E-letter: News Feed

SpaceX‘s Starlink business grew across consumer subscribers, government contracts, and in mobility markets like maritime and aviation, and more than doubled Starlink revenue in 2024 compared to 2023, according to […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) opened a new research and development imaging cleanroom at the company’s headquarters in Guildford in the U.K. This facility will play a role in advancing […]

Companies in Northern Denmark launched a new industrial cluster aimed at strengthening the region’s space and satellite communication industry, the companies announced Jan. 22.  The cluster, Space Connect North, focuses […]

Viasat is restructuring its executive team and with the changes, President Guru Gowrappan is leaving the company.  Viasat announced Wednesday that Craig Miller, currently president of Global Space Networks, will […]

Space infrastructure company Redwire Corp. on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Edge Autonomy in a $925 million deal that would take it into new territory, autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]

On his first day in office, President Trump named a list of acting cabinet and cabinet-level positions until his nominees are confirmed, including Janet Petro to serve as acting NASA […]

NASA selected Viasat for the Near Space Network (NSN) Services contract, to provide global ground segment support services to NASA missions, Viasat announced Jan. 21. Viasat plans to support NASA […]

Brendan Carr is now chairman of the FCC after President Trump signed an executive order designating Carr to the position on his first day in office on Jan. 20.  Trump […]

SKY Perfect JSAT will bring new disaster response capabilities to the Kobe region of Japan. Sky Perfect JSAT will deploy a disaster-response satellite communications system for Glion Arena Kobe, a […]

We often hear space described as congested and competitive but Dr. Brien Flewelling likes to describe the situation in space as dense, dynamic, and deep. This means that space traffic […]

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Olivia Trusty as a Republican commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission, Trump announced Jan. 16. Trusty is currently the policy director for the U.S. Senate Committee […]

Planet Labs has named retired General John “Jay” Raymond to its board of directors, the company announced Jan. 16. Gen. Raymond served as the first Chief of Space Operations of […]

SpaceX’s dramatic Starship test on Thursday afternoon has triggered a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mishap investigation after debris from the test impacted air travel and may have damaged public property […]

Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will keynote the opening of the GovMilSpace program at SATELLITE 2025.  Whitworth has served as director of the NGA […]

Voyager Space rebranded as Voyager Technologies, seeking to emphasize its role in national security and space innovation, the company announced Jan. 16.  The company restructured its operations into three segments: […]

Stoke Space raised $260 million in new Series C investment to accelerate development of its reusable medium-lift rocket. This funding doubles Stoke’s total funding to $480 million, the company announced […]

Blue Origin launched the New Glenn rocket for the first in the early hours of Thursday morning, reaching its intended orbit. Years in the making, Blue Origin hopes New Glenn will […]

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has officially received its spaceflight operator license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as it prepares to launch from the U.K. In combination with the […]

C-COM Satellite Systems (C-COM) is to suspend dividends and prioritize investing in the commercialization of its Ka-band electronically steered antenna (ESA). The Canadian company will suspend its traditional quarterly dividend […]

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) selected 13 companies to provide geospatial intelligence under the Luno B contract, the agency announced Wednesday.  Luno B is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract […]

Two separate lunar landers built by commercial companies are now on the way to the Moon after a SpaceX launch early Wednesday morning.  SpaceX launched the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost […]

It’s hard to believe it’s been over three years since I retired from active duty after 34 years in the U.S. Air Force. In that time, I had the privilege […]

Slingshot Aerospace was awarded $1.9 million from the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to develop Slingshot’s GPS jamming and spoofing detection for international security, the company announced […]

Quantum computing is set to impact space networks, and the past year saw a number of updates in quantum regulations. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and […]

SpaceX launched 131 payloads on the Transporter-12 mission to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Jan. 14. This was SpaceX’s first rideshare mission of 2025.  The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space […]

Neo Space Group (NSG) has appointed former Inmarsat and Viasat exec Mark Dickinson as its new CTO. Dickinson is set to play a key role in driving NSG’s technological innovations. […]

Loft Orbital raised $170 million in a Series C round, the company announced on Tuesday, along with plans to scale operations incorporating inter-satellite links and more AI onboard its satellites.  […]

BlackSky Technology won a one-year extension with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contract for its satellite imagery. BlackSky announced the extension on Jan. 14, […]

Redwire Corporation delivered the fourth pair of Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for the International Space Station (ISS), also known as the IROSA program, the company announced Jan. 13.  The […]

Telesat has appointed Michel Forest as its new chief technology officer following the retirement of longtime CTO David Wendling. Telesat announced the change on Jan 13, along with other executive […]