E-letter: News Feed

Ball Aerospace, teamed with Booz Allen Hamilton, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO) to serve as the prime system integrator for the SpRCO Ground […]

Forsway and AiStream on Thursday introduced a turn-key multicast content distribution solution to provide connectivity for bridging the digital divide in hard-to-reach regions with poor infrastructure. Using AiStream Community Media […]

In this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, Mark chats with Chris Johnson, president of Boeing Satellite Systems. They talk about the Johnson family’s quest to watch all of the Marvel movies […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted OneWeb‘s market access to expand its Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite constellation to 2,000 satellites with a V-band payload in addition to its Ku- and Ka-band […]

AXESS Networks has received $42.5 million (36 million euros) in long-term financing from Spanish development finance company COFIDES and private debt fund ALANTRA. AXESS said in an Aug. 20 release […]

Congressional negotiators are considering whether NASA contracts awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX represent a potential national security risk due to Chinese financial support for the billionaire owner’s electric car company, Tesla. […]

SpacePath Communications, a satcom amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, signed an agreement to supply an Asian telecommunications company with its Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPA). The deal has an order value […]

Inmarsat is working with CPN Satellite Services and MinFarm Tech to simplify connecting Low Power Wide Area (LoRa) networks to satellite. The companies are launching the MF 400 IoT Satellite […]

Kymeta Corporation has raised approximately $85 million in its latest funding round, led by longtime investor Bill Gates. Kymeta’s leadership team personally invested $1 million as well, led by Executive […]

ST Engineering iDirect revealed Tuesday that its long-term customer Paratus, an African telecommunications provider, deployed its iDirect modems with marine antenna from manufacturer and integrator KNS Inc. These modems and […]

A report this month by a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) advises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Space Commerce (OSC) in the U.S. […]

Redwire revealed Tuesday the hiring of Al Tadros as chief growth officer and Executive Vice President (EVP) of space infrastructure. Tadros joins Redwire from Maxar, where he served as Vice […]

Rocket Lab’s first mission since its launch failure in July is slated for later this week, and it will carry Sequoia, the first publicly available satellite in Capella Space’s planned […]

PredaSAR is cleared to begin fabrication, testing, and launch of its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) spacecraft after completing its Critical Design Review (CDR). Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems is building the satellites […]

AAC Clyde Space AB, Saab AB, and Orcomm Inc. on Monday revealed the development of a next generation, space-based VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) for maritime communications. AAC Clyde Space […]

Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager) on Monday introduced Voyager Space IP Exchange (VSIPX), the first patent and intellectual property marketplace for the space industry. Buyers and sellers have access to […]

Australian telco Optus made a major announcement last month when it confirmed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for a OneSat software-defined satellite. Optus 11 will be deployed for Australia and […]

KBR, Inc. on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Centauri for $827 million in cash in a deal that complements its existing civil space business with work in the space domain […]

Quantum Dynamics Enterprises earlier this month revealed the first propellantless drive for space flight, the Centrifugal Impulse Drive (CID).  This drive uses a new form of propulsion where electricity is […]

David Myers has been appointed President of UltiSat, which does business as Speedcast Government (SCG). The Board of Directors announced Friday that Myers will be the next CEO succeeding longtime […]

Near Space Labs, which captures Earth Observation (EO) imagery from stratospheric balloons has reached a deal to supply imagery to property analytics data firm Arturo.  Arturo delivers physical property characteristic […]

SES has selected SpaceX to launch four newly-ordered O3b mPOWER spacecraft for O3b mPOWER, the operator’s next-generation Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) communications system.  The operator chose SpaceX to launch the first […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing a Delta IV Heavy rocket with a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload, NROL-44, for launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Aug. […]

Exolaunch revealed on Tuesday that it signed a launch agreement for two of Kepler’s 6U XL satellites. Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration, and deployment services to Kepler’s satellites on […]

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation takes place in Germantown, Maryland, with Hughes Network Systems President Pradman Kaul. This may be one of my favorite TMCs as Kaul was eager to […]

The whole world has been completely disrupted by COVID-19 in the past six months, and unfortunately, the pandemic does not seem to be ending anytime soon. For some countries and […]

MediaTek reports it has conducted a successful trial of a 5G satellite Internet of Things (IoT) data connection. In a Wednesday release, MediaTek said it established a bi-directional link and […]

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded LinQuest Corporation $76 million for a contract modification. LinQuest will serve as the prime contractor, and will provide additional […]

Spacecom and Novelsat report they have demonstrated end-to-end video delivery over AMOS-17 High Throughput Satellite (HTS), from network core to network edge, serving user devices over a wireless network. They […]

SpaceChain U.K. Limited (SpaceChain) revealed on Wednesday the successful execution of the first multisignature blockchain transaction in space, marking the completion of a milestone supported by the European Space Agency […]