E-letter: Briefs

One of the largest telcos in the United Kingdom, O2, has partnered with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat, the Universities of Oxford and Glasgow, the European Space Agency (ESA), and a...

Gazprom Space Systems’ Yamal 601 satellite has moved a step closer to operation. It was announced today that the Launch Early Operation Phase (LEOP) has been successfully completed and the...

Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Government Solutions, signed a $4 million contract with the Brazilian Armed Forces to expand a satellite-based network for its air traffic control system. In...

Arianespace successfully launched an Ariane 5 rocket on June 20 at 6:43 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch vehicle carried...

A Ball Aerospace satellite used for NASA‘s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) is ready for launch, scheduled for no earlier than June 24 on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Ball built...

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers partnered with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to shine a light on the impact of the solar atmosphere on the interplanetary medium between the Earth and...

Lockheed Martin was selected to design dual small deep space spacecraft to visit near-earth asteroids in a mission called Janus, led by the University of Colorado Boulder. One of NASA‘s...

SpinLaunch was awarded a responsive launch prototype contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). SpinLaunch is developing a kinetic energy-based launch system that aims...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop aerospace design applications for metal additive manufacturing. The applications will leverage Siemens’ end-to-end software solution for industrial...

HEMERIA, the space division of NEXEYA, and Thales Alenia Space signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on nanosatellites. HEMERIA design, supplies, integrates, and enables space systems and products help meet the needs of...