# SpaceFOMO — Full Intelligence Dump
*2026-04-03 · spacefomo.com · Top 10 per category*

## What SpaceFOMO is

SpaceFOMO tracks the commercial space economy across 320 organizations, 84 events, 16 missions, 65 spacecraft, 22 technologies, and 125 enriched news signals.

FOMO scores (0–100) measure **regret potential** — the probability that ignoring this entity for 30 days would leave you behind a changed landscape. The formula: rate of change × consequence × irreversibility.

High FOMO: a startup reaching orbit for the first time (reshapes the launch market). Low FOMO: SpaceX's 87th Starlink launch (incremental, catchable). The score is a filter, not an amplifier. High score = the one thing worth tracking this week.

The `analyst_take` field on events is SpaceFOMO's forward-looking editorial signal — not summary, but interpretation.

## Top 10 Organizations by FOMO (of 320 tracked)

### Indian Space Research Organisation
*Launch · established · Bengaluru, India · FOMO 92*
> Space for humanity and national development.
India's national space agency responsible for space research, satellite development, launch vehicles, planetary exploration, and human spaceflight. Operates under the Department of Space and executes the Indian space programme.
Focus: launch-vehicles, earth-observation, planetary-exploration, human-spaceflight, navigation, cryogenic-propulsion

### Jet Propulsion Laboratory
*Science · Pasadena, United States · FOMO 92*
> Robotic scouts for the solar system.
NASA‑funded laboratory managed by Caltech, responsible for many robotic planetary science missions.
Focus: mars, rovers, deep-space

### Aetherflux
*Services · series_a · San Francisco, United States · $60M raised · FOMO 92*
> AI compute powered by space.
Orbital data centers with laser power beaming. Robinhood co-founder backed. 2026 demo launch.
Focus: in-space-compute, laser-power
→ spacefomo.com/orgs/aetherflux

### Hyperjet Fusion
*Propulsion · series_a · Manchester, United Kingdom · $25M raised · FOMO 92*
> Fusion power for Mars and beyond.
UK fusion propulsion for deep space; direct fusion drive prototype tested.
Focus: fusion-propulsion
→ spacefomo.com/orgs/hyperjet-fusion

### Xona Space Systems
*Satellites · series_b · San Mateo, United States · $150M raised · FOMO 91*
> Unhackable navigation from space.
LEO PNT constellation (alternative GPS). $92M Series B, Pulsar-0 launched.
Focus: pnt, leo-gps

### Space Solar
*Infrastructure · pre_seed · Harwell, United Kingdom · FOMO 90*
> Unlimited clean power from space.
UK space-based solar power; GEO collectors beaming RF to Earth for net-zero energy.
Focus: sbsp
→ spacefomo.com/orgs/space-solar

### Apex Space
*Satellites · series_c_plus · Los Angeles, United States · $200M raised · FOMO 88*
> Lego for satellites.
Modular satellite buses. Common interface for rapid assembly.
Focus: modular-sat, sat-buses

### Sierra Space
*Infrastructure · series_c_plus · Louisville, United States · $1.8B raised · FOMO 88*
> Space transportation and habitats for the new space economy.
Develops Dream Chaser spaceplane for cargo resupply, Orbital Reef station, and inflatable habitats (LIFE tech) for future space infrastructure.
Focus: spaceplanes, habitats, orbital-reef
→ spacefomo.com/orgs/sierra-space

### Satlyt
*Services · pre_seed · San Jose, United States · $3M raised · FOMO 87*
> Space cloud for developers.
Decentralized LEO data centers. NASA/Google/Nvidia grants. DiskSat tech.
Focus: space-data-center, decentralized-compute

### True Anomaly
*Defense · series_a · Centennial, United States · $200M raised · FOMO 87*
> Jackal for space superiority.
US space domain awareness; autonomous orbital interceptors.
Focus: sda, orbital-maneuver

