E-letter: Briefs

Alaska Airlines is expanding its partnership with Intelsat to provide in-flight connectivity (IFC) on 105 of the company’s new fleet of Boeing 737MAX aircraft. Intelsat-equipped aircraft deliveries have already commenced...

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may hold an industry day to hear from commercial companies about possible technologies for space debris removal, the profit potential for such companies...

Thales Alenia Space is joining forces with AIKO to develop advanced software for space systems, the two companies announced April 8. The partnership will primarily study the use of artificial...

United Kingdom operator Inmarsat confirmed Thursday that its second I-6 series satellite — I-6 F2 — has begun the months-long thermal vacuum testing process. The satellite, manufactured by Airbus Defense...

U.S. and United Arab Emirates-based space tech company Precious Payload released the first API software integration of the “Launch.ctrl” space navigation tool it developed with “ienai GO” software by Spanish propulsion solutions provider Ienai...

SES continued to fortify its cloud strategy with the signing of a new dedicated connectivity deal with one of the world’s biggest IT companies, Oracle. The contract, which SES announced...

The Department of the Air Force is to take advantage of efforts led by Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David ‘DT’ Thompson on future ground moving target indication (GMTI)...

The commercial reality of parabolic flights launched from the United Kingdom is now one step closer with the news that Blue Abyss, and 0-G Launch have signed a memorandum of understanding to...

Investors gave a staggering $15 billion in total financing to startup space companies in 2021, according to a report published Wednesday by BryceTech. This nearly doubles the previous record of...

LITTLETON, Colo.— Lockheed Martin later this year plans to launch the first two of three satellites that will form the company’s testbed in space to test and demonstrate advanced communications and data...