
Top Stories for the week of May 31, 2024 |
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Connectivity | May 29, 2024
Verizon Jumps Into Satellite-to-Cell Market With AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile just added a second major mobile network operator (MNO) partner in the U.S. — announcing a $100 million deal with Verizon on Wednesday.……[continued] |
Launch | May 24, 2024
Amazon to Deorbit Prototype Kuiper Satellites
Amazon is beginning the process to actively deorbit its two Project Kuiper prototype satellites, nearly eight months after the satellites were launched. In an update…...[continued] |
Partner Content | May 28, 2024
Delivering Connectivity for All, via SES’s Multi-Orbit Network
One click to buy something online, watch a video, get the latest game score, or news update. A few more clicks and a complex spreadsheet…...[continued] |
Podcast | May 24, 2024
How Planet Works with Partners to Accelerate its Impact With CFO Ashley Johnson
In this episode, we’re joined by Ashley Johnson, Planet CFO and president for a conversation about how satellite data contributes to transparency for peace and…...[continued] |
Government/Military | May 28, 2024
Buy Versus Build: Will New Commercial Space Strategies Shift DoD Decisions?
“Exploit what we have, buy what we can, build what we must.” While this has been the message of U.S. Space Force leadership over the…...[continued] |
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Technology | May 28, 2024
MDA Selects Tesat Optical Terminals for Telesat Lightspeed
MDA Space selected Tesat to provide the optical communication terminals (OCT) for Telesat’s Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Tesat announced Tuesday that MDA Space selected…...[continued] |
Launch | May 28, 2024
The Clock is Ticking: UK Launch Sector is Ready to Lift Off
August 2024 could mark one of the most important points in the United Kingdom’s space history, with plans underway for the first vertical launch from…...[continued] |
Government/Military | May 28, 2024
China's Push for a More Commercial Space Industry
China’s progress in space exploration and technology has been rattling U.S. defense and NASA experts for years. From the threat of space weapons to the…...[continued] |
Manufacturing | May 28, 2024
Sky Perfect JSAT Orders Software-Defined JSAT-31 from Thales
Japanese satellite operator Sky Perfect JSAT ordered a software-defined satellite from Thales Alenia Space, JSAT-31. Based on the Space INSPIRE platform, JSAT-31 will have the…...[continued] |
Mobility | May 28, 2024
Hughes Unveils Aviation Terminal, Moves to Join Airbus HBCplus Program
Hughes Network Systems shared two updates on its in-flight connectivity business on Tuesday, announcing a new Hughes-built electronically steerable antenna (ESA) and an agreement to…...[continued] |
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