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Varda Space Industries raised a $187 million Series C round to scale the company’s work to build in-space pharmaceutical labs and hypersonic reentry test capabilities.  Varda has completed three launch […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently demonstrated the first deep-space optical communication with a European ground segment, communicating with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard the Psyche mission.  […]

Aeromexico is upgrading to Viasat‘s advanced in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution on its Embraer E190 jets to further integrate its fleet with fast Wi-Fi for customers. Installation is underway. Embraer announced […]

Network Innovations U.S. Government (NIUSG) has deployed a multi-orbit radio frequency (RF) sensing platform, working with Integrasys and AvL Technologies. The platform is designed to deliver processed data at the […]

All.Space is rolling out a new dual-beam satcom terminal capable of holding wideband connections on two or more independent Ka-band satellite networks at the same time. The Hydra Max Ka-band […]

The United Kingdom is set to join Eutelsat Group’s capital raise with a 90 million euro ($105 million) investment, increasing the capital raise to 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 million)  This […]

President Trump named his Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim leader of NASA after the president withdrew his nomination for Jared Isaacman in June in the midst of a […]

Spire Global is targeting the aviation market with a new analytics service launch. Spire is rolling out Aircraft Exposure Analytics, an aviation solution that enables users to quantify aircraft-level exposure […]

Comtech has hired a new C-suite of leadership for its Satellite and Space Communications (“S&S”) segment as part of the company’s transformation plan. Three new leaders  — Steve Black as […]

Neo Space Group (NSG) is celebrating its one year anniversary and has marked the first year with multiple acquisitions and inroads into the in-flight connectivity (IFC) and geospatial markets. It […]

MDA Space has reported a digital beam-forming milestone with its technology for the Aurora satellite platform. The Canadian manufacturer reported July 9 using its Ka-band direct radiating array (DRA) to […]

Ground tech startup Northwood Space has tested its first production-ready phased array antenna system. Northwood announced Wednesday that its phased array antenna system called Portal has demonstrated delivering 1 kilowatt […]

Virgin Atlantic is the latest major airline to go down the Starlink route for in-flight connectivity (IFC). Virgin Atlantic will be the first U.K. airline to have IFC provided by […]

Maxar Intelligence on Tuesday said it received $204.7 million in new multi-year contracts from three existing customers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region to boost sovereign defense and intelligence […]

Space TS, an Indian space systems engineering and satellite solutions company, and Synergy Quantum, a company specializing in military-grade post-quantum cybersecurity, have agreed to jointly develop what could be India’s first indigenous quantum-secure […]

Malaysian satellite operator Measat has received authorization to provide satellite services in India through NewSpace India Limited as a local partner.  Measat announced July 8 that it secured authorization from […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has named Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo as the new deputy director, with the departure of Deputy Director Ryan Frigm.  SDA announced Sandhoo’s appointment on July […]

Top space industry organizations are urging Congress to fund the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and its space traffic coordination system after NOAA’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 details […]

The UK Space Agency is starting a new 75.6 million pound ($103 million) procurement process for an active debris removal mission to remove defunct satellites from orbit. UKSA said in […]

Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) gave a boost to Boeing‘s confidence last week, as SSC chose the company over Northrop Grumman for a $2.8 billion contract to build the first […]

Globalstar has signed a second launch deal with SpaceX, which will launch part of its constellation upgrade on a Falcon 9 mission. The mission will launch nine satellites and is […]

MDA Space has closed its acquisition of SatixFy Communications to bring SatixFy’s satellite communication chipsets in-house.  SatixFy’s operations and full technology portfolio will be integrated into the Satellite Systems business […]

Lynk Global filed counterclaims against its SPAC sponsor in a dispute over plans to merge and become a public company.  In June, special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Slam Corp filed […]

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr detailed his policy agenda for the FCC in a July 2 speech, including a number of details relevant to the satellite industry, including action in the […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on July 1 released the Europa solicitation for prototype space vehicles, seeking proposals for advanced communication protocols, and commercial solutions based on government taskings. The Tranche […]

The threat level risk to the satellite industry remains high. This is the key takeaway from a new threat level assessment from the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space […]

Orbex and Exolaunch are teaming up to provide end-to-end launch services for small satellites in an interesting collaboration between a U.K. and a German space company. Exolaunch will utilize launch […]

Longtime industry leader and former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz is joining SpinLaunch as CEO after the company recently announced plans to pursue a satellite broadband constellation.  SpinLaunch announced the appointment […]

Methane-monitoring satellite MethaneSAT has lost power and communications, the team behind the mission said in an update on Tuesday.  The MethaneSAT mission operations team lost contact with MethaneSAT on June […]

Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s leadership pointed to as a […]