Relativity stage
Relativity Space, which uses 3-D printing for launch vehicle manufacturing, like this second stage, raised $185 million to take the company into commercial operations. Credit: Relativity Space

WASHINGTON — As space investors become more conservative during the current economic downturn, they are less inclined to fund long-shot ventures and more likely to support companies that have a government contract.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...