Top Stories for the week of August 18, 2023

Business | August 11, 2023
Telesat's Lightspeed is Now Fully Funded, MDA to Build Constellation
It is all systems go for Canadian operator Telesat and its Lightspeed LEO satellite constellation. In a surprise announcement on Friday, the company confirmed that……[continued]
Business | August 10, 2023
With Viasat-3 Status Still in Limbo, CEO Mark Dankberg Outlines Possible Responses to Total Loss Scenario
On what should have been a cheerful Q1 2024 financial earnings call to promote strong year-over-year revenue growth, Viasat Chairman and CEO Mark Dankberg spent…...[continued]
Business | August 17, 2023
BAE Systems Sees Potential to Double Ball Aerospace Sales by 2030 With Acquisition
Britain’s BAE Systems  on Thursday said it has agreed to a acquire Ball Corp.’s aerospace unit for $5.6 billion and highlighted the business is forecast to generate…...[continued]
Business | August 15, 2023
Terran Orbital Targets Large Revenue Growth in Second Half of 2023, Including Rivada Payment
Terran Orbital reported record revenue of $32.2 million in the second quarter of 2023, a 51% increase over the same period in the prior year…...[continued]
Manufacture | August 14, 2023
York Space Systems Completes New Facility to Double Production Capacity  
Construction is complete on York Space Systems’ fourth production facility, which will double York's production capacity to more than 1,000 spacecraft per year. The new…...[continued]
Business | July 24, 2023
6 Young Professionals on Staking Their Place in the Space Industry
As the youngest Millennials are nearing 30 and establishing themselves in their careers, Generation Z is entering the workforce. According to a recent study by…...[continued]
Business | August 14, 2023
Airmo CEO Daria Stepanova Previews Commercial Deals for Climate Tech Startup
It seems hardly a week goes by without some harrowing prediction related to climate change. It is becoming increasingly clear that space companies will have…...[continued]
Business | August 15, 2023
AST SpaceMobile Secures Funding for First 5 Commercial Direct-to-Cell Satellites
AST SpaceMobile secured a financing package that funds the launch of its first five direct-to-cell commercial satellites, the company announced Monday.  CFO Sean Walllace said…...[continued]
Government/Military | August 17, 2023
SDA Contracts SpaceX, Kuiper, and Aalyria for LEO Backhaul Study
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has contracted SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions, and Aalyria Technologies for a study on Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul capability. The awards…...[continued]
Business | August 8, 2023
Dish and EchoStar to Combine, Pitching the Value of Satellite-Terrestrial Convergence
EchoStar Corporation and Dish Network are getting back together. The two Charlie Ergen-founded companies announced a deal to combine on Tuesday, with a plan to…...[continued]
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