Focus: Manufacturing

Gilmour Space Technologies won a contract from the Australian government to develop and launch a new sovereign surveillance satellite. The company will be developing a prototype G-class satellite for the...

Astra Space, Inc. will supply LeoStella with spacecraft engines under a new contract announced Tuesday. Astra is a smallsat launcher and is expanding into space technologies. The launcher acquired propulsion...

Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital a contract to build 42 satellites for the Space Development Agency‘s Tranche 1 Transport Layer. The contract supports the $700 million prototype contract Lockheed...

SpaceLink is adjusting the plan to roll out its in-space relay constellation with plans to first launch a constellation of smaller satellites to go to market more quickly.  In October,...

Globalstar purchased 17 new 500 kg satellites on Thursday from Canadian manufacturer Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation (MDA) in order to replenish and extend the life of its existing SPOT...

AST SpaceMobile shared a look into the company’s satellite manufacturing plant in Midland, Texas in a video released Wednesday. National Geographic documentary host Jason Silva toured the facility with CEO...

Virgin Orbit has invested in customers Hypersat and SatRevolution, investments that expand its space solutions business.  Virgin Orbit is acquiring a 17.5% stake in Hypersat, the launcher announced Wednesday. The...

Redwire Corporation will supply Terran Orbital with spacecraft components and solutions for satellite manufacturing, under a three-year supplier agreement announced Thursday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Satellite...

SES has ordered two new Geostationary Orbit (GEO) Ku-band satellites from Thales Alenia Space to replace aging broadcast satellites in its prime video neighborhood. The new satellites announced Thursday —...

OHB Systems AG (OHB) will build the satellites for SpaceLink’s data relay constellation in a contract that is expected to exceed $300 million in value. The companies announced the deal...