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Inmarsat and Hughes Network Systems confirmed that they have been secretly collaborating on a new satellite connectivity solution that will allow commercial airlines to offer free, in-flight Wi-Fi. The service,...

Lockheed Martin Space continues to benefit from increased government spending, as the company reported a 6% increase in 2020 Third Quarter (Q3) net space sales totaling $163 million. Approximately $90...

Virginia-based satellite operator Iridium Communications is raising its full-year 2020 guidance after turning in a better-than-expected Third Quarter (Q3) result for investors. Despite facing headwinds from a pandemic-fueled recession, Iridium...

SpaceX launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Sunday, Oct. 18 as it builds out its Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to provide internet service.  A Falcon 9 rocket carrying...

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...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rolled out a new rule on Thursday that it says takes a new, streamlined approach for commercial spaceflight.  The biggest change is that it allows...

Exolaunch has signed a long-term launch agreement with SpaceX to secure capacity on Falcon 9 missions as part of SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare Program. Exolaunch announced Wednesday it will manifest microsatellites...

Boeing and the U.S. Space Force revealed Wednesday that the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11+ communications satellite successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This was the first all-digital PDR, which...

Aerojet Rocketdyne has opened a new, 17,000 square-foot large solid rocket motor manufacturing facility in Camden, Arkansas. Aerojet Rocketdyne said in a Tuesday release that the large solid rocket motors...

SpaceX launched a batch of 60 Starlink satellites early Tuesday morning. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites took off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in...