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U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Thursday that it has awarded an up to $450 million contract to Viasat for a Space Data Network-Backbone (SDN-B) Mission Operations Center […]

LEAP a Colorado-based company, has signed a deal as it looks to develop better international launch capabilities. It plans to develop recurring launch operations at a launch site in Sutherland, […]

Viasat reported modest 3% revenue growth in its second fiscal quarter of 2027, as double-digit growth in the defense segment was largely offset by declines in communications revenue.  Along with […]

When Rocket Lab said that it would push back the first flight of its Neutron rocket until 2027, investors reacted as you might expect. The company’s shares fell by around […]

CesiumAstro raised its second round of capital this year to value the company at more than $4.5 billion as it plans to build its own satellite constellation called Synchronicity for […]

AST SpaceMobile is taking launch access into its own hands, with plans to build its own 20-ton rocket to deploy its direct-to-device constellation, using engines from Firefly Aerospace.  The company […]

In the age of AI-powered hacking, keeping the U.S. military’s vital space-based capabilities functioning through enemy cyberattacks will require the Pentagon and its contractors to fully embrace autonomous on-orbit cyber […]

Growth in aviation and defense pushed SES’s Networks segment 6% revenue growth in the third quarter on a like-for-like (LFL) basis, as overall revenue grew by a modest 4.2% year-over-year.  […]

KT SAT will lead a secure maritime connectivity project for the government of South Korea, working with ST Engineering iDirect, tech company Waldo, and Intellian.  Under the project, ST Engineering […]

DARPA awarded Redwire a $20 million contract to fly a second Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) test as part of its Otter program, Redwire announced Thursday.  The new award funds […]

Branding that associates the Golden Dome missile shield personally with President Trump, alongside its expected $1 trillion price tag, partisan disputes, and Democratic election victories on Capitol Hill may well […]

NASA awarded contracts to Viasat, SES, and Astranis for Ka-band space relay capability concepts, as part of the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program’s Communications Services Project (CSP).  Viasat received […]

SES reports it has demonstrated bi-directional optical communications link between ground and space with its meoSphere pathfinder onboard the K2 Space Gravitas satellite.  During the mission, SES sent video messages […]

SpaceX has tapped Qualcomm Technologies to provide terrestrial base stations for the integrated satellite and terrestrial network it plans to build for Starlink Mobile.  Under the deal announced Wednesday, Qualcomm […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made payload fairings for its rockets, including Falcon 9, at SpaceX’s Hawthorne, California plant, and now competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA) is bringing its fairings build […]

RESTON, Va. — The new Cyber Protection Office at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the secretive agency that builds and operates the nation’s spy satellites, has a staff of 600-plus […]

Globalstar asked the FCC to take a close look at how its relationship with supplier Rocket Lab could be impacted after Rocket Lab acquires Globalstar competitor Iridium.  Globalstar submitted an […]

AT&T and AST SpaceMobile recently demonstrated a handoff between AT&T’s cellular network and AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device satellite network, calling it a first-of-its-kind demonstration.  During the demonstration in late October, a […]

RESTON, Va. — Space industry CISOs weighed in on the recent service disruption that left Ukrainian forces without connectivity to SpaceX’s Starlink and its military variant Starshield during combat operations […]

SatPort Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of Speedcast’s teleport business, including 12 teleports and related infrastructure. SatPort, which is backed by EQT Infrastructure, made the acquisition to become a carrier-neutral […]

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Space Force sees space not just as a physical domain, with thermodynamic laws and orbital mechanics, but as a digital domain, too. Indeed, victory in space depends […]

RESTON, Va. — United Airlines is deploying defensive artificial intelligence and operationalizing cybersecurity as it rolls out in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity across the fleet by the end of 2027, according to […]

SES landed two new customers for its multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service with Finnair and Air Astana.  Finland’s flagship airline Finnair will adopt SES’s IFC solution on 18 new Embraer E195-E2 […]

Hydrosat is launching a new thermal imaging product geared toward tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) use cases as it plans to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Europe to support […]

Northwood Space raised $375 million in a Series C round as it works to expand its ground network by accelerating antenna production and growing its team by 400 people over […]

Canadian manufacturer MDA Space will supply digital antenna subsystems for 66 IRIS² Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, under a new contract with Thales Alenia Space announced Friday.  MDA will provide its […]

Eutelsat’s revenue from the OneWeb constellation grew by 30% year-over-year in the first quarter of its fiscal year, despite lower terminal sales during the quarter.  The operator set a bold […]

Satellogic has expanded its work with HEO through a new three-year agreement for non-Earth imaging worth at minimum, seven figures each year.  Satellogic will use its imaging satellites to capture […]

The FCC has named Courtney Reinhard as the new chief of the agency’s Space Bureau. Reinhard takes the helm after previous head Jay Schwarz left the position in August.  Reinhard […]

Two of the Middle East’s biggest satellite operators are deepening their ties in the areas of broadcast and satellite communications services. Es’hailSat and Arabsat have signed a strategic partnership agreement […]