Rachel Jewett

Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) has closed a $60 million fund for investment in dual-use national security technologies, with space as a key focus. The firm noted that oversubscribed Fund II […]

Offshore connectivity provider Tampnet secured a five-year contract to supply managed connectivity services for the Island Drilling offshore rig Island Innovator. The service includes Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite backhaul from […]

IBM and NASA have released a new open-source foundation model called Surya that is designed to predict how solar activity affects Earth and space-based technology.  Surya, announced this week, has […]

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas has invested into Ursa Space Systems to help the company serve customers across Asia, particularly in the Japanese market. The firm is the largest subsidiary of […]

Google announced the Pixel 10 lineup of phones on Wednesday, continuing its work with Skylo to offer satellite emergency messaging, while T-Mobile also highlighted the T-Satellite service with Starlink on […]

The SiriusXM SXM-10 satellite has completed in-orbit testing and has now entered service, marking the second new satellite to enter service for SiriusXM this year.  Maxar Space Systems built the […]

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 […]

Spire Global is on a firmer financial foundation after closing the sale of its maritime business, with leadership giving an update on Aug. 14 on an uptick in demand from […]

Sidus Space reported a 36% year-over-year increase in revenue in the second quarter of 2025, which the company said is due to pivoting away from legacy services in favor of […]

Momentus received a NASA contract to study to fly robotic systems onboard one of its upcoming orbital service vehicle flights. Momentous announced this week it has completed a study under […]

President Trump released an executive order on Wednesday aimed at reducing regulation on commercial space launch, making it easier to build spaceports, and authorizing novel space activities.  Named “Enabling Competition […]

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) announced plans this week to launch Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites called Hyper to function like ground stations in space and give customers faster access to their […]

The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) has released version 1.3.0 of its interoperability standard, ahead of testing during its upcoming PlugFest in September in Germany.  DIFI explained the key […]

Aalyria reported two technical milestones with its atmospheric laser communications technology, Tightbeam. Aalyria reported demonstrating a 65-kilometer atmospheric optical link delivering sustained 100 Gbps speeds through real-world atmospheric conditions. The […]

Arabsat has new leadership, appointing Dr. Badr Alsuwaidan as president and CEO. Alsuwaidan has more than 25 years of experience in the space industry and has served as Arabsat’s senior […]

Arianespace launched the second commercial Ariane 6 mission on Tuesday evening, launching EUMETSAT‘s Metop-SGA1 satellite. The Ariane 6 rocket took off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 9:37 […]

India is investing in a national Earth Observation (EO) constellation, selecting Pixxel to lead a consortium of companies under a public-private partnership framework. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization […]

Infinite Orbits and the French Ministry of Defence have signed a framework agreement for a micro surveillance satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) for French Space Command. The Orbit Guard satellite […]

In this week’s episode, On Orbit interviews Beau Legeer, director of Imagery and Remote Sensing at Esri. While Esri doesn’t operate its own satellites, the company integrates commercial satellite data […]

Umbra is moving into the spacecraft components business with a new Space Systems business line in a move to expand the vendor pool for space systems.  Umbra started out as […]

Launch integrator SEOPS is working with space surveillance startup Dignatara to offer a post-launch tracking service that helps satellite operators identify their satellites after launch. SEOPS announced the new service […]