March 2, 2026

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Startup Space at 10: A Launchpad for the New Space Economy
As the Startup Space pitch competition celebrates its 10th anniversary at this year’s SATShow Week, organizers, judges, and past-year winners say it has become a true on-ramp to the commercial space economy — especially for founders who once had no visible path onto major industry stages.

When the competition launched in 2015, Jeffrey Hill, now executive chairman of SATELLITE, was hoping to fill a gap he noticed in how major space conferences…[continued]

Government/Military
NASA Adds a New Artemis Mission With SpaceX or Blue Origin Lander
NASA made a major change to its plan for Artemis missions on Friday, announcing a new Artemis III mission in which a crew capsule will…[continued]

Finance
Rocket Lab Hits Record Revenue in ‘25, But Delays Neutron to Late ‘26
Rocket Lab reached a new record for revenue and annual launches in 2025, but its sunny financial progress was clouded by another delay for the…[continued]

Sponsored

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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Technology
Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz Plan for NB-NTN Certification Tests
Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz are coming up with a new narrowband non-terrestrial networks (NB-NTN) IoT test plan for connectivity via satellite. The collaboration aims…[continued]

Finance
BlackSky’s Growth Contracts in 2025 for Second Year
BlackSky’s 2025 financial performance was a mixed bag, with an increase in fourth quarter revenue and a 32% increase in backlog, despite an increase in…[continued]

10 Hottest
ICYMI: 10 Hottest Companies in Satellite for 2026
Via Satellite’s annual 10 Hottest Companies rounds up 10 “must watch” companies in the satellite industry, from constellations, manufacturing, launch, and more. Via Satellite editors chose the companies…[continued]

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