## Top 10 Events by FOMO (of 84 tracked)

### Artemis II Launches — First Crewed Deep Space Flight Since Apollo 17
*launch · success · 2026-04-01 · FOMO 97*
NASA launched the Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026 at 6:35 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, sending commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a ~10-day free-return trajectory around the Moon. The SLS core stage and Orion spacecraft performed nominally, with solar array deployment confirmed shortly after separation. On April 2, the crew completed a 5-minute, 55-second translunar injection burn that set Orion on course to reach a maximum distance of approximately 252,021 miles from Earth — surpassing the Apollo 13 record. The mission is a crewed test flight, not a lunar landing, and is intended to validate Orion life support, navigation, and deep-space systems ahead of Artemis IV.
**Analyst take:** The smoothest SLS launch day in the program's history signals genuine operational maturity after years of delays and rollbacks. A successful 10-day flyby is the critical confidence-builder NASA needs to defend the Artemis IV crewed landing timeline for 2028.
Tags: launch, human-spaceflight, lunar, artemis, sls, orion
→ spacefomo.com/events/nasa-artemis-2-launch-apr2026

### Starship IFT-10: First In-Orbit Propellant Transfer Demo
*launch · scheduled · 2026-05-20 · FOMO 97*
SpaceX attempts to transfer cryogenic propellant between two Starships in LEO, a critical path milestone for Artemis.
Tags: starship, refueling, artemis
→ spacefomo.com/events/starship-ift-10-launch

### SpaceX Files Confidential IPO Registration with SEC
*regulatory · in_progress · 2026-04-01 · FOMO 96*
SpaceX confidentially submitted draft IPO registration documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2026, targeting a June 2026 listing. The filing was confirmed by Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal. The company is seeking a valuation of up to $1.75 trillion and aims to raise as much as $75 billion — which would surpass Saudi Aramco's $29 billion 2019 debut as the largest IPO in history. Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley are lined up as senior underwriters. The valuation is anchored primarily by Starlink, which ended 2025 with 9.2 million subscribers and over $10 billion in revenue, now crossing 10 million subscribers as of February 2026. A prior all-stock merger with xAI pushed the combined entity valuation to approximately $1.25 trillion before the IPO premium.
**Analyst take:** If completed near its target size, this is the most consequential financial event in space industry history — instantly making SpaceX the largest public aerospace company on Earth and unlocking a wave of downstream capital for the broader sector.
Tags: funding, ipo, starlink, regulatory
→ spacefomo.com/events/spacex-confidential-ipo-filing-apr2026

### Artemis II Returns to Pad — Final Rollout Targets April 1 Launch
*milestone · success · 2026-03-19 · FOMO 95*
Following repairs in the VAB, the Artemis II SLS/Orion stack rolled out again on March 19–20, 2026, completing the ~4-mile journey to LC-39B in ~10 hours. The crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center on March 27 and entered quarantine. Launch is targeted for no earlier than 6:24 PM EDT on April 1, 2026 — the first human deep-space mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.
**Analyst take:** This rollout sticks. All technical issues resolved. The crew is at the pad. April 1 launch is real — not a joke despite the date. First humans beyond LEO in 54 years.
Tags: artemis, sls, rollout, launch-prep, human-spaceflight
→ spacefomo.com/events/artemis-2-second-rollout-mar2026

### Artemis I Launches Successfully — First SLS/Orion Flight
*launch · success · 2022-11-16 · FOMO 92*
NASA's Space Launch System launched for the first time on November 16, 2022, carrying an uncrewed Orion capsule on a 26-day mission to distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. Orion splashed down December 11 in the Pacific. Heat shield showed unexpected but non-critical ablation patterns during reentry — triggering months of analysis before Artemis II crew clearance.
**Analyst take:** The SLS finally flew after years of delays and $23B+ in development costs. Orion performed well. The heat shield anomaly became the defining bottleneck delaying Artemis II from 2024 to 2026.
Tags: artemis, sls, orion, lunar
→ spacefomo.com/events/artemis-1-launch-success-nov2022

### Venus Life Finder Probe Enters Venus Atmosphere
*milestone · scheduled · 2026-12-25 · FOMO 92*
The VLF probe arrives at Venus and begins a 3-minute descent through the cloud layer to scan for organic molecules.
Tags: venus, astrobiology, rocket-lab
→ spacefomo.com/events/vlf-1-atmospheric-entry

