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Capella Space Announces Higher-Performance Next-Gen Satellites With Optical Links

By Rachel Jewett | August 17, 2022

Capella Space, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data company, announced the next-generation of its satellites called Acadia, which will offer higher resolution and be equipped with optical inter-satellite links. The...

Technology

DIFI Industry Group Releases Updated Interoperability Standard

By Rachel Jewett | August 16, 2022

The DIFI Consortium has released an updated version of its interoperability standard, which the group says makes a path for interoperability at the digital interface/radio frequency (IF/RF) layer. The standard...

Finance

Virgin Orbit Expects 2022 Revenue Between $30M to $40M

By Rachel Jewett | August 16, 2022

Virgin Orbit reported just $5,000 in revenue for the second quarter of 2022, as the company’s most recent launch on July 5 fell on the first day of the third...

Government/Military

Inmarsat Approves Orbit Terminal for GX Network

By Mark Holmes | August 16, 2022

Inmarsat has approved Orbit’s GX30 airborne Ka-band multi-purpose terminal for use on its Global Xpress (GX) network. Inmarsat announced the approval Aug. 15. The GX30 terminal aims to fulfil the...

Mobility

Private Jet Company Airshare Selects Viasat IFC for New Aircraft

By Rachel Jewett | August 16, 2022

Private aviation company Airshare has selected Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) for new aircraft deliveries, Viasat announced Tuesday. Airshare’s business model offers “fractional ownership” of private jets, in which customers buy...

Partner Content

Safety-Critical Software Development for Integrated Modular Avionics

August 16, 2022

Many avionics systems have been successfully developed using custom hardware and software. However, over the last decade, the full lifecycle costs of customized systems have forced original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)...

Partner Content

Building Next-Generation Software-Enabled Armored Vehicles

August 16, 2022

Armored vehicles that are purpose-built for mission-critical operations are reliant on control systems that provide deterministic behavior to meet hard real-time requirements, deliver extreme reliability, and meet rigorous security requirements...

Finance

D-Orbit and Breeze Holdings Cancel SPAC Merger

By Mark Holmes | August 15, 2022

Breeze Holdings, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and D-Orbit, the Italian space logistics company, have canceled their planned merger due to a change in the financial markets....

Government/Military

VP Harris Announces US Will Update Commercial Space Regulations with Industry Input

By Rachel Jewett | August 15, 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris announced the United States plans to update commercial space regulations by working with the commercial space industry. Harris announced the plan during a visit Friday at...

Finance

Anuvu Acquires Satcom Service Provider Signal Mountain

By Rachel Jewett | August 15, 2022

Anuvu announced a deal on Aug. 11 to acquire Signal Mountain, which provides satcom services to the U.S. government. Anuvu said this acquisition will expand its existing government business. Financial...