March 6, 2026

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Celebrating Women in Satellite 2026
2026 marks the fifth anniversary of Celebrating Women in Satellite, which has now commemorated more than 175 women in the space and satellite industry. This year’s feature honors women in roles that span across the space and satellite industry — from propulsion technology, user terminal development, satellite licensing, satellite data exploitation, to workforce development, project management, and marketing.

We are also honored this feature has reached readers around the world, and highlights women from five continents. We are proud to share the stories of 50 women making a difference in the space and satellite industry, and we give a heartfelt…[continued]

Launch
Branson Talks Virgin Galactic Return to Flight and Government Backing at Space-Comm Europe
LONDON — Virgin Galactic expects to start flying the next generation of its suborbital spaceship, the Delta Class, by the end of the year, Sir Richard…[continued]

Finance
Vast and Sierra Space Post New Funding Rounds
Vast and Sierra Space, two U.S.-based developers of commercial space stations, announced major funding rounds on Thursday. Vast secured $300 million in Series A equity…[continued]

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Navigating FIPS, CNSA 2.0 & Post-Quantum Security for Satellites

Satellite and defense systems face growing pressure from FIPS 140-3, CNSA 2.0, and post-quantum mandates. Meet wolfSSL at SATELLITE 2026 to discuss how to modernize security, accelerate FIPS 140-3 certification, streamline compliance with CNSA 2.0 and DO-178C DAL-A, and future-proof mission-critical platforms with hardware-rooted secure boot and post-quantum cryptography. Visit Booth 907 to talk through your compliance and cybersecurity roadmap.

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Connectivity
Two Satellites in SES’s O3b mPOWER MEO Constellation Come Online
The ninth and tenth satellites in SES’s mPOWER connectivity constellation in Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) are now operational, expanding the constellation’s capacity, the company announced on…[continued]

Government/Military
NGA Awards BlackSky Seven-Figure Order on Luno A Contract
BlackSky has won a seven-figure renewal deal with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). It has secured this award under the company’s NGA Luno A…[continued]

Connectivity
UK to Invest Another $40M in Satcom Under C-LEO Program
The U.K. government will invest another 30 million pounds in satellite connectivity projects based in the U.K. as part of the Connectivity in Low Earth…[continued]

People
ICYMI: Thursday Morning Conversation with Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg
Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg joins Via Satellite for a Thursday Morning Conversation video interview. Dankberg shares who he’d travel to space with, and how “The…[continued]

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