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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface in the early hours of Sunday morning.  Firefly said the mission, named Ghost Riders in the Sky,...

Maxar Space Systems secured a contract for a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) high-power communications satellite from a private commercial customer, the company announced on March 3. The satellite will be built...

Spire has demonstrated optical communications between two satellites in orbit in its constellation for the first time, Spire reported on March 3.  The demonstration took place between two satellites equipped...

Following on from their webinar last year, “Is Satellite Direct to Handset Really Dead? Here are the Real Opportunities for 5G NTN”,  TTP’s Peter Kibutu and Paul Tindall explore what...

The Department of Defense (DoD) says that the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has met the “minimum viable product” (MVP) standard for the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture...

Varda Space Industries successfully landed its second reentry capsule, W-2, and completed the company’s second mission, the company announced on Feb. 28. After six weeks in orbit, W-2 touched down...

Rocket Lab posted record revenue in 2024 with 78% year-over-year growth, but also pushed its plans for the first Neutron launch to the second half of 2025.  Rocket Lab reported...

Telesat awarded Intellian a contract to design and manufacture Ka-band flat panel user terminals for the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, Telesat announced on Feb. 27. The contract aims to...

Globalstar reported record revenue and 12% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024. Revenue was a record $250.3 million, which exceeded the high end of the company’s revenue guidance.  Globalstar said this...

This year’s SATELLITE show continues its tradition of spotlighting fresh voices, including government officials, defense leaders, end users, and pioneers in connectivity solutions. Via Satellite highlights 10 notable speakers in...