Brad King, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:26:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Brad King, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Flight heritage? It isn’t what you think https://spacenews.com/flight-heritage-it-isnt-what-you-think/ https://spacenews.com/flight-heritage-it-isnt-what-you-think/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=569430 Falcon 9 launch

In space procurement, there are few phrases that carry more weight than “flight heritage.” Once a supplier claims it, the rest of the room can relax. The hardware has flown, […]

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Owing partly to the emergence of small satellites, NewSpace startups are disrupting commercial space by addressing these and other questions on shoestring budgets compared to government programs.

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