SpaceNews: Simplification is key to space industry growth

New space-as-a-service (SaaS) business models have vastly expanded the market, offering more customers the benefits of space infrastructure without the burdens of satellite manufacturing, launch, regulations or other technical intricacies. SaaS offerings from companies including Spire Global, SSTL, Momentus and Loft Orbital Solutions — which participated in a Northern Sky Research panel for the virtual conference, aim.

Space Daily: Satellite company Spire Global plans to expand with new funds

Such a high value is outsized compared to the company’s current annual revenue, which is about $36 million, said [NSR]. “Spire has broken down barriers in many instances, with respect to getting some customers signed up to their service,” [they] said. “But signing up additional customers, especially in new industries, could prove more challenging than.