Segments
12-tag taxonomy · 588 articles · 859 entity assignmentsEvery article in NewSpace.fyi is classified by an LLM into exactly one of these twelve NewSpace market segments, and entities accumulate segment chips across every article that mentions them. Use this reference to understand what each tag covers and to jump straight into a filtered feed or entity index.
Launch / LV · Launch
LAUNCH-LVLaunch vehicles, propulsion stages, engines, pads, and the full mission lifecycle from countdown to payload separation. Covers expendable and reusable vehicles across small, medium, and heavy classes.
Spacecraft Bus · Bus
BUS-PLATFORMSatellite bus platforms, structural chassis, power and thermal subsystems, payload adapters, and reaction-wheel-class avionics that customers integrate payloads onto.
EO & SAR · EO·SAR
EO-SAREarth observation — optical, hyperspectral, thermal, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). Imagery contracts, downlink architecture, and analytics platforms that turn pixels into intel.
RF & SIGINT · SIGINT
SIGINT-RFRadio-frequency intelligence — geolocation, spectrum monitoring, GNSS reflectometry/radio occultation, and on-orbit RF payload sensing for civil and defense customers.
SatCom & OISL · Comms
D2D-COMMSSatellite communications — broadband constellations, direct-to-device (D2D) cellular-from-orbit, optical inter-satellite links (OISL), and ground gateway infrastructure.
ISAM · ISAM
ISAMIn-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing — life-extension, refueling, on-orbit assembly, and microgravity manufacturing of fiber, pharma, and semiconductor materials.
Space Mobility · OTV
OTV-MOBILITYOrbital transfer vehicles, in-space tugs, last-mile delivery, kick stages, and propulsion systems that move payloads between orbits or extend host-vehicle range.
SSA & SDA · SSA
SSA-SDASpace situational and space domain awareness — debris tracking, conjunction warning, custody, rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), and threat characterization.
Edge Compute · AI
EDGE-AIOn-orbit compute and AI inference — radiation-tolerant GPUs, payload processors, and software platforms that run models at the edge instead of downlinking raw data.
Crew & ECLSS · Crew
CREW-ECLSSHuman spaceflight — crewed vehicles, EVA suits, environmental control & life-support (ECLSS), commercial habitats, and lunar surface mobility.
Space Finance · Finance
FINANCE-VCCapital flows — venture rounds, IPOs, SPAC mergers, M&A, earnings calls, public-market moves, and analyst coverage of the space sector.
Policy & Regs · Policy
POLICY-REGPolicy, regulation, and licensing — FCC/ITU spectrum, FAA launch authorization, ITAR/EAR export control, debris rules, and bilateral space treaties.
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