Mark Holmes

Duncan Aviation, one of the world’s largest privately-owned business jet service providers signed a deal with Gogo to acquire 40 Gogo Galileo HDX systems, marking Gogo’s largest single MRO (maintenance, […]

ispace-Europe and Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company (ALTEC) are set to collaborate on lunar rover testing, mission simulations, and operations training in a new pan-European partnership. ispace-Europe and ALTEC will […]

Astrolight has reached a key technology milestone as it looks to bring laser communications more into the satellite mainstream. For the first time, it established end-to-end optical communication links from […]

Golbriak Space, an Estonian space laser communications company, has raised 4 million euro ($4.5 million) in seed funding. This was co-led by Join Capital and PhontonVentures with participation from Takeoff […]

Azercosmos has made a significant move in the AI arena. It has launched Platerra, an AI-powered platform designed to automatically analyze satellite imagery and turn it into geospatial information that […]

CyberSat was a first-of-its-kind event launched 10 years ago that brought the government, IT, cyber and space professionals together to talk about the security of space assets. It has featured […]

I was at the first-ever UK Space Power event in mid-September and it struck me how elevated the conversations around space defense have become now. It is a conversation that […]

In this new era of space defence, Germany has been making a lot of headlines as it looks to ramp up its capabilities. Germany’s security also came into a sharp […]

Kymeta won further U.S. government business in the form of a development contract. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has tapped Kymeta to develop an enhanced cartridge that integrates compute, […]

The in-flight connectivity (IFC) market is at an inflection point as airlines have embraced the free model and Starlink has made deep inroads into the market over the last two […]

Open Cosmos’ is targeting 192 satellites for its ConnectedCosmos Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The company is building toward more than 96 satellites in orbit by the end of 2028, putting it […]

Satlyt has been boosted by securing $8 million in seed financing led by non sibi ventures. The funding will accelerate development of its virtual Al data centers in space, expand […]

For those who follow the National Football League (NFL), it has often been described as a copycat league. In other words, one team does something new, and a number of […]

The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has created a new Aerospace and Non-Terrestrial Systems Solutions Working Group (AERO-SWG) as it looks to play a key role in keeping satellite systems secure. […]

Iceye is expanding its partnership with Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers, and MGAs. Insurity will now offer Iceye’s complete natural catastrophe intelligence portfolio directly through […]

Bjørn Erik Reinseth is the new Chair of Space Norway. He is the CEO of Forskningsparken – Oslo Science Park, and brings extensive leadership experience from the telecommunications, investment, technology […]

Star Catcher Industries (Star Catcher) prototype power node, Protostar, will launch next month on board SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission. The Protostar mission aims to conduct a landmark power beaming demonstration between […]

Satellite mobile connectivity is coming to Kazakhstan thanks to a partnership between Beeline Kazakhstan and Starlink Mobile. The introduction of Starlink Mobile is the result of agreements reached during Kazakhstan’s […]

At the Space Defense and Security in Summit (SDSS) in Paris last week, Via Satellite Senior Editorial Director Mark Holmes sat down with BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole to talk about […]

Vast, a next-generation space infrastructure company is launching a Lunar Programs division in a major strategic move for the company. Vast Lunar Programs will be dedicated to helping advance NASA’s […]

NSSLGlobal is making a new acquisition move in the security arena. The company announced Friday that it is purchasing MetOcean Security UK, a company that provides global security, surveillance and […]

Arabsat announced Thursday that contracted China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) to build and launch a new satellite named ARABSAT-50. The new satellite coincides with the regional operator’s 50th anniversary. […]

Eutelsat has signed a deal with MEO, one of Portugal’s biggest telecoms operators to bring LEO services to customers in Portugal. The two companies announced the deal, Sept. 23. MEO […]

SSC Space and Saab are teaming up to explore potential areas of cooperation related to space and Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). These will include the use of Esrange Space Center as […]

The U.K. Government has made a major new space defense initiative by launching its first ever dedicated squadron to protect its satellites. The No. 3 Space Effects Squadron (SES) will […]

(London) U.K. Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said that the U.K. government considers satellites critical to intelligence gathering and missile warnings, and that they now underpin almost a fifth of the […]

In our latest Thursday Morning Conversation, we talk to SES Vice President of Product Development Engineering David Mathewson about SES’s latest plans around developing satellites, the advantages of having a […]

CybExer, an Estonian cybersecurity company, is to play a key role in helping keep the EU’s future secure satellite connectivity system, IRIS² secure. It will lead a ten-company European consortium […]

As Europe works to move faster in its space defense capabilities, leaders at the Space and Defense & Security Summit say Ukraine accelerated a shift in institutional urgency yet challenges […]

PARIS – New AI tools are opening the opportunity for more people to get involved when it comes to AI and space. Over the past year, AI has moved from a […]