Focus: North America

Canadian space companies including Telesat, SpaceBridge, and MDA are launching a new industry group for the national space industry called Space Canada. The group said Thursday it will offer a...

Rocket Lab is cementing its presence on the East Coast of Virginia, selecting Wallops Island as the launch and landing site for its new reusable Neutron rocket, after a competitive...

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $341 million contract for a ground-based radar system to track deep space objects for space domain awareness. The award from Space...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract for three microsatellite class payloads in support of product demonstration. The contract announced Thursday includes three microsatellites, launch procurement, integration, and...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) rolled out a new Spectrum Coordination Initiative on Tuesday to improve U.S. government coordination on spectrum management and...

Gilat Satellite Networks has signed agreements with global satellite operators Intelsat and SES to provide its new SkyEdge IV very-high throughput satellite (VHTS) platform in support of new satellites. SES...

German optical communication technologies company Tesat-Spacecom (Tesat) is expanding its footprint into the United States to provide optical communications terminals (OCTs) to U.S. government and commercial customers. Tesat announced Tuesday...

Fleet Space Technologies, an Australian space startup, is planning to tap into the U.S. market. The company announced Feb. 1 that it is establishing an international office in Houston, Texas....

Comtech Telecommunications has established two new business lines focused on satellite ground technologies. Comtech said these two businesses will serve growing opportunities in satellite ground station technology, and the company’s...

Telesat will work on 5G technology and demonstrations in partnership with Canadian program ENCQOR 5G. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, Telesat plans to conduct demonstrations, trials and pilots of 5G...