### Firefly Blue Ghost Completes First Fully Successful Commercial Moon Landing
*landing · success · 2025-03-02 · FOMO 91*
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touched down at Mare Crisium on March 2, 2025 — the first fully successful commercial soft landing on the Moon. All 10 NASA CLPS science payloads powered on and collected data over a 14-day surface mission (346 hours), transmitting 120 GB back to Earth. The mission concluded March 16 when batteries depleted at lunar sunset.
Tags: lunar-landing, CLPS, Firefly, commercial-moon, Artemis, NASA
→ spacefomo.com/events/blue-ghost-m1-lunar-landing

### NASA Sets Artemis II Launch Window for Early April 2026
*mission · in_progress · 2026-03-27 · FOMO 90*
NASA formally locks in an April 1–7 2026 launch window for Artemis II, the first crewed flight of the Artemis program, to perform a lunar flyby using the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft.
**Analyst take:** Narrowing to a tight April window signals confidence in hardware and procedures, but schedule risk remains from weather and testing outcomes.
Tags: moon, crewed, sls, orion
→ spacefomo.com/events/artemis-ii-launch-prep-early-april-2026

### Xona Space Raises $170M Series C to Accelerate Pulsar LEO PNT Constellation
*funding · success · 2026-03-26 · FOMO 89*
Xona Space Systems closed an oversubscribed $170M Series C led by Mohari Ventures Natural Capital (with Craft Ventures, ICONIQ, Woven Capital, NGP Capital, Samsung Next, Hexagon). Funds will scale the Pulsar constellation and new Burlingame factory for resilient centimeter-accurate navigation as a GPS alternative.
**Analyst take:** Huge validation for commercial PNT. Pulsar-0 already in orbit; this round de-risks full constellation deployment and positions Xona against jamming/spoofing threats in defense, autonomy, and critical infrastructure.
Tags: funding, pnt, leo-constellation, gps-alternative, series-c
→ spacefomo.com/events/xona-space-170m-series-c-2026

### LandSpace ZhuQue-3 Maiden Flight — Orbit Reached, Recovery Failed
*launch · partial_success · 2025-12-03 · FOMO 88*
LandSpace launched the inaugural flight of its ZhuQue-3 reusable methalox rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on December 3, 2025. The second stage successfully reached a planned 200 x 200 km orbit inclined at 55 degrees — a significant milestone for Chinese commercial launch. However, the first-stage landing attempt approximately 390 km downrange in Wuwei County, Gansu, failed after an anomalous combustion event during the final landing burn. LandSpace confirmed that key phases of the recovery sequence — high-altitude gliding, grid fin deployment, attitude adjustment, and reentry burn — performed as designed, providing valuable data for the next attempt.
**Analyst take:** China's first-ever attempt to recover an orbital booster. Partial credit only — but the data collected on the recovery sequence is the real prize. LandSpace is targeting a successful recovery in Q2 2026, which would put it meaningfully ahead of all other Chinese commercial launchers.
Tags: launch, reusability, china, methalox
→ spacefomo.com/events/landspace-zhuque-3-maiden-flight-dec2025

## Programs (10 shown) · 16 missions total

### Artemis · active
NASA program to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable lunar presence. Uses SLS/Orion for crewed lunar transit, HLS (SpaceX Starship) for surface landing. Gateway lunar station planned.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/artemis-program

### Blue Ghost · active
Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander program under NASA CLPS. Blue Ghost Mission 1 made history March 2025 as first fully successful commercial Moon landing. Annual cadence planned. Mission 2 targets Moon farside via Elytra orbital vehicle.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/blue-ghost-program

### Blue Moon · active
Blue Origin's lunar lander program. Blue Moon Mk1 is an uncrewed cargo lander targeting 2026 launch on New Glenn. Blue Moon Mk2 is the crewed Artemis HLS lander contracted by NASA.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/blue-moon-program

### Commercial Crew Program · active
NASA program certifying and funding commercial crew transportation to the ISS. SpaceX Crew Dragon is the primary provider following Boeing Starliner's anomaly and return without crew.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/commercial-crew-program

### Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) · active
NASA program contracting commercial companies to deliver science and technology payloads to the lunar surface. Companies include Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, Firefly Aerospace.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/clps-program

