Here they are: WWWWWM – the five Ws and the One H – it stands for those familiar questions: who, what, where, when, why and how. You can ask Google or ChatGPT to define these and you’ll get some pretty good generic answers. These are the standard questions that according to journalistic practice should be answered by any article, preferably the lead paragraph. For our industry, these simple questions are not simple to answer, whether as a business or as a strategy:

Astroscale U.S. Inc.,has named retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Wesley ‘Wes’ Norris as its new Vice President of Business Development for National Security — to meet the increasing demand for space mobility, logistics, and servicing capabilities across U.S. defense and intelligence agencies. 

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper-1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on April 28 at 7:01 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Kuiper 1 launch marks the beginning of full-scale deployment of the Kuiper constellation and a new chapter in the commercial launch industry as Amazon partners with ULA to deliver a majority of its advanced satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO).

Axiom Space, announced today the appointment of Tejpaul Bhatia as its Chief Executive Officer. Bhatia takes over after serving as Chief Revenue Officer for the company over the past four years and replaces previous CEO, Executive Chairman, and Co-founder Dr. Kam Ghaffarian.

NPAW has released its full 2024 State of the Video Industry Report  where among its findings sow that global Video on Demand (VOD)  engagement dropped after a strong H1 Q4 did improve compared to Q3. Slightly lower engagement vs 2023 with viewers watching less titles and for a shorter time.

Other findings of the report include:

Katalyst Space Technologies has announced its acquisition of Atomos Space, a strategic move to accelerate and expand its in-space servicing capabilities.

The company plans to continue operating the 20,000 square foot facility in Broomfield, CO, where Atomos builds and tests its flagship spacecraft, Quark. Key members of the Atomos team will join Katalyst following the transaction, including Atomos co-founder Vanessa Clark.

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