E-letter: Briefs

Mira Aerospace, a subsidiary of UAE-based Space42, conducted a flight of a high altitude platform system (HAPS) vehicle in Europe in December.  Mira Aerospace flew its solar-powered HAPS model, ApusNeo18,...

Mission Microwave will provide solid state power block upconverters (BUCs) for the landing stations for Telesat Lightspeed under a deal the companies announced Monday.  BUCs are a core component of...

Rail passengers in Gabon will benefit from having connectivity thanks to a partnership between Eutelsat and Airtel Gabon to deploy OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services on trains. The two...

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...