### DAVINCI · active
Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging. NASA Discovery Program mission to send an orbiter and descent probe to Venus. Will be first Venus atmosphere entry since Soviet Vega probes in 1985.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/davinci-program

### ESCAPADE (Mars Atmosphere Twins) · active
NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) program, flying twin small satellites to study how solar wind stripped Mars’ atmosphere over time.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/escapade-program

### EnVision · active
ESA's flagship Venus orbiter mission. Will map surface, subsurface, and atmosphere at unprecedented detail. Launches ~2031 on Ariane 6. Complements NASA's DAVINCI and covers the orbital/radar science DAVINCI doesn't do.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/envision-program

### Haven Station · active
Vast's commercial space station program. Haven-1 is the minimum viable single-module station launching NET Q1 2027. Haven-2 is the multi-module ISS replacement targeting continuous crew presence by 2030.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/haven-program

### Helios OTV · active
Impulse Space's high-energy orbital transfer vehicle for rapid GEO/MEO delivery. Deneb engine burns methalox. Can move large payloads from LEO to GEO in hours rather than months. First commercial customer: SES for multi-launch agreement.
→ spacefomo.com/programs/helios-program

## Recent Missions (15 shown)

- **Starship IFT-8** (partial_success): Third consecutive Super Heavy booster catch. Ship 34 (Block 2) lost attitude control at T+8min due to Raptor engine hardware failure causing propellant mixing. Debris over Bahamas triggered FAA ground stops at Florida airports. FAA closed mishap investigation June 2025.
- **Starship IFT-9** (success): First Starship flight using a refurbished Super Heavy booster (Booster 14-2). Ship 35 successfully reached orbit and performed the first ship catch attempt. Deployed Starlink mass simulator payloads.
- **Starship IFT-10 (Propellant Transfer Demo)** (scheduled): First orbital propellant transfer demonstration between two Starships in LEO. Critical Artemis HLS prerequisite. SpaceX filed regulatory paperwork indicating May 2026 target.
- **Artemis II** (scheduled): First crewed Artemis mission — 4-person crew flyby of the Moon without landing. Reid Wiseman (Commander), Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen. Targeting April 2026 following SLS/Orion repairs. Approximately 10-day mission.
- **Artemis III** (planned): First crewed Moon landing since Apollo 17 (1972). Uses SpaceX Starship HLS for surface landing near lunar south pole. Delayed to 2028 pending Starship HLS development and propellant transfer demonstration.
- **New Glenn NG-1** (partial_success): Maiden flight of New Glenn, Jan 16 2025. Reached orbit and deployed Blue Ring Pathfinder (DarkSky-1). First stage booster failed to land on recovery ship Jacklyn. Partial success — primary orbital mission achieved.
- **New Glenn NG-2 (ESCAPADE)** (success): Full mission success. Deployed NASA ESCAPADE twin spacecraft to MEO loiter orbit for Mars transit. First stage booster "Never Tell Me the Odds" landed on Jacklyn — making Blue Origin the second company ever to recover an orbital-class booster.
- **New Glenn NG-3 (Blue Moon Mk1)** (planned): First flight of Blue Moon Mark 1 uncrewed lunar cargo lander. Announced at Nov 2025 post-NG-2 event. Elytra orbital vehicle will also be demonstrated. Targeting late 2026.
- **Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Ghost Riders in the Sky)** (success): First fully successful commercial soft landing on the Moon. Launched Jan 15 2025 on Falcon 9. Landed Mare Crisium March 2 2025. All 10 NASA CLPS payloads operated. 346 hours surface operations. Transmitted 120 GB. Witnessed total solar eclipse from lunar surface March 14.
- **IM-2 Athena** (partial_success): Southernmost lunar landing ever achieved (Mons Mouton). Altimeter failure caused sideways landing inside a shadowed crater. Batteries depleted within 13 hours. PRIME-1 drill unable to operate. 250 MB data returned. Intuitive Machines' second consecutive sideways landing.
- **Blue Ghost Mission 2** (planned): Farside Moon landing — first ever commercial farside attempt. Lander rides Elytra Dark orbital vehicle. Delivers Rashid 2 rover (UAE). Lunar Pathfinder satellite deployed to lunar orbit. Launch late 2026.
- **VLF-1 (Morning Star / Venus Life Finder)** (planned): First private interplanetary mission. Photon Explorer cruise stage + 17kg atmospheric probe with Autofluorescence Nephelometer. Missed January 2025 window. Now targeting summer 2026 on Neutron (switched from Electron). ~5.5 minutes through Venus cloud deck at 48-60km altitude.
- **SpaceX Crew-12** (scheduled): Next ISS crew rotation mission following Starliner retirement. Dragon is now the sole US crew vehicle. Launching Feb/Mar 2026 following recent Falcon 9 upper stage issues.
- **Haven-1 Launch** (planned): Launch of the world's first commercial space station. Single module, 45 m³ habitable volume, 10.1m length. Delayed from May 2026 to NET Q1 2027 to meet SpaceX Dragon docking safety verification requirements. Vast-1 crewed mission to follow.
- **Helios VICTUS SURGO (First Helios Flight)** (scheduled): First flight of Impulse Space's Helios kick stage. Launches Mira OTV + Helios on Falcon 9 for Space Force VICTUS SURGO tactically responsive space demonstration. Helios delivers payload from LEO to GEO in under 24 hours. $34.5M Space Force contract.

