German rideshare provider Exolaunch was a part of SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission on Sunday, the largest rideshare mission to date, carrying 143 satellites in total. Exolaunch brought 30 satellites along for the flight, including satellites for new and returning customers totaling 500 kilograms of capacity.  Exolaunch integrated satellites for customers including the German Aerospace Center (DLR),…

Forsway, the Swedish satellite/terrestrial broadband player, is adding a new member to its board of directors. The company announced Jan. 22 that Irdeto Executive Bengt Jonsson will join the board. Forsway is one of the new interesting companies on the European satellite landscape. Its hybrid hardware and technology combines satellite with existing terrestrial technologies to…

Editor's Note: This story was updated on Friday, Jan. 22.  U.S. President Joe Biden named Jessica Rosenworcel acting chairwoman of the FCC on Thursday. She succeeds Ajit Pai, who stepped down on Jan. 20 at the end of President Trump’s term. Biden has not yet named a nominee for FCC chair.  Rosenworcel has been an…

Satellite manufacturing, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Johnny Cash. Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversation this week goes to France to talk to Jean-Marc Nasr, head of Space Systems within Airbus Defence and Space. We talk about the best of science fiction, alongside the best of satellite manufacturing — a great combination. Via Satellite’s…