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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting approaches for prototype spacecraft that can autonomously navigate and be highly maneuverable in a Low Lunar Orbit (LLO) for cislunar space […]

There’s a growing recognition that governments and large enterprises need alternative paths of connectivity, Rivada Space Networks CEO Declan Ganley says. In a recent conversation with Via Satellite, Ganley says […]

Taiwan’s largest telco, Chunghwa Telecom, is investing in a dedicated MicroGEO satellite built by Astranis, to increase access to satellite capacity. The companies said this will be the first communications […]

American Airlines is the latest airline to move toward a free Wi-Fi model for loyalty members. Starting in 2026, American will have free Wi-Fi on all aircraft equipped with Viasat […]

Agritech company Carbon Robotics is launching a new autonomy solution called Carbon AutoTractor, enabled by a low-latency satellite link. The Carbon AutoTractor product uses SpaceX‘s Starlink satellite connectivity, Via Satellite […]

The Hughes Network Systems HL1100W antenna is now available commercially for use on the Eutelsat OneWeb satellite network, Hughes announced last week. HL1100W was designed as a lighter solution to […]

Momentus has a new agreement with Velo3D to leverage the company’s additive manufacturing to produce space system components. According to Velo3D, the master services agreement announced Monday is worth $15 […]

As it gears up for a critical first launch, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has made a major change at the executive level. The German rocket startup appointed Dr. Indulis Kalnins […]

Satellite players had a strong presence last week at Aircraft Interiors (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany, one of the biggest aviation shows in the calendar. It was clear that in-flight connectivity […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the commercial space industry is investing in space communications with satellite constellations, terminals, and networking technologies, the U.S. military is working through how to bring […]

Intelsat has signed a new line-fit agreement with Embraer that allows Embraer to install Intelsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) equipment on Embraer E2 aircraft during factory production, the companies announced April […]

Viasat continues to put a lot of focus on the IFC market and has launched its next-generation solution for commercial aviation, Viasat Amara. Viasat aims to bring improvements in core […]

Earth observation company EarthDaily Analytics and its engineering partner ABB integrated the first EarthDaily constellation satellite payload with one of Loft Orbital‘s Longbow satellite buses and completed spacecraft-level environmental testing. […]

Comtech‘s Montreal-based Satellite Networks Technologies Corp. business completed initial deliveries of its next generation very small aperture terminal (VSAT) systems to an unnamed Navy partner in the Asia Pacific region. […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Department of the Air Force’s acting space acquisition chief recently added a senior adviser to his staff to honcho the seemingly gargantuan task of integrating and making […]

President Donald Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, tried to calm fears from U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he is too close with friend and […]

Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) entered into a partnership with the NASA Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) program on Thursday to facilitate critical information sharing between government […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Commercial space and military leaders are working through challenges to achieve greater integration of private sector capabilities for military use. Col. Richard Kniseley, senior materiel leader of […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Civil space leaders from Germany, Japan, France, Israel, Australia, and India talked about the current state of their country’s space work, and efforts in cooperation and collaboration […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The Space Force is assessing its supply chain risks and vulnerabilities more comprehensively after initially looking at the piece parts, which has put the service in a […]

Sidus Space signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Berlin-based satellite manufacturer Reflex Aerospace on Wednesday to begin the process of forming a U.S.-based joint venture. A Sidus and Reflex […]

Intelsat and Northrop Grumman completed their collaborative life-extension mission for Intelsat 901 (IS-901), adding five years of service life to the satellite providing connectivity in GEO. This makes Intelsat the […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— NATO leaders are working toward the concept of getting all nations in the alliance to work together to protect the space domain and advance defense and deterrence […]

Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor Rachel Jewett spoke with Frontgrade Senior Vice President of Microelectronics David Meyouhas during Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, about how the company’s products enable […]

COLORADO SPRING, Colo.— The Golden Dome space defense concept put forward by President Trump has the full support of U.S. Space Command, Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said Tuesday at Space […]

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a contract to Astroscale‘s U.S. subsidiary to conduct two hydrazine refueling operations of a U.S. Space Force (USSF) satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). […]

Global satellite operators Viasat and Telesat have signed a significant multi-year contract agreement that will see Viasat purchase Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity for aviation, maritime, enterprise and defense markets […]

As innovation has accelerated in satellite communications in the past five years, it has put pressure on hardware and software providers to deliver greater performance and more flexible capabilities. While […]

As innovation has accelerated in satellite communications in the past five years, it has put pressure on hardware and software providers to deliver greater performance and more flexible capabilities. While […]

Firefly Aerospace on Monday said it has received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to supply its Elytra spacecraft for a 2027 mission in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) for responsive […]