Rachel Jewett

Polish space company Creotech Instruments will build three Earth observation (EO) satellites for Poland under a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) announced April 15. The contract is […]

L3Harris Technologies completed a $125 million expansion at its payload manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to support its work for the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the “Golden Dome” […]

AT&T anticipates trials this year between AST SpaceMobile direct-to-cell connectivity and the FirstNet public safety network. This comes after this week, the FCC granted AST SpaceMobile approval to test direct-to-cellular […]

Shipping company Caribe Tankers USA will trial Inmarsat Maritme’s NexusWave managed connectivity service. Caribe Tankers will trial the service on its chemical tankers Caribe Maria and Caribe Luna. Inmarsat Maritime, […]

There’s a growing recognition that governments and large enterprises need alternative paths of connectivity, Rivada Space Networks CEO Declan Ganley says. In a recent conversation with Via Satellite, Ganley says […]

Taiwan’s largest telco, Chunghwa Telecom, is investing in a dedicated MicroGEO satellite built by Astranis, to increase access to satellite capacity. The companies said this will be the first communications […]

American Airlines is the latest airline to move toward a free Wi-Fi model for loyalty members. Starting in 2026, American will have free Wi-Fi on all aircraft equipped with Viasat […]

Agritech company Carbon Robotics is launching a new autonomy solution called Carbon AutoTractor, enabled by a low-latency satellite link. The Carbon AutoTractor product uses SpaceX‘s Starlink satellite connectivity, Via Satellite […]

The Hughes Network Systems HL1100W antenna is now available commercially for use on the Eutelsat OneWeb satellite network, Hughes announced last week. HL1100W was designed as a lighter solution to […]

Momentus has a new agreement with Velo3D to leverage the company’s additive manufacturing to produce space system components. According to Velo3D, the master services agreement announced Monday is worth $15 […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the commercial space industry is investing in space communications with satellite constellations, terminals, and networking technologies, the U.S. military is working through how to bring […]

Intelsat has signed a new line-fit agreement with Embraer that allows Embraer to install Intelsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) equipment on Embraer E2 aircraft during factory production, the companies announced April […]

As innovation has accelerated in satellite communications in the past five years, it has put pressure on hardware and software providers to deliver greater performance and more flexible capabilities. While […]

Reuters exclusively reported on April 4 that Eutelsat has been supplying satellite internet to Ukraine with funding from the German government.  Eutelsat has been providing the connectivity for about a […]

Space logistics company D-Orbit announced a deal on Friday to acquire Italian Earth Observation (EO) and analytics company Planetek Group to bring together in-orbit servicing and space data. D-Orbit has […]

Intelsat received a task order under the Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (PLEO) contract vehicle to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with maritime connectivity.  Under the 12-month task order, Intelsat said […]

Saudi Arabia’s new airline Riyadh Air selected Viasat to provide in-flight connectivity on its initial Boeing 787 Dreamliner factory-installed deliveries. Riyadh Air is a new airline owned by Saudi Arabia’s […]

SpinLaunch, the startup developing a steel vacuum chamber to launch satellites to space, is also pursuing a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband constellation.  SpinLaunch, based in Long Beach, California, announced plans […]

Aetherflux, the space solar power startup from the co-founder of Robinhood Baiju Bhatt, raised $50 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced Wednesday.  Index Ventures and Interlagos […]

MDA Space will acquire Israeli satellite tech company SatixFy Communications for $193 million under an agreement announced on Tuesday to boost its technology portfolio for satellite constellations.  In 2023, MDA […]

Spire Global grew revenue 13% in 2024, as it deals with “ongoing disruption” working to close a sale of its maritime business to data and analytics platform Kpler. Spire reported […]

CesiumAstro has entered a contract with the Taiwan Space Agency to supply software-defined payloads and ground user terminals for Taiwan’s experimental Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite program.  CesiumAstro, headquartered in Texas, […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed mishap investigations into both the SpaceX Starship flight and Blue Origin New Glenn debut that both took place on Jan. 16, the agency announced […]

Launch day is a nail-biting experience for spacecraft operators and manufacturers watching on the ground as thousands of dollars in investment is rocketed to space. While launch vehicles tend to […]

While Telesat has always been optimistic on government prospects for its Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit constellation, “tectonic shifts” in the geopolitical landscape have made the operator even more bullish on national […]

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is now certified for U.S. national security missions after receiving certification from the U.S. Space Force.  Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to […]

Navigating the space regulatory environment can be one of the biggest challenges for companies whether they are startups or established operators. Consulting firm River Advisers is trusted for its strategic […]

Maxar Intelligence has a new software offering called Raptor that uses the company’s 3D terrain data to allow autonomous drones to navigate environments without GPS.  Maxar announced Raptor on Tuesday, […]

Verizon is expanding texting capabilities for Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 smartphones that allow customers with these phones to send text messages to any other customer device via […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded SSC expanded satellite ground station contracts to support the Copernicus program, the company announced Wednesday.  These new contracts add SSC’s Punta Arenas Satellite Station […]