Author: Rachel Jewett

Alaska Airlines has tapped SpaceX‘s Starlink to equip its entire fleet with in-flight connectivity (IFC) service — swapping out its existing IFC provider Intelsat.   Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday that all...

With IonQ’s acquisition of Capella Space, the quantum computing company is looking to expand the security of quantum networking to satellite networks.   IonQ, based in College Park, Maryland, operates in...

Viasat has received a contract to provide satellite services for Australia and New Zealand’s Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). It is an augmentation network that  provides precise positioning and navigation...

Telesat and terminal developer All.Space have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate All.Space’s user terminals with the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network.  The goal of this co-development is...

Laser terminal manufacturer Mynaric has completed financial restructuring in Germany amid a deal to be acquired by Rocket Lab.  Mynaric announced Tuesday it has completed financial restructuring under the German...

BlackSky Technology has signed a seven-figure expansion contract with HEO to provide imagery of objects in space for space domain awareness monitoring.  HEO is an Australian startup specializing in non-Earth...

Get SAT has completed a satcom system upgrade for two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft for the Republic of Korea Navy. Get SAT worked with Korean satellite service provider KT SAT,...

Voyager Technologies is investing into AI software company Latent AI in a move to bring edge computing to space.  Latent AI offers both enterprise and defense AI solutions. The companies...

SpinLaunch has raised $30 million for its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband constellation Meridian Space.  The funding includes new investment from existing investors, including lead investor ATW Partners. It also includes...

Private equity firm Platinum Equity has moved to acquire in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider Anuvu for an undisclosed sum.  Anuvu provides IFC services to more than 150 airlines and also licenses...