## Spacecraft (10 shown of 65)

### ADRAS-J
*other · operational*
Active Debris Removal by Astroscale Japan. First spacecraft to perform proximity operations around a large piece of uncontrolled orbital debris, a 3-tonne Japanese H-IIA rocket body. Demonstrated station-keeping and inspection at close range in 2024.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/adras-j

### Acadia-4
*satellite · operational*
Third-generation SAR satellite with improved 700 MHz bandwidth and faster delivery times.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/acadia-4

### Acadia-5
*satellite · operational*
Acadia-generation SAR satellite launched on SpaceX Transporter mission.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/acadia-5

### Alpha
*launch_vehicle · operational · 54,000 kg*
Small-lift orbital rocket. 1,000 kg to LEO. Had a rough start (two anomalies) but reached operational status 2023. Uses in-house Reaver and Lightning engines on LOX/RP-1. Competes with Rocket Lab Electron for smallsat market.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/alpha-rocket

### Aries Satellite Bus
*cubesat · operational · 100 kg*
Productized 100 kg satellite bus platform with up to 150 kg payload capacity. Set world record for fastest clean-sheet-to-orbit satellite. Built for Anduril, BAE Systems, and commercial remote sensing customers. Production rate targeting 18 per month.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/apex-aries

### Arinna TMD Solar Panel Prototype
*payload · in_development*
First orbital demonstration unit of ultrathin transition metal dichalcogenide solar panels — targeting flight test by end of 2026.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/arinna-tmd-solar

### Athena (IM-2)
*lander · destroyed*
Nova-C class lunar lander. Reached the southernmost point ever for a lunar landing at Mons Mouton in March 2025, but tipped sideways inside a crater after an altimeter failure. Second consecutive sideways landing for Intuitive Machines.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/athena-im2

### BlackSky Gen-2
*satellite · operational*
Second-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellite providing real-time geospatial intelligence.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/blacksky-gen2

### Blue Ghost
*lander · operational · 750 kg*
Commercial lunar lander under NASA CLPS. Mission 1 completed the first fully successful commercial Moon landing in March 2025 at Mare Crisium. 45 m3 payload volume, 400W power, LEROS-4 main engine. Designed for annual missions.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/blue-ghost

### Blue Moon
*lander · in_development*
NASA Artemis Human Landing System. Selected to land astronauts on the lunar south pole.
→ spacefomo.com/spacecraft/blue-moon

