Private companies from OneWeb, Boeing, and Amazon to SpaceX are busy flooding Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) with thousands of small satellites to deliver high-speed internet and other services to the most remote corners of Earth. Add to that dozens of more specialized mini-constellations that track anything from ship movements to natural catastrophes and greenhouse gas emissions.…

Commercial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) mapping and space situational awareness services provider LeoLabs has commenced full operations at its Space Radar facility in Costa Rica. The company broke ground on the new phased-array radar in July 2020. LeoLabs hopes the radar will help inform and protect rapidly expanding commercial and governmental assets in LEO. Having a…

Leaf Space, the Italian Ground Segment-as-a-Service (GSaaS) startup, plans to expand in the United States. A spokesperson for the company recently told Via Satellite the company is vetting several locations for a U.S. office.  Leaf Space is is targeting a U.S. expansion to pursue both government and commercial markets in the U.S. It's GSaaS offerings…

Space vacations are a real thing! If you want to see the Earth from a brand new perspective, and experience weightlessness like a real astronaut, and you have a few million dollars to spare, you can sign up right now. Space Adventures will take you to Low-Earth Orbit and beyond on a SpaceX Falcon 9.…