Name

SpaceRef Interactive LLC

Legal name

Multiverse Media Inc.

Website

https://spaceref.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorships: SpaceRef generates primary revenue through advertising, sponsorships, and partnerships targeting space sector decision-makers. Contact information provided for VP Business Development, Dir. Global Sales, and International Representatives covering multiple territories.
2. Subscription Revenue: SpaceRef offers subscription options with monthly and annual billing. The platform provides exclusive content behind a paywall, with messaging noting 'Try us out for a month before you pay anything' indicating a freemium approach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SpaceRef is a web-based digital media publication covering the space sector since 1999. It publishes original editorial news across categories including Earth, New Space & Tech, Space Commerce, Space Stations, Science & Exploration, Press Releases, and Status Reports, and offers subscription access, advertising/sponsorships, Live NASA TV streaming, and a co-produced podcast (New Space Philosophy).

Product overview

SpaceRef is a space sector news media platform operating as part of Multiverse Media Inc's portfolio. The core product is the SpaceRef News Platform, which aggregates and publishes original space news content across multiple topical categories including Earth, New Space & Tech, Space Commerce, Space Stations, Science & Exploration, Press Releases, and Status Reports. The platform also integrates Live NASA TV streaming and offers a Space Philosophy Podcast through its parent company Multiverse Media. Premium subscription services are available for exclusive content access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Space Philosophy: Space philosophy podcast featuring interviews with space industry thought leaders

Products and services

• SpaceRef News Platform A space sector digital news publication providing timely news stories, coverage of ongoing events, and unique editorial content across multiple categories including Earth, New Space & Tech, Space Commerce, Space Stations, Science & Exploration, Press Releases, and Status Reports; serves decision-makers and influencers in the space sector.
• Live NASA TV A live streaming service providing real-time NASA television broadcasts integrated into the SpaceRef platform for space industry professionals and enthusiasts.
• Space Philosophy Podcast (New Space Philosophy) A bi-weekly podcast featuring interviews with space industry leaders and thinkers, hosted by Frank White; available globally on Spotify and Podbean as part of the Multiverse Media portfolio.
• SpaceRef Premium Subscription Service Premium subscription offering providing access to exclusive space-sector content behind a paywall, available with monthly and annual billing options and a first-month free trial, targeting space industry professionals.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered parent and minor.

• Multiverse Media IncparentOthersSpaceRef was acquired by Multiverse Media Inc and is now part of their growing portfolio of space media properties. Multiverse Media also owns Multiverse Publishing, Parabolic Arc, 2211.World, and The High Frontier movie.
• Multiverse PublishingminorOthersRelated property under Multiverse Media umbrella, cross-promoted on SpaceRef footer as part of the Multiverse family of space media brands.
• Parabolic ArcminorOthersSpace-focused media property under Multiverse Media, cross-promoted as part of the Multiverse family of space media brands.
• 2211.WorldminorOthersSpace Philosophy platform under Multiverse Media, part of the family of space-focused media brands.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SpaceNews: SpaceNews is the most direct competitor to SpaceRef, also covering commercial, civil, and military space with a print magazine, digital publication, and events business. Contact data references spacenews.com emails for sales roles, suggesting close commercial overlap with SpaceRef's Multiverse Media network.
• NASASpaceflight (NSF): NSF is a leading space news site focused on launch coverage, space industry reporting, and forums, with a large YouTube presence. It directly competes with SpaceRef for space-industry news audiences and advertiser attention.
• Payload: Payload is a newer B2B space media outlet covering the business, policy, and technology of the space economy with a newsletter and events business. It targets a similar decision-maker audience and competes for the same advertiser wallet as SpaceRef.
• Spaceflight Now: Spaceflight Now provides launch coverage, mission updates, and space industry news, directly competing with SpaceRef for space-sector readers and advertisers with a similar digital-publication model.
• The Space Review: The Space Review is a long-running online publication offering essays and analysis on space policy, industry, and history. It is comparable to SpaceRef's editorial/long-form coverage, particularly in space policy and analysis segments.

Emerging players

• Parabolic Arc: Parabolic Arc is a space-sector blog covering commercial space, NASA, and space history under the same Multiverse Media parent as SpaceRef. It is a portfolio sibling rather than independent competitor but covers adjacent content categories.

Broad incumbents

• Via Satellite: Via Satellite, published by Access Intelligence, is an established B2B media outlet covering the satellite and space communications industry. It overlaps with SpaceRef's Space Commerce and satellite coverage, serving similar enterprise advertisers with broader distribution.
• Aerospace America: Aerospace America, published by AIAA, is the flagship magazine of the aerospace professional society covering aerospace engineering, policy, and industry. It overlaps with SpaceRef's editorial coverage of space policy and exploration for a similar technical decision-maker audience.
• Ars Technica (Space section): Ars Technica, owned by Condé Nast, covers space and astronomy as part of its broader technology coverage and draws significant space-enthusiast readership. It competes indirectly with SpaceRef for general space news audiences and advertising.
• Aviation Week & Space Technology: Aviation Week & Space Technology is a long-established aerospace industry publication with significant space coverage. It serves similar enterprise advertisers and decision-makers as SpaceRef, with broader aerospace reach but less dedicated space focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SpaceRef
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@spaceref
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spaceref-interactive-inc-
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpaceRef

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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