April 15, 2026

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This week, the Via Satellite team is attending both Space Symposium in Colorado Springs and Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg. Say hello if you're onsite!

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Amazon Enters D2D Market With Globalstar Acquisition and Plans for its Own System
Amazon has planted its flag in the direct-to-device (D2D) landscape with a deal to acquire Globalstar and deploy its own D2D satellite system. Amazon will acquire Globalstar under a roughly $10.8 billion deal announced Tuesday that includes Globalstar’s existing satellite operations, infrastructure, and assets, including its mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum licenses.

In addition, Amazon reached an agreement with Apple — Globalstar’s key customer — to provide the satellite services for current and future iPhone and Apple Watch models. The announcement came Tuesday morning after recent reports that Amazon was in talks with Globalstar, as well as talk that SpaceX…[continued]

Government/Military
NASA Administrator Isaacman Hails the Success of Artemis, Previews Plans for Artemis III and IV
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Getting back to the Moon with Artemis II has ignited plans to accelerate building a base on the Moon, while NASA…[continued]

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EBAD's Lisa Brown Talks Supporting Customer Missions at Space Symposium
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Government/Military
Allied Space Strategies Stress Complementary Capabilities for Burden Sharing in Orbit
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Burden sharing in the current space domain is about how allies and partners contribute in ways that strengthen collective capability, resilience,…[continued]

Partner Content
Karman Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert Talks Artemis II Support at Space Symposium
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Karman Space & Defense Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert at Space Symposium about how the…[continued]

Mobility
Delta Air Lines Contracts Airbus to Install Hughes Co-Developed IFC on Upcoming A350-1000 Aircraft
Airbus will equip 20 of Delta Air Lines' upcoming A350-1000 aircraft with a multi-orbit in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution co-developed by Delta and satellite operator Hughes under…[continued]

Technology
Rocket Lab Closes Mynaric Acquisition at Higher Price Than Originally Agreed
Rocket Lab on Tuesday said it closed its acquisition of optical communications terminal (OCT) supplier Mynaric AG for $155.3 million, $5.3 million more than the…[continued]

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