Top Stories for the week of March 15, 2024

People | March 13, 2024
Comtech Fires CEO Ken Peterman 
Global technology company Comtech fired its President and CEO Ken Peterman for "conduct unrelated to business strategy, financial results or previously filed financial statements," the company……[continued]
Launch | March 14, 2024
Starship Achieves Suborbital Trajectory in SpaceX's Third Flight Test 
SpaceX’s Starship rocket successfully launched to space for the first time and maintained a suborbital trajectory before it was destroyed while attempting to return to…...[continued]
Government/Military | March 11, 2024
UK, Canadian, and French Space Command Officials Push the Importance of Space Security
Farnborough, U.K. — In a keynote at Space-Comm Expo, the commander of UK Space Command said he is “convinced” that space has a PR problem,…...[continued]
Government/Military | March 12, 2024
Kendall: Fiscal Responsibility Act Constraints Will Slow US Space Force Programs
The fiscal limits in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act will slow U.S. Space Force modernization in fiscal 2025, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said in…...[continued]
People | March 12, 2024
6 New Faces at SATELLITE 2024
This year’s SATELLITE show brings together the people behind some of the most interesting stories developing in the industry — from new leaders at some…...[continued]
Manufacturing | March 11, 2024
Airbus Ships Eutelsat 36D Satellite to Florida in Beluga Aircraft
Airbus has shipped the Eutelsat 36D Geostationary (GEO) communications satellite from Toulouse, France to Florida, on board the Airbus BelugaST plane. Its final stop is…...[continued]
People | March 11, 2024
Kymeta Names Rick Bergman as its New CEO 
Kymeta has named a new CEO, hiring Rick Bergman, formerly of AMD and Synaptics, to lead the company, effective April 1. The company’s co-CEOs, Doug…...[continued]
Government/Military | March 12, 2024
NASA Lowers Budget Request for 2025, Asks for $25.4B
NASA released its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal on Monday, requesting $25.4 billion, as the agency works to return humans to the Moon in the…...[continued]
Finance | March 8, 2024
Astra Founders to Take the Company Private
The founders of Astra Space are taking the company private to avoid bankruptcy, less than three years after going public during the SPAC boom of…...[continued]
Cybersecurity | March 8, 2024
UK Space Leaders Talk Countering Cyber Threats
Farnborough, U.K. — On the second day of Space-Comm Expo in the United Kingdom, cyber and defense dominated the conversations as speakers addressed the growing…...[continued]
Launch | March 11, 2024
Exotrail Completes First In-Orbit Delivery with Spacevan Orbital Transfer Vehicle
Exotrail’s orbital transfer vehicle successfully deployed its first passenger in orbit, completing the demonstration of its new satellite delivery service, “spacedrop.” Launched in November 2023…...[continued]
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