E-letter: Briefs

Spanish company Indra Group disclosed that the SpainSat NG II satellite that launched in October was impacted by space debris during the orbit-raising process.  Indra Group, the majority partner of...

Tory Bruno is to be the new head of the national security division of Blue Origin, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and a top competitor to SpaceX in the launch business. For nearly...

SpaceX launched the third satellite in Italy’s Cosmo-SkyMed second generation constellation on Friday, January 2. SpaceX launched the satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California....

AST SpaceMobile has kicked off the launch campaign for its upgraded BlueBird satellites. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched BlueBird 6 satellite on December 23 and the next satellite,...

U.K. train operator South Western Railway (SWR) is trialing Starlink Wi-Fi for customers, reporting promising early testing results.  SWR kicked off a one-year Starlink trial on Dec. 20, working with...

Space and defense technology company Sidus Space aims to raise $25 million in a public offering. Sidus Space announced Monday it plans to sell 19,230,800 shares at $1.30 per share in...

Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA) for nearly 12 years, has resigned from the position, ULA said in a statement on Monday.  ULA sent out a statement from...

CACI International on Monday said it has agreed to acquire ARKA Group for $2.6 billion in cash, a deal that would make it a major player in high-end imaging payloads for classified...

Hughes Network Systems has released a new product family of ruggedized cases for its transportable terminals for Eutelsat’s OneWeb network. The electronically steerable antenna terminals are now available with transportable...

Hungarian company 4iG Space and Defence has signed a definitive investment agreement with Axiom Space to invest $100 million in the commercial space station company, over two investments.  4iG SDT...