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The space business needs to recruit more people who know less. Strange, right?  The global pandemic dramatized how important skills are to personal economic progress. As states and countries locked […]

Intelsat is dropping the name Gogo from the Commercial Aviation division that it retired last year, the company announced July 13.  Intelsat announced the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation […]

ThinKom Solutions is developing a new phased-array user terminal designed to operate in higher millimeter-wave frequency bands to work with next-generation satellite constellations in  Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) is investing approximately 90 million euros ($106 million) into a developmental contract with ArianeGroup that will give its Ariane 6 rocket a new kick stage. […]

A number of major European organizations and companies have joined forces to bring the next level of cybersecurity to the European satellite arena in a new project. The aim is […]

Palo Alto-based space supercomputing systems developer Ramon.Space will partner with LEOcloud to develop satellite-hosted cloud edge computing capabilities for commercial, government, and military markets, the two companies announced Monday. Ramon.Space […]

A record number of satellites were launched into orbit in 2020, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) State of the Satellite Industry Report. By the end of 2020, there […]

Spacecom has signed an extension deal worth $14 million with D.B.S. Satellite Services, which operates Yes DTH in Israel. Yes will continue to lease capacity from the AMOS-7 and AMOS-3 […]

Sweden has announced details to bring a next generation low-cost Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) terminal to market. A collaboration involving Satcube along with Chalmers University of Technology, Gapwaves, and Forsway Scandinavia […]

Nearly two decades after founding Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson has made it to space, in a flight that could signify the start of space tourism. Brason was along for […]

NASA has finalized its contract with Northrop Grumman to develop the living quarters for astronauts working on the Gateway, the planned in-orbit moon outpost. NASA announced July 9 the firm, […]

Space-based cellular broadband network AST SpaceMobile‘s U.K. business opened a new headquarters on Friday at the Space Park complex in Leicester, England. The new headquarters is part of Leicester’s $138.8 […]

John Deere, the U.S. agricultural farming giant, is likely to deepen its relationship with the satellite sector over the next few years. The company has a history with satellite and […]

Hellas Sat has successfully completed a live demonstration of 5G satellite backhauling capabilities in Greece. The demonstration was organised in partnership with KT-SAT, ST Engineering iDirect, Thales Alenia Space, and […]

Inmarsat‘s new CEO Rajeev Suri urged the space industry to achieve a “Net Zero” space sustainability equivalent and address what he called “the ever more congested Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)” during […]

Maxar Technologies has received a $35 million, multi-year contract for capacity on its WorldView Legion satellite constellation with an unnamed international defense and intelligence customer, the company announced July 7. […]

Hughes Network Systems has joined the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program that provides financial assistance for broadband service during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point, Hughes is the only nationwide […]

QinetiQ has won a new contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver and operate a new satellite that will support technological innovation, de-risking, and concept testing for public […]

In partnership with Hughes Network Systems, Via Satellite takes a look at how the satellite landscape will progress over the next 50 years. Way back in 1956, William Beller, a […]

In partnership with Hughes Network Systems, Via Satellite takes a look at how the satellite landscape will progress over the next 50 years. The year 2021 is one we will […]

In partnership with Hughes Network Systems, Via Satellite takes a look at how the satellite landscape will progress over the next 50 years. Looking into the future, 25 years is […]

New Space Earth Observation (EO) leader Planet is going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the company announced July 7. Planet will combine with dMY […]

Rockets, classic rock, and taking a ride into space. These are all topics on the agenda as we talk to Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, as part of our Thursday […]

GHGSat has revealed details of a new research project that will assess the feasibility of its high-resolution, space-based methane monitoring technology to measure emissions from offshore oil and gas platforms. […]

U.K. satellite operator Inmarsat has signed a partnership agreement with netTALK Maritime to provide a communication system for Canadian Coast Guard lighthouses based on Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) high-throughput data […]

Mu Space has opened a satellite manufacturing facility in Bangkok, Thailand, and plans to add more than 300 high tech jobs in the city over the next year. The company […]

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has signed an MoU with Smart Communications to bring the space-based cellular broadband network the company is developing to customers in the Philippines.  AST SpaceMobile is developing […]

Earth Observation (EO) space startup Satellogic plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger that values the company at $850 million. Satellogic announced July 6 that […]

In this episode, On Orbit host Jeffrey Hill joins Via Satellite Editor-in-Chief Mark Holmes and Managing Editor Rachel Jewett to reveal and explain the team’s picks for the magazine’s ultra-popular […]

Spacecom has an extension capacity deal in Hungary worth close to $9 million. The company announced July 5 that T-Home DTH, a Direct-to-Home (DTH) provider in Hungary and a brand […]