the innovations of some of his peers. \u201cAs an industry, we are literally and figuratively standing on the shoulders of giants to be where we are today,\u201d says Rush. \u201cYou can look at the nineties, you can look at Kestral, at Rotary Rocket \u2026 Without those companies\u2019 efforts, SpaceX might have looked very different.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Anderson says he is always seeking entrepreneurs who develop solutions that meet real market needs. \u201cWhat we try to avoid is entrepreneurs who are really gung-ho about space and looking to build some cool space tech,\u201d says Anderson. \u201cWe see success in entrepreneurs who are from outside the industry \u2026 who build really powerful chips and may be looking to go beyond terrestrial markets. A lot of what we\u2019re investing in is the team.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406501:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gun40nDQke9M99XjFDRO_Investing-300x213.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gun40nDQke9M99XjFDRO_Investing-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gun40nDQke9M99XjFDRO_Investing-800x567.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gun40nDQke9M99XjFDRO_Investing-640x454.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gun40nDQke9M99XjFDRO_Investing.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\u201cWhy We Love Investing in Space\u201d<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406456:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AeoGLoBTsKul2eSnJ3aA_VS_050119_FreshFaces-1-300x193.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AeoGLoBTsKul2eSnJ3aA_VS_050119_FreshFaces-1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AeoGLoBTsKul2eSnJ3aA_VS_050119_FreshFaces-1-800x514.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AeoGLoBTsKul2eSnJ3aA_VS_050119_FreshFaces-1-640x411.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AeoGLoBTsKul2eSnJ3aA_VS_050119_FreshFaces-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t7 Fresh Faces at SATELLITE 2019<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406506:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/K66mHIHRKe7WEFrhacpl_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/K66mHIHRKe7WEFrhacpl_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/K66mHIHRKe7WEFrhacpl_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/K66mHIHRKe7WEFrhacpl_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/K66mHIHRKe7WEFrhacpl_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/K66mHIHRKe7WEFrhacpl_Opinion_Bubbles_Web.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tCommercialization of the Indian Small Satellite Industry<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406490:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/oJgMdQDKSemvrsvIWHy2_STOTY_Opener-1-300x201.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/oJgMdQDKSemvrsvIWHy2_STOTY_Opener-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/oJgMdQDKSemvrsvIWHy2_STOTY_Opener-1-800x536.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/oJgMdQDKSemvrsvIWHy2_STOTY_Opener-1-640x429.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/oJgMdQDKSemvrsvIWHy2_STOTY_Opener-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tOur 2018 Satellite Technology of the Year Nominees<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 406472:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"291\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEKxzZEcSCGRiNm8auWU_05_VS_050119_SEOTY_Nom-1-291x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEKxzZEcSCGRiNm8auWU_05_VS_050119_SEOTY_Nom-1-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEKxzZEcSCGRiNm8auWU_05_VS_050119_SEOTY_Nom-1-777x800.jpg 777w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEKxzZEcSCGRiNm8auWU_05_VS_050119_SEOTY_Nom-1-640x659.jpg 640w, 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