Priya Raman covers the space economy beat. She tracks the launches, the deals, the regulatory moves, and the executive shuffles that move markets and shape policy. Her work appears under her own name on her own publication (priya-raman.substack.com) and here at SpaceOrbitals.
Areas of expertise:
- Commercial launch industry (long-time watcher / independent research)
- Space economy investments and IPOs (independent research, no advisory role)
- Regulatory and policy environment
- International space programs
Favorite beat: Spotting the rumor two weeks before it becomes the headline.
Disclosure: Priya is an independent writer. She is not affiliated with Reuters, the Financial Times, Nature, Wired, or any news outlet named in her published work, and she does not hold any professional journalism credentials.
Articles by Priya Raman
- How Cheap Is Starship V3 Really? A Plain-English Look at the 2026 $/kg-to-LEO Math · 2026-06-09
- How the Space Economy Will Reshape Everyday Life, Risk, and Power · 2026-06-06
- The LEO Economy in 2026: Who's Making Money and How · 2026-06-03
- SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit — and It's Cheap · 2026-06-05
- FCC Tightens Post-Mission Disposal Rules for LEO Satellites · 2026-05-22
- Kuiper's First Production Satellites Reach Orbit · 2026-05-15
- Orbital Daily Tracker: 56 Starlinks, one seat-swapped Soyuz, and the 600th flight-proven Falcon — what Tuesday's launch day actually meant · 2026-07-14