Now in its fifth year at the SATELLITE conference and exhibition, the Startup Space entrepreneur pitch contest has become both a must-win for the aerospace industry’s new entrants and a must-attend for its most active investors. Just look at the list of past competitors and winners and you’ll see why –LeoLabs, Orbit Fab, Ursa Space,…

Last week’s SATELLITE 2021 LEO Digital Forum featured many of the industry’s big hitters in a debate about how Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technologies and services will shape the future of the industry. Below, we list the 10 most essential moments and talking points to emerge from the series of presentations and group discussions that…

SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell and Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) won Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive and Technology of the Year awards for 2020. The winners, chosen by Via Satellite’s readers and editorial team, were unveiled during a virtual program on April 5 as a lead-in to this week’s LEO Digital Forum event.  Shotwell’s win…

Somewhere out in rural America, an unhelpful internet service provider representative is making long drives to neighborhoods he will never connect, completely unaware that he may have inspired the catalyst for a company that solves the digital divide in the United States. TRAXyL is not technically a satellite or New Space entrant, but CEO Daniel…