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Virgin Galactic and Masten Space Systems won contracts with NASA to provide flight and integration services for payloads chosen by the Flight Opportunities program, the agency revealed Monday. The two […]

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down from his position leading the commission when President-elect Joe Biden takes office, Pai announced in a statement Monday. Pai will step down on […]

Kymeta’s next-generation u8 antenna is now commercially available, the company announced Monday. Kymeta is pitching the land mobility Ku-band antenna as a communication solution for government, defense, and first responder […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) contributed funding to MDA Space under the smartEarth initiative to develop next-generation Earth Observation (EO) technologies, the company revealed Monday. The monetary value of the […]

SES Government Solutions was awarded an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) tests contract from the U.S. Air Force, the company revealed Monday. The contract is part of an effort to […]

Soon after naming new CEO Rick Baldridge, Viasat announced a major move in Europe that the company will  buy the remaining 51% share of Euro Broadband Infrastructure (EBI), a wholesale […]

SpaceX plans to expand its Starlink beta tests in a notable way in early 2021, the company announced with its latest launch of Starlink satellites on Nov. 24.  A Falcon […]

Euroconsult reports increased competition and a strong impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) companies in its annual publication, FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review, released in […]

African telco Paratus has signed a capacity agreement with Spacecom for its AMOS-17 satellite, the companies announced Nov. 25. Paratus South Africa has contracted services to provide connectivity for remote […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has named Adi Sfadia as new CEO, the company announced Monday. Sfadia has served as interim CEO since July and has been CFO for the past five […]

It is not easy to build a successful Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation. Aside from the technical and regulatory challenges, there are many business and financing issues as well. These […]

The Zed Factor Fellowship is a new fellowship for aerospace professionals from underrepresented groups. The fellowship, announced Tuesday, is described as a program to engage and empower aspiring aerospace professionals […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) selected GMV to help with the the next phase of Galileo Second Generation (G2g). GMV is one of the three main phase-B contractors for the […]

Telesat Canada is combining with major shareholder Loral Space & Communications to form one public company to finance its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.  Telesat Canada and its co-owners Loral Space […]

Relativity Space has closed a $500 million Series D round, the company announced Monday. This capital will accelerate Relativity’s long-term plans for a multi-planetary future beyond the first launch of […]

Inmarsat and Addvalue have established a real-time link between satellites in high and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), the companies announced Monday. This new system consists of an Addvalue on-board terminal and […]

Eutelsat has begun direct distribution broadband through Konnect, its retail distribution arm, in Europe and Africa, Eutelsat announced Monday. With Konnect, Eutelsat is using a multi-channel retail strategy with online […]

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, a joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global oceans is in good health after its Nov. 21 launch, NASA said in a post-launch news release. The satellite […]

Tina Ghataore is currently the president of Mynaric USA, the U.S. branch of Mynaric, which specializes in laser communications. Ghataore has had a long career in the satellite industry and […]

OneWeb has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the ownership of the U.K. government and Bharti Global, the company announced Friday, Nov. 20. This marks the start of OneWeb’s […]

After revising selection criteria six months ago, the Department of the Air Force named six possible headquarters locations for U.S. Space Command on Nov. 19 — Kirtland AFB, New Mexico; […]

Voyager Space Holdings announced Thursday that it plans to acquire The Launch Company, which develops standardized hardware and works to support launches through automation. A financial component to the deal […]

SKYTRAC Systems is partnering with Scandinavian Avionics (the headquarters of The SA Group), the company revealed last Monday. The partnership’s goal is to increase market share for Skytrac’s broadband and […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Italian ground network provider Leaf Space for a novel telemedicine-via-satellite project called “CARES,” Leaf Space revealed Friday. The project collects COVID-19 patient medical data […]

Rocket Lab executed its “Return to Sender” mission on Thursday evening, launching 30 satellites and hitting the milestone of its first-ever post-launch Electron first stage recovery.  The Electron launch vehicle […]

Viasat is making moves to strengthen its European position in the broadband market. The satellite operator announced Thursday it is purchasing the remaining 51% share of Euro Broadband Infrastructure (EBI), […]

Orbital Sidekick (OSK) on Thursday revealed that the company received a 12-month contract to serve as a technology partner with the Intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program (iPIPE). With this award, OSK […]

USSI Global revealed Wednesday that the company will modernize Sinclair Broadcast Group’s satellite network to comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) C-Band spectrum transition. USSI Global will upgrade Sinclair’s […]

We are going to do something new with this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) with OneWeb and O3B founder, Greg Wyler. We are going to pitch you a slightly surreal […]

The FCC on Wednesday voted to establish a unified licensing framework for Earth stations and space stations that the commission said will increase flexibility for satellite operators.   The new, optional […]