## Technologies (10 shown of 22)

### propulsion
**Ion propulsion** → spacefomo.com/tech/ion-propulsion: Electric propulsion using ionized xenon or krypton. Extremely high Isp (1500–10000s) but very low thrust. Dominant for deep space and station-keeping.
**Methalox propulsion** → spacefomo.com/tech/methalox: Liquid methane / liquid oxygen propellant combination. Higher Isp than RP-1, full reusability potential, Mars ISRU compatible. Used in Raptor, BE-4, Prometheus.
**Nuclear thermal propulsion** → spacefomo.com/tech/nuclear-thermal-propulsion: NTP: nuclear reactor heats propellant (typically LH2) for high Isp (~900s). DARPA DRACO program, NASA MEATBALL. Key Mars mission enabler.
**Reusability** → spacefomo.com/tech/reusability: Rocket stage recovery and reflight. Propulsive landing (Falcon 9, Starship), parachute recovery, or wing-based return. Core economics driver for new space.
**Solar electric propulsion** → spacefomo.com/tech/solar-electric-propulsion: SEP: large solar arrays power ion or Hall effect thrusters. Used on Dawn, Starlink, commercial GEO satellites. Power-limited in outer solar system.
**Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL)** → spacefomo.com/tech/vtvl: Booster recovery technique where the first stage returns to a landing pad and decelerates using retro-propulsion for a propulsive vertical landing. Pioneered by SpaceX and Blue Origin; now being adopted by Chinese commercial launchers (LandSpace ZQ-3, iSpace H-3, Deep Blue Aerospace).
### materials
**Aerogel insulation** → spacefomo.com/tech/aerogel: Lowest-density solid material. Extreme thermal insulation. Used in Mars Perseverance (MOXIE insulation), Venus probe thermal protection concepts.
**Carbon fiber reinforced polymer** → spacefomo.com/tech/cfrp: CFRP: lightweight, high-strength composite. Dominant in modern launch vehicle structures. Lower density than aluminum with higher specific strength.
**Inconel** → spacefomo.com/tech/inconel: Nickel-chromium superalloy. Maintains strength at extreme temperatures. Used in Raptor engine turbopumps, combustion chambers, heat shields.
**PICA-X heat shield** → spacefomo.com/tech/pica-x: SpaceX variant of NASA's Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator. Used on Dragon capsule. Ablative TPS — chars and erodes, carrying heat away.

## Engineering Tools (10 shown)

### cfd
**ANSYS Fluent** [commercial] → spacefomo.com/tools/ansys-fluent: Industry-standard commercial CFD. Dominant in established primes (Boeing, Lockheed, Airbus). $50k+/seat. Most NewSpace startups use OpenFOAM or Star-CCM+ instead.
**OpenFOAM** [open_source] → spacefomo.com/tools/openfoam: Open source CFD toolbox. Most widely used open CFD solver in aerospace R&D. C++ library. Large community, poor UX, very capable.
**Star-CCM+** [commercial] → spacefomo.com/tools/star-ccm-plus: Siemens CFD solver. Competitive with Fluent. Slightly better meshing UX. Used by Rocket Lab, some EU launch startups.
### fea
**ANSYS Mechanical** [commercial] → spacefomo.com/tools/ansys-mechanical: Structural FEA. Standard for aerospace structural analysis. Modal, harmonic, transient dynamics. Pairs with Fluent for FSI.
**Nastran** [commercial] → spacefomo.com/tools/nastran: NASA-originated FEA solver. MSC Nastran and NX Nastran variants. Dominant in legacy aerospace. Required by many NASA contracts.
### mission_analysis
**GMAT** [open_source] → spacefomo.com/tools/gmat: General Mission Analysis Tool. NASA open source. Full-featured trajectory design, maneuver optimization, spacecraft propagation. Python scriptable.
**Orekit** [open_source] → spacefomo.com/tools/orekit: Java space mechanics library. Highly accurate propagators (Eckstein-Hechler, Runge-Kutta). Used by ESA, CNES, many European NewSpace startups.
**STK** [commercial] → spacefomo.com/tools/stk: Systems Tool Kit (AGI/Ansys). Industry standard for orbital analysis, coverage, access windows, sensor modeling. $50k+/seat. Free academic license.
**poliastro** [open_source] → spacefomo.com/tools/poliastro: Python astrodynamics library. Quick trajectory calculations, Hohmann transfers, Lambert arcs. Good for prototyping before STK/GMAT.
### cad
**CATIA** [commercial] → spacefomo.com/tools/catia: Dassault Systèmes MBSE and CAD platform. Dominant in prime contractors. Required by many aerospace supply chain partners. CATIA V5 and V6 (3DEXPERIENCE).

