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Airbus logged another 300 million euros ($310 million) in charges on its Space programs in the fourth quarter 2024 after completing an in-depth technical review of its Space segment. In […]

Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, will upgrade its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with Viasat’s in-flight Wi-Fi solution, Viasat announced on Feb. 20. The upgrade includes 17 total aircraft: eight Boeing 787-8s […]

Hughes Network Systems is using hiSky satellite terminals to deploy remote connectivity to 400 remote solar energy sites in Brazil, the company announced on Feb. 19.  Hughes’ customer plans to […]

The Space Development Agency will cancel a contract with Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems and issue a new solicitation for 10 spacecraft following a bid protest by Viasat.  Viasat filed a suit […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched its 60th Electron, deploying the first Gen-3 satellite for BlackSky’s Earth-imaging satellite constellation. The ‘Fasten Your Space Belts’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex […]

Vodafone will open a research facility in Spain for integrating Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and terrestrial mobile broadband services with AST SpaceMobile and the University of Málaga. Vodafone announced the […]

Globalstar detailed plans for its next-generation Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to support Apple satellite connectivity in a filing this week to the FCC.  Globalstar said in the filing it has […]

SES is collaborating with Viasat in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the O3b mPOWER satellite system. Viasat Energy Services deployed mPOWER capacity to a customer operating in an offshore […]

Cybersecurity for space systems is now a mainstream topic in the space industry when just a few years ago, this was not the case. In the third rendition of ‘10 […]

RESTON, VIRGINIA — While the U.S. government and the military in particular is cutting its spending on scientific and technical research, China is ramping up, seeking to close the gap […]

The work of space security is both an art and a science. Imagination is essential for anticipating novel scenarios and avoiding unwelcome surprises — bringing to life the urgency, the […]

SuperSharp, part of the Satlantis group, selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics‘ MP42 microsatellite platform for its thermal infrared mission, called Blue Moon. Kongsberg announced the partnership Feb. 18.  Blue Moon will feature […]

Moody’s Ratings changed its outlook on satellite operator SES from “stable” to “negative” on Tuesday, citing increased competition in the satellite industry putting pressure on prices.  Moody’s explained its rationale […]

Voyager Technologies named leaders for its new business segments — promoting Matt Magaña to president of Defense and National Security and Marshall Smith to president of Space Solutions, the company […]

Space42 has set out some ambitious plans in the Earth Observation (EO) arena. It is establishing a joint venture (JV) with Edge Group to develop a fully integrated EO ecosystem. […]

Eutelsat’s total revenue grew by nearly 6% in the first half of its 2024-25 fiscal year with growth in Connectivity, but the operator also took a 535 million euro ($560 […]

ETL Systems acquired IRT Technologies, a Canadian company specializing in satellite communication products, ETL Systems announced Feb. 14. IRT Technologies has over 14 years of experience in the satellite communications […]

K2 Space announced a $110 million Series B funding round to scale up production of its multi-orbit, high-power satellite platform on Feb. 13. The funding round was co-led by Lightspeed […]

Firefly Aerospace will support another U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission under a new Space Force contract valued at $21.81 million. The Space Force awarded Firefly Aerospace a […]

In an August 2024 podcast interview, the past and present President of the United States said that “when these poor fools talk about global warming, they don’t call it that […]

Blue Origin laid off 10% of its workforce on Thursday as the launcher shifts from R&D into scaling manufacturing for its launch business.  The company is eliminating some positions in […]

Iridium reported modest revenue growth of 5% year-over-year in 2024, reaffirming its plan to reach $1 billion in service revenue in 2030. CEO Matt Desch also provided an update on […]

BlackSky Technology secured multi-year contracts to support the development of India’s commercial Earth observation capabilities, the company announced Feb. 13. The unnamed customer will have access to a BlackSky Spectra […]

Myriota added four new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to its global Internet of Things (IoT) constellation through its partnership with Spire, Myriota announced Feb. 13. SpaceX launched the satellites on […]

Eutelsat has signed a new capacity deal in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Telecommunications Solutions and Services (ATSS) has renewed its satellite capacity agreement with Eutelsat on the EUTELSAT […]

SatVu is looking to reach the U.S. government market by offering its archive of high-resolution HotSat-1 imagery to U.S. government agencies through the Global Data Marketplace (GDM). This program streamlines […]

Gilat Satellite Networks anticipates strong revenue growth in the coming year, projecting its revenue growth for 2025 between 36% and 49%. Gilat released its full-year 2024 financial results on Feb. […]

Spire Global has filed a complaint in court against Kpler for not closing on the purchase of Spire’s maritime business.  Spire announced the deal with data and analytics platform Kpler […]

Oso Semiconductor closed a $5.2 million seed funding round to fund development of phased array chipsets for satellite communications, 5G, and radar systems, the company announced Feb. 12. Founded in […]

The U.S. Space Force is moving to shift a traditional 50-50 cost-plus versus fixed-price development contract split even more toward the use of fixed-price contracts with low non-recurring engineering costs […]