Top Stories for the week of August 1, 2025

People | July 28, 2025
Via Satellite Rising Stars of 2025
Back for the second year, Via Satellite recognizes a new class of 25 Rising Stars — a group of young professionals shaping the future of the space……[continued]
Cybersecurity | July 24, 2025
Three Years Post KA-SAT Attack, Viasat Exec Talks Lessons Learned on Cybersecurity Posture
Viasat continues to be in the news when it comes to cybersecurity. Last month, the company confirmed a report of “unauthorized access” after Bloomberg reported the company…...[continued]
Weekly News Quiz | August 1, 2025
News Quiz: Week of July 28
Test your knowledge with five quick questions on the latest headlines, from increasing collaborations to year-over-year business growth. Ready to see how you stack up?…...[continued]
Connectivity | July 25, 2025
Starlink Outage Puts Attention on Resilient Communications 
SpaceX’s Starlink constellation experienced a network outage on Thursday, drawing calls from the satellite industry about the importance of resilient networks and alternative paths of…...[continued]
10 Hottest | July 28, 2025
10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2025
Back for the fourth year, Via Satellite highlights 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch, companies on the rise in the smallsat arena in early funding rounds or pre-funding.…...[continued]
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Finance | July 31, 2025
SES Posts Double-Digit Growth in Government Revenue Amid Rising Demand
SES reported stable revenues in the first half of 2025, with standout 17% year-over-year growth in the Government segment in H1. CEO Adel Al Saleh…...[continued]
Government/Military | July 29, 2025
SSC Awards Five PTS-G Contracts to Viasat, Astranis, and Others
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is awarding contracts for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Astranis, and Intelsat General…...[continued]
Government/Military | July 29, 2025
BlackSky Wins Further Optical Communications Research Contract With US Navy 
BlackSky Technology won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to continue developing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal applications for its Gen-3…...[continued]
Finance | July 31, 2025
Viasat Investor Advocates for Spin-Off of Defense Business 
An investment firm that holds a 2.6% stake in Viasat is advocating that the company spin-off or IPO its Defense and Advanced Technologies (DAT) business…...[continued]
Technology | July 30, 2025
KSAT to Integrate AWS Ground Station Capabilities Into its Offerings
Ground station leader Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is expanding its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), with KSAT integrating AWS Ground Station capabilities into its…...[continued]
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