## People (10 shown of 87)

### Bence Mátyás
*founder · CEO & Co-founder, Genesis SFL*
Co-founder and CEO of Genesis SFL. Building autonomous reentry capsules for microgravity research. Based in Croatia — one of the few NewSpace founders in the Western Balkans.
→ spacefomo.com/people/bence-matyas

### Sebastian Klaus
*founder · CEO, ATMOS Space Cargo*
CEO of ATMOS Space Cargo. Leading development of the PHOENIX inflatable reentry capsule for cargo return from LEO. ESA BIC alumni.
→ spacefomo.com/people/sebastian-klaus

### Daniel Pérez Grande
*founder · CEO, IENAI Space*
CEO of IENAI Space. Electrospray electric propulsion pioneer — first IENAI thruster reached orbit on Firefly Alpha. PhD in aerospace engineering.
→ spacefomo.com/people/daniel-perez-grande

### Sara Seager
*scientist · Professor of Planetary Science, MIT*
MIT astrophysicist and planetary scientist. PI of the Venus Life Finder mission. Pioneered the field of exoplanet atmospheric characterization. Class of 1941 Professor at MIT.
→ spacefomo.com/people/sara-seager

### Geoffrey Landis
*scientist · NASA Scientist & Science Fiction Author*
NASA Glenn Research Center scientist specializing in Venus atmospheric flight and Mars solar power. Hugo Award-winning SF author. Key figure in the Venus aerial platform concept.
→ spacefomo.com/people/geoffrey-landis

### Janusz Petkowski
*researcher · Research Scientist, MIT*
MIT astrobiologist. Co-investigator on Venus Life Finder. Research focus: phosphine detection, atmospheric chemistry, and biosignature frameworks for Venus.
→ spacefomo.com/people/janusz-petkowski

### Jim Garvin
*scientist · Chief Scientist, NASA Goddard*
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Chief Scientist. Venus mission advocate and principal investigator on multiple planetary science missions including DAVINCI+.
→ spacefomo.com/people/jim-garvin

### Chad Anderson
*investor · Managing Partner, Space Capital*
Founder and Managing Partner of Space Capital. Author of "The Space Economy". Pioneer in space-focused venture capital, backing companies like Rocket Lab, Planet, and Spire.
→ spacefomo.com/people/chad-anderson

### Tess Hatch
*investor · Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners*
Partner at BVP focusing on frontier tech and aerospace. Board member at Spire, Rocket Lab, and Phantom Space. Aerospace engineer turned VC.
→ spacefomo.com/people/tess-hatch

### Shahin Farshchi
*investor · General Partner, Lux Capital*
General Partner at Lux Capital investing in space, robotics, and deep tech. Backed Planet, Relativity Space, and Hadrian.
→ spacefomo.com/people/shahin-farshchi

## Intelligence Sources (10 shown)

**SpaceX** (press_release · reliability 100%): SpaceX official mission updates and press releases. https://spacex.com
**ESA** (government · reliability 100%): European Space Agency official news. https://esa.int
**Rocket Lab** (press_release · reliability 100%): Rocket Lab mission updates, press releases, and investor news. https://rocketlabusa.com
**Blue Origin** (press_release · reliability 100%): Blue Origin official mission and company updates. https://blueorigin.com
**Firefly Aerospace** (press_release · reliability 100%): Firefly Aerospace official news including Blue Ghost mission updates. https://fireflyspace.com
**Vast** (press_release · reliability 100%): Vast Space official updates on Haven-1 development and commercial station progress. https://vastspace.com
**Axiom Space** (press_release · reliability 100%): Axiom Space press releases covering private astronaut missions and station development. https://axiomspace.com
**Stoke Space** (press_release · reliability 100%): Stoke Space updates on Nova development, engine tests, and launch complex progress. https://stokespace.com
**Impulse Space** (press_release · reliability 100%): Impulse Space updates on Mira and Helios OTV missions and contracts. https://impulsespace.com
**NASA** (government · reliability 100%): Official NASA news, mission updates, and press releases. https://nasa.gov

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