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The only space newsletter I actually read on Tuesday morning instead of letting it pile up. Feels like a friend who's just better at keeping up with the launch schedule than I am.

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Sarah M.
Reading since 2023

I've been in aerospace for 12 years and these are the only weekly summaries that don't make me roll my eyes. Concise, accurate, surprisingly funny.

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Marcus Chen
Aerospace engineer

I subscribe to maybe 40 newsletters. This one I open. The rest pile up. Pilot tier is worth it for the deep dives alone.

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Priya R.
Pilot member, NYC

My 12-year-old reads it before I do. She told me about Project Kuiper before NASA did.

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James K.
Dad, recovering rocket nerd

Space Money Sundays is genuinely the best money/markets read I get. I switched to the annual the day I tried it.

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Lena V.
Pilot Annual member

Smart, accessible, never condescending. The exact tone for getting non-engineers excited about what's happening up there.

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Devon W.
Science teacher
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Frequently asked

What do I actually get?

Every Tuesday morning, a 5-minute briefing on the space industry: launches, deals, discoveries, and the stories worth talking about. Free forever as a Crew member. No credit card required.

How is paid Pilot different from free Crew?

The free Crew tier gets you the Tuesday roundup. Pilot ($7/mo or $70/yr) adds Space Money Sundays (twice-monthly money and markets edition), current-event deep dives whenever something big happens, full archive access on the website, 10% off the shop, and comment threads on every story.

Why pay annually instead of monthly?

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Who's behind The Space Race?

Sean Callaghan founded the YouTube channel in 2021 and runs editorial. Ted Simpson is on the team for editorial and ops. The Cashmere Wolf team handles design, build, and production. Everything is based in Ontario, Canada.

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The only space newsletter I actually read on Tuesday morning instead of letting it pile up. Feels like a friend who's just better at keeping up with the launch schedule than I am.

— Sarah M. · Reading since 2023