E-letter: Briefs

Slingshot Aerospace is rolling out a new simulation tool, an AI-powered agent that can imitate satellite actions in training and simulation environments. Called “Talos” — the Thinking Agent for Logical...

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is awarding contracts for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Astranis, and Intelsat General, the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES,...

The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the Boeing X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The eighth X-37B mission is set...

Viasat’s enterprise business is rolling out a new IoT Nano connectivity service with two-way messaging, powered by Orbcomm’s OGx IoT service.  The IoT nano service is designed for businesses to...

Firefly Aerospace could raise up to $632 million in an initial public offering (IPO). Firefly announced Monday it has launched the roadshow for its proposed IPO and it plans to...

Arianespace launched the second Vega C mission of 2025 on Friday evening, with Airbus Defence and Space‘s CO3D satellites and the CNES MicroCarb satellite. The VV27 mission launched from Europe’s...

Spaceflux has secured 5.4 million pounds ($7.31 million) in seed funding as it looks to expand its global telescope network and accelerate development of AI-powered space situational awareness solutions. The...

A new startup Cascade Space raised $5.9 million in funding to develop a platform for satellite communication system design. The company, formerly known as Heliosphere Network, is looking to solve...

Spire Global is building out its space reconnaissance portfolio for defense, with new radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence capabilities for persistent monitoring, geolocation, and situational awareness. The company said its...

SES and the Luxembourg government are investing in a second satellite for the GovSat public-private partnership to provide government connectivity services over Europe.  GovSat is a joint venture between SES...