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Global satellite operator Viasat announced Wednesday that it has hired Delta Air Lines‘ Senior Vice President of Operational Finance Gary Chase as its new CFO. Chase will start with Viasat […]

Berlin-based UP42 is joining forces with Planet Labs to improve the data offerings it can offer customers on its an Earth Observation (EO) platform. This collaboration aims to significantly expand […]

Thaicom and Hughes announced Wednesday that they signed a capacity agreement for India, one of Asia’s biggest markets. IPSTAR India will provide satellite capacity services to Hughes in India via […]

Florida-based space startup Neuron has unveiled a new AI and machine learning-powered satellite capacity management solution called “Network Capacity Controller” for end-users in the maritime, aviation, and mobility sectors. The […]

Finnish space company ReOrbit has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase of the UKKO Mission for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) InCubed program, the company announced Monday. For […]

Spaceport Cornwall signed a new MoU with the intention of positioning the UK as a world leading location for both crewed and uncrewed flight technology. Alongside Cornwall Airport Newquay, it […]

Mynaric CEO Mustafa Veziroglu has stepped down from his post after a tenure plagued by production delays and high costs. The laser technology company announced Veziroglu’s departure on Monday, less […]

Loft Orbital and Abu Dhabi-based Marlan Space established a joint-venture space infrastructure company called Orbitworks in the Middle East. The new firm will be based in the UAE and serve […]

Scottish satellite data startup Space Intelligence completed a Series A funding round led by new investors AzurX Space Ventures (ASV) with participation from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Dr. Murray Collins, co-founder […]

The U.S. Army’s Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC) is now a member of the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium, the organization announced Monday. The USAISEC provides engineering and associated […]

Amazon continues to invest in facilities for its Project Kuiper constellation, announcing a second facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  Last year, Project Kuiper broke ground on a […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Viasat a $153.5 million contract for engineering support services for the U.S. Army Blue Force Tracker-2 system.  The award announced Aug. 22 by the […]

Eutelsat Group signed a multi-year renewal with Cable Color for satellite capacity to continue broadcast services in Latin America. Cable Color, based in Honduras, is a longtime customer of Eutelsat’s. […]

Imagine you are a European satellite operator looking to sell your capacity and land signals into a given region or territory. You’ve got the necessary ground segment and orbital resources […]

Scout Space plans to fly a novel Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) space domain awareness (SDA) capability aboard a Dawn Aerospace suborbital spaceplane in an upcoming mission called “Morning Sparrow.” […]

MDA Space has selected Beyond Gravity to supply on-board computers for its Aurora satellite supply chain, including for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation. Beyond Gravity will provide 252 on-board computers with […]

Tesat opened a new production facility in Backnang, Germany, to manufacture the company’s laser terminals.  Tesat is ramping up for industrialized production of its laser terminals, which were selected to […]

Arizona-based motion control solutions provider Kinematics has joined the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) as its newest member, the company announced this week.  Kinematics offers motion control products for solar, industrial […]

SpaceWERX has awarded TrustPoint two Direct-to-Phase II contracts to mature the company’s GPS-independent technologies as part of the SpaceWERX AltPNT Challenge. TrustPoint announced the two awards on Wednesday, worth $3.8 […]

Swiss satellite IoT company Astrocast delisted from the Euronext Growth Exchange in Oslo, Norway, as leadership decided to take the company private. CEO Fabien Jordan explained the strategy behind the […]

Iridium Communications announced Wednesday that its longtime CFO Thomas Fitzpatrick will retire at the end of the year. He will remain on the company’s board of directors.  Fitzpatrick has been […]

Globalstar signed a strategic partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to deliver 5G connectivity solutions across Africa, the Middle East, and the Gulf.  The partnership announced Wednesday will provide Liquid with […]

Mynaric is experiencing production delays on its laser communication terminals, causing the company to slash its revenue guidance. Mynaric updated its guidance on August 20 and also announced the company’s […]

A Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) engine exploded on Monday during a hot fire test at the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. Video captured by the BBC shows the rocket’s first stage […]

Brazil’s largest airline Azul awarded Viasat a deal to connect seven aircraft in its new Airbus A330-900neo fleet with in-flight connectivity (IFC).  Under the deal announced Tuesday, Viasat will equip […]

SES has certified All.Space terminals to operate on the company’s Ka-band Geostationary (GEO) satellites and its Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) O3b network. All.Space announced the update on Tuesday.  All.Space says it […]

The FCC authorized Globalstar to deploy the upgrade of its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, dismissing a SpaceX petition that Globalstar’s request be denied.  The FCC granted Globalstar’s request to begin […]

This episode in the Future Space Economy series highlights breakthroughs from leading space system manufacturers in building autonomous robots that inspect, service, assemble, build, and refuel in orbit. The discussion […]

Planet Labs will provide high-resolution satellite data to support the NATO Communications and Information Agency‘s (NCIA) Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) program under a new contract the company announced […]

European hybrid network managed services provider Marlink unveiled new, customizable Starlink internet plans for its maritime, enterprise, energy and leisure customers. The new plans, announced Monday, range from 10GB to […]