Lockheed Martin revealed Thursday that it will develop U.K. launch operations from Shetland Space Centre. The U.K. Space Agency confirmed that Lockheed Martin’s plans to move its U.K. Pathfinder Launch to the Shetland site at Lamba Ness on Unst would continue to deliver long-term value and help establish a sustainable, commercial launch market as part…

AAC Clyde Space will acquire Virginia-based small satellite tech company SpaceQuest, Ltd. to grow operations in the U.S. and to expand Space-as-a-Service offerings. This follows after AAC Clyde Space, a Swedish company that provides small satellite solutions, last week announced the acquisition of Hyperion.  SpaceQuest has built and launched 20 spacecrafts and supplies satellite components…

Kabelio AG chose Eutelsat Communication's Hotbird video neighborhood for the launch of a new Swiss Direct-to-Home (DTH) High Definition (HD) platform. This multi-year contract will allow Kabelio to launch a service targeting Swiss audiences both at home and throughout Europe. In September, Sky Italia renewed its capacity contract at Eutelsat’s Hotbird position, representing a secured…

Airbus will design and build the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) for the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA’s joint ESA-NASA campaign Mars Sample Return (MSR), the next step in Mars exploration. Airbus announced Oct. 14 that this contract is valued at $575 million (491 million euro). The mission is set to be launched on an…