Rachel Jewett

Airbus released its Third Quarter (Q3) results on Oct. 29, reporting a revenue decrease of 27%, mainly driven by lower deliveries at Airbus and lower revenues at Airbus Defence and […]

Telesat reported a 15% decrease in revenue for the Third Quarter (Q3) compared to the same period 2019. On Thursday, the satellite operator reported revenue of $202 million Canadian dollars […]

Eutelsat posted steady First Quarter (Q1) results on Thursday, with 315 million euros ($368 million) in revenue. Total revenues were down less than 1%, which Eutelsat said highlights the resiliency […]

A Rocket Lab Electron vehicle lifted satellites for Planet and Canon Electronics to orbit on Wednesday. In the mission dubbed “In Focus,” Electron took off from Launch Complex 1 in […]

The FCC voted on Tuesday to establish a $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America to bring 5G wireless broadband connectivity to rural areas of the United States. Phase I of […]

SpaceX is starting to roll out public beta testing for its Starlink satellite internet service. According to an email sent this week to some potential beta testers that has been […]

Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security segment is helping to stabilize the company as it is significantly impacted by COVID-19 and the 737 MAX grounding, President and CEO Dave Calhoun said […]

LeoLabs has signed a commercial agreement with SpaceX for use of its Launch and Early Orbit service to track Starlink satellites. This service will track Starlink satellites from deployment through […]

Inmarsat and Orbcomm have extended their Internet of Things (IoT) partnership through at least 2035 to collaborate on product innovation, IoT satellite service distribution and telematics devices, the companies announced […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Peraton a contract worth $10 million over five years to provide orbital analysis. Under the contract, Peraton will provide orbital analysis subject matter expertise […]

Ansys will acquire Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), which provides simulation and modeling for aerospace, telecommunication, and defense and intelligence applications.  Ansys is purchasing the company for $700 million, 67% of […]

ABL Space Systems has completed integrated stage testing of its RS1 small satellite launch vehicle, the company announced Oct. 22. Testing was performed on the RS1 second stage with the […]

Ligado Networks that it has raised $3.85 billion in new capital from new and existing investors, led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. This capital  raise, announced Oct. 23, will support Ligado […]

Telesat has selected German company Mynaric to supply optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminals for Telesat’s work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Blackjack Track B program. Last week, DARPA […]

Northrop Grumman reported a strong Third Quarter (Q3), led by double-digit sales increase in its Space Systems segment. Space Systems sales increased 17% from Q3 2019, to about $2.2 billion. […]

Data analytics company Aspectum has joined Planet’s partner network, and will now offer its users customized maps that feature analytics and high-resolution data from Planet’s satellites. Financial details of the […]

Telesat’s U.S. subsidiary has joined the Lockheed Martin team for the Tranche 0 contract of the Space Transport Layer. Lockheed Martin received a $187.5 million contract in September to build […]

Microsoft is making a play to be the cloud platform of choice for the space industry as it unveiled Azure Space on Tuesday, which will bring together Azure technology and […]

Intelsat has hit back at SES for a claim filed in its bankruptcy case earlier this year that Intelsat owes SES $1.8 billion for an alleged breach of contract, arguing […]

SpaceX launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Sunday, Oct. 18 as it builds out its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to provide internet service.  A Falcon 9 rocket carrying […]

Read in Japanese: 5 注目すべき日系宇宙関連スタートアップ企業 Japan’s New Space economy has taken off in recent years, as the Japanese government, the nation’s civil space agency JAXA, and private investors have invested […]

Read in Japanese: 日本の宇宙スタートアップ市場が開花 When Nobu Okada founded Astroscale in 2013, there were only a few Japanese space startups. But in the past few years, as Astroscale has gained global […]

AAC Clyde Space will acquire Virginia-based small satellite tech company SpaceQuest, Ltd. to grow operations in the U.S. and to expand Space-as-a-Service offerings. This follows after AAC Clyde Space, a […]

Airbus will design and build the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) for the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA’s joint ESA-NASA campaign Mars Sample Return (MSR), the next step in Mars […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rolled out a new rule on Thursday that it says takes a new, streamlined approach for commercial spaceflight.  The biggest change is that it allows […]

NASA has chosen 14 companies for contract awards to develop technologies for Artemis operations on the Moon, including about $260 million to a group including Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance […]

Hughes Network Systems, SpaceX, and Viasat are qualified to bid in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase 1 auction to bridge the digital divide, the FCC announced Tuesday. The […]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Telesat a further contract worth $18.3 million to develop and test it’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation as part of DARPA’s Blackjack program. […]

Astroscale Holdings Inc. has closed its Series E funding round with additional funding of $51 million. This round puts Astroscale’s total investment raised at $191 million, making it the most-funded […]

Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard suborbital rocket on Tuesday, and in doing so, set a reusability record for the rocket, and tested a lunar landing system for NASA. […]