Manufacturing

Canadian manufacturer MDA is starting work on a new constellation for an undisclosed customer, the company announced Friday.  The announcement was light on details, but MDA received an authorization to...

U.S. space-as-a-service company Momentus secured a contract with Spanish space and science equipment company AVS for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2024. Under the contract, Momentus will integrate AVS’...

Italian space company Argotec is opening a manufacturing facility in Largo, Maryland, expanding its business to the U.S.  Argotec is investing $25 million to launch its business in the U.S.,...

One year after being acquired by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, smallsat manufacturer NanoAvionics is on the cusp of signing constellation contracts, CEO Vytenis Buzas told Via Satellite in a recent...

Thaicom has ordered a new software-defined satellite from Airbus, based on the OneSat product line. This is Thaicom’s first flexible satellite and will give the operator the ability to adapt...

After finalizing funding and switching manufacturers, Telesat is ramping up activities on its Lightspeed constellation. The operator announced a contract for 14 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches on Monday, and CEO...

Terran Orbital is updating its satellite bus product line, announcing a new lineup of seven satellite bus platforms on Wednesday across nano, micro, mini, and small classes. The lineup is...

LeoStella and Hera Systems are jointly bidding on manufacturing proposals for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer, the companies announced Monday. They plan to collaborate on manufacturing the...

Muon Space selected Exotrail to supply five of its “spaceware” electric propulsion systems for the company’s climate monitoring constellation, the companies announced Aug. 24.  Exotrail’s spaceware is a high-thrust, electric...

True Anomaly, which recently emerged from stealth mode, opened a new spacecraft manufacturing facility called GravityWorks in Centennial, Colorado on Aug. 17.  The company gave a bold projection for the...