Author: Rachel Jewett

Two satellites that will provide high-speed broadband in the Arctic for the Global Xpress service have completed vacuum testing. The two satellites are part of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission, which...

Lockheed Martin has signed a deal to launch a tech demonstration on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha launch vehicle. This is the first deal between Lockheed Martin and the launcher.  Firefly’s...

Space computing company Ramon.Space has raised $26 million from Ingrasys, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group, Abu Dhabi-based strategic investment firm Strategic Development Fund, and existing investors Grove Ventures, Deep...

OneWeb has initiated service across Europe and much of the United States as the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation is working toward global service.  The satellite operator announced Wednesday that it...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded SES Space & Defense a five-year X-band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an estimated value of $134 million.  The contract announced Wednesday is...

Google connectivity-focused spinoff Aalyria has a new contract from the Office of Naval Research and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to develop over-the-horizon connectivity for the Navy’s sea, air, and land...

The Biden Administration is investing $42.45 billion in a high-speed broadband program with the goal of connecting every resident and small business with high-speed internet by 2030, the White House...

SES’s recently-launched C-band satellite SES-18 is now providing service, the operator announced Tuesday. The satellite replaced SES-3 at the 103 degrees West orbital position.  SES-18 was launched alongside SES-19 in...

Aarti Holla-Maini will lead the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) as its director, the UN announced Monday. Holla-Maini succeeds Simonetta Di Pippo of Italy.  Holla-Maini lives in...

The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded GMV a contract worth more than 200 million euros ($218 million) to develop the ground segment for in-orbit control and validation of the Galileo...