Author: Rachel Jewett

SatixFy Communications names Ido Gur as its new CEO, the company’s second permanent CEO in less than a year. Gur joins SatixFy after Saguna, the edge cloud computing company he...

Impulse Space, an in-space transportation company founded by SpaceX founding member Tom Mueller, recently announced its first orbital mission, LEO Express-1, is booked for a slot on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 rideshare...

Inmarsat has won a major contract in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) arena with one of the standout airlines in this area. Emirates has selected Inmarsat as its IFC provider for...

Virgin Orbit could return to Spaceport Cornwall for a launch attempt as soon as this year, the launcher said Thursday as it is investigating the anomaly that caused the failure...

German launcher in development Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has signed a deal for its first mission late this year to lift off from the SaxaVord Spaceport on Scotland’s Shetland island....

Axelspace is contributing to NorthStar Earth & Space’s space situational awareness (SSA) data under a new agreement announced Jan. 11.  Axelspace is a Japanese smallsat manufacturer and Earth observation (EO)...

The FCC is moving forward with plans to establish a space bureau after voting on Tuesday to adopt Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s plan. The reorganization would eliminate the current International Bureau,...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is loaning SES 300 million euros ($322 million) to finance three satellites that will deliver broadcast and broadband services across Western Europe, Africa, and the...

To commemorate International Women’s Day, Via Satellite is celebrating women who are leaders in the satellite industry. For this feature, we are asking people in the satellite industry to highlight...

Airbus and VDL Group are partnering to develop and manufacture a laser communication terminal for aircraft, to exchange data between aircraft, satellites, and ground terminals. The companies announced the UltraAir...