E-letter: Briefs

Assured Space Access Technologies is rolling out a new phased array antenna system designed for missile defense radar operations and space communications. Assured Space announced the CapLink Array on Monday,...

Finnish ground station services provider NorthBase has new partnerships with Infostellar and Atlas Space Operations for access to its ground station. NorthBase announced Monday that Infostellar will add NorthBase assets...

L3Harris Technologies is opening a $100 million expansion of its satellite plant in Palm Bay, Florida — 94,000 square feet of space to focus on the future Golden Dome missile...

Gilat Satellite Networks reports it has received more than $60 million in orders for its Stellar Blu ESA Sidewinder in-flight connectivity (IFC) terminals. Deliveries are expected in the next 12...

Ben Palmer will lead Viasat’s commercial business as its current leader Jimmy Dodd is retiring. Palmer will serve as president of Commercial starting in November.  Viasat said in an SEC...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for SpaceX Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including how the launches could cause aircraft delays. ...

Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) has closed a $60 million fund for investment in dual-use national security technologies, with space as a key focus. The firm noted that oversubscribed Fund II...

Offshore connectivity provider Tampnet secured a five-year contract to supply managed connectivity services for the Island Drilling offshore rig Island Innovator. The service includes Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite backhaul from...

While the U.S. Space Force explores future communications options and plans to halt fiscal 2026 funding for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 3, Transport Layer Low-Earth Orbit satellites, the...

IBM and NASA have released a new open-source foundation model called Surya that is designed to predict how solar activity affects Earth and space-based technology.  Surya, announced this week, has...