December 15, 2025

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Space RCO Solicitation for Agile Space Effort Held Up By SBIR/STTR Funding Issue
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Space Force’s Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) is preparing a request for proposals (RFP) around agile space capabilities, but it is held up due to the status of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), RCO Director Kelly Hammett said Dec. 11 during a media roundtable at the Spacepower conference.

The current NDAA does not renew SBIR and small business technology transfer (STTR) authorities for 2026. This is also impacting contracts for threat warning radar satellite payloads, Hammett said, adding that Space RCO has selected three vendors for…[continued]

Technology
Satlyt Partners with Parsimoni to Explore Interoperability for In-Orbit Computing
Space-based cloud service provider Satlyt has entered into a strategic partnership with Parsimoni, creator of SpaceOS, a secure unikernel-based operating environment for satellite payloads, to…[continued]

Government/Military
GMV Wins ESA Contract to Develop C-Band Navigation Antenna and Receiver System
GMV's subsidiaries in the U.K. and Portugal were awarded a contract under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP program to develop BEACON, an advanced beamforming antenna…[continued]

Sponsored

EBAD Secures Flight Heritage for PRM Tech on SpaceX Rideshare Missions

EBAD once again reached key flight heritage milestones with its latest model of the NEA® Payload Release Module (PRM™) technology. The PRM9104 flew on two spacecraft aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 and Transporter-15 missions. EBAD is now qualifying its PRM9106 model and upgrading the flight proven PRM9103 to achieve a 40% increase in load capacity. Read more about the company’s work to deliver reliable, low-shock separation systems for next-generation spacecraft.

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People
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Carol Craig to Canaveral Port Authority Board
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Sidus Space founder and CEO Carol Craig to the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners. Craig will serve the remainder…[continued]

Connectivity
Rogers Satellite Launches in Canada
Rogers Satellite has now officially launched in Canada. It is a major milestone for Rogers Communications, one of the largest telcos in Canada. The new…[continued]

Opinion
ICYMI: The Next Wave in Connectivity: Commercial Satellite D2D Takes Shape
2025 marks a defining moment for satellite direct-to-device (D2D). D2D is evolving from a niche emergency service to a scalable communications model, linking smartphones, IoT…[continued]

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