April 30, 2025

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Boeing Space Missions VP Michelle Parker on the Outlook for Government, Commercial Satellite Manufacturing
There are a number of evolutions underway in satellite manufacturing: software-defined satellites, more satellites in Low-Earth Orbit and Medium-Earth Orbit, fewer orders in Geostationary Orbit, and increasing demand from both U.S. and international governments.

Michelle Parker, vice president Boeing Space Mission Systems, shared her outlook on demand for satellite manufacturing in a recent conversation with Via Satellite. The Space Mission Systems portfolio includes commercial and government satellites, Spectrolab subsidiary, and Millennium Space Systems, all in one organization. Parker says she is seeing more demand on the government side, and the investments Boeing has made to ramp up and automate production…[continued]

Launch
Firefly Mission Loses Lockheed Martin LM 400 Satellite in Anomaly
A Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during a Tuesday launch, losing the payload for customer Lockheed Martin. The Alpha FLTA006 mission launched at…[continued]

Finance
Satellite Manufacturer Apex Raises $200M to Pursue Vertical Integration
Flush with demand for its standardized spacecraft buses and seeking to speed production, Apex on Tuesday said it has raised $200 million in a Series C round…[continued]

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Launch
Arianespace Launches Forest Monitoring Satellite in Vega C Mission for ESA
Arianespace has completed its second major launch of the year and the first involving its Vega C launcher in 2025. It has launched the European…[continued]

Government/Military
Slingshot Aerospace Offering Sovereign Space Domain Awareness Capabilities
Space Domain Awareness provider Slingshot Aerospace on Tuesday debuted what it says is the “world’s first” package to provide sovereign nations with their own space tracking capabilities,…[continued]

Connectivity
ICYMI: Amazon Project Kuiper Deployment Begins With First ULA Launch
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the first full-scale mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation on Monday evening, starting the deployment phase of Amazon’s competitor to…[continued]

Cybersecurity
In the Magazine: Game-Changing Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2025
As the space domain continues to evolve, so do its threat actors. In the proverbial game of keeping data safe and secure, how is the…[continued]

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