In this essay, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about how we got here and where we’re headed. There’s plenty more where that came from.
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Four of the launches were conducted by American companies, one was China’s state-owned aerospace corporation. 4, five separate launchers flew orbital missions in one day. On July 30, a massive Chinese Long March rocket made an uncontrolled reentry (aka tumbled back from orbit to Earth), with debris falling on Malaysia and Indonesia.Just in the last few weeks, we’ve tracked the following in our daily newsletter: We’re living through an age of historic firsts and massive developments, good and bad, that are happening daily in space. Finally, unlike crypto, we actually are going to the Moon. Very soon. Dozens of space unicorns are hitting escape velocity. It doesn’t fly.īut today, dear readers, Payload is temporarily parting with our time-worn tradition in this prospectus summary and we’re going to let the clichés rip.Ī new space age is upon us, characterized by fierce competition between superpowers and startups alike. They do not want to read a half-baked joke that “actually, this is rocket science.” They’ve heard it before. We’re a B2B and B2G publisher writing for the shot-callers of space. Here at Payload, we try to be very judicious and sparing with our use of space clichés. Enjoy the read, let us know what you think, and pass it on to your space-curious family members and friends! TABLE OF CONTENTS
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In addition, we treated this as an intellectual exercise of “taking space public.” So, the essay is organized like an S-1 form that a company planning an IPO would file with the SEC. We’re trying to get them up to speed on everything going on in space. Our products are aimed at space insiders, but in this essay, we’re writing for a general audience. What you’re about to read is a bit of a departure from our standard fare at Payload. Nearing 150,000 subscribers, Not Boring is primarily authored by Packy McCormick, with editing and research duties fulfilled by Dan McCormick and Rahul Rana. Editor’s note: Payload space cadets Ryan Duffy (managing editor) and Mo Islam (cofounder) originally penned this essay for Not Boring, an uber-popular newsletter on tech, strategy, startups, and investing.