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Momentus has received a draft National Security Agreement (NSA) from the U.S. government that is a step toward approvals the company needs to go public in the U.S.  The company […]

Tokyo-based Earth observation company Axelspace completed a successful Series C fundraising campaign that netted 2.58 billion Japanese Yen ($23.8 million) from investors including The Space Frontier Fund, Japan Co-Invest III […]

Mynaric has appointed industry veteran Tim Deaver as its new vice president of Strategic Solutions. The company announced the appointment May 14. Deaver had previously been director of National Security […]

Google Cloud has signed a deal with SpaceX to connect its Starlink internet consetllation to Google’s cloud services. Under the deal Google announced Thursday, SpaceX will locate Starlink ground stations […]

SoftBank is slowing rebuilding its position with OneWeb by entering into a new cooperative agreement to combine the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation operator’s services with SoftBank’s Digital Transformation (DX) platform. […]

The first partnership has been announced under the United Kingdom-Australia Space Bridge, a program launched earlier this year by the Australian Space Agency and UK Space Agency to boost investment […]

KBR has won a new contract worth $51.2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deploy an antenna network that will monitor space weather. Under the contract, […]

Momentus special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger has received an extension to its closing date. Shareholders of the SPAC, Stable Road Acquisition Corp., voted to approve extending the business combination […]

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has denied Momentus’ request to approve its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle for upcoming launch due to national security concerns.  Momentus is in the midst […]

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems has named retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Christian “Boris” Becker as its new CEO. Tyvak is a Terran Orbital company that manufactures nanosatellite platforms.  Becker most recently […]

At the start of 2021, things may not have been looking too optimistic. New variants of COVID-19 were emerging and many nations and states re-entered into draconian lockdowns that potentially […]

Mynaric will supply more than $20 million in laser communication products to SpaceLink under the terms of a new partnership agreement the two companies announced Wednesday. The partnership closes on […]

SATELLITE 2021 is 40 years in the making, and despite the challenges we’ve been presented in the past year, we’re forging ahead. We recently announced that SATELLITE will now take […]

“In information security, it is a matter of time before failure. Given enough time, all systems will fail.”  William Eshaugh, vice president of Corporate Engineering and Security for Planet, laid […]

Luxembourg-based satellite company OQ Technology selected Lithuania’s NanoAvionics to build, integrate, and operate a 6U nanosatellite for its upcoming constellation, OQ announced Monday. This is the second satellite that NanoAvionics […]

Eutelsat Communications pushed back the launch of its EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite to the third quarter of the 2021 calendar year. This is the second time the operator rescheduled the QUANTUM […]

Voyager Space Holdings has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in X.O. Markets and its largest subsidiary Nanoracks, the company announced May 10. The deal was first announced in […]

By investing in cities, the commercial space industry can work wonders for local economies by creating new jobs, attracting new talent, and establishing long-term, future-facing tech hubs. That’s exactly what […]

Red team exercises – or, simulated cyber attack scenarios run by internal IT groups and/or external third parties – can help satellite companies keep pace with constantly evolving cyberattacks, according […]

Geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services BlackSky could be ready to launch the eighth and ninth satellites of its Earth observation constellation on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket as early […]

OneWeb will acquire Texas-based managed satellite communications company TrustComm, under the terms of a definitive agreement announced by the two companies on Monday. The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation operator said […]

Finnish imagery provider Iceye rolled out new wide-area “Scan” mode imaging capabilities on its Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation Monday. The company is now able to capture 10,000 km² SAR […]

Space solutions provider Redwire successfully delivered the first pair of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) to NASA space station prime contractor Boeing. The solar arrays are now undergoing […]

Mobile satellite and IoT service provider Globalstar reported some small signs of recovery from COVID-19 during its first fiscal quarter of 2021 (Q121), particularly with commercial IoT equipment sales revenues […]

Eutelsat and its partner Facebook Connectivity are expanding the use of the Express Wi-Fi platform to provide broadband services to rural and remote end-users across new regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. […]

Virgin Orbit announced it will launch its next LauncherOne mission carrying payloads for the US Department of Defense, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, and SatRevolution in June. The launch will […]

Aerospace organizations operate where data latency isn’t a performance issue — it’s a mission risk. From launch telemetry and constellation monitoring to satellite manufacturing, the ability to collect, store, and […]

When your constellation spans 600+ Low Earth Orbit satellites and every spacecraft produces over 50,000 individual telemetry values, your data infrastructure either keeps up or becomes the bottleneck between you […]

Hughes Network Systems saw a 3.8% revenue increase in the first quarter of 2021, despite a dip in subscribers. During quarterly reports for parent company EchoStar Corporation, Hughes also provided […]