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Podcast
Inside SatEnlight’s Spiral Staircase of Lasers: Interview with Startup Space Winner Matteo Vismara
Based in Milan, Italy, SatEnlight is an optical communications technology company with a terminal that stacks multiple beams on top of each other, arranged in what looks like a multi-layered […]
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Mobility
Delta Air Lines Contracts Airbus to Install Hughes Co-Developed IFC on Upcoming A350-1000 Aircraft
Airbus will equip 20 of Delta Air Lines‘ upcoming A350-1000 aircraft with a multi-orbit in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution co-developed by Delta and satellite operator Hughes under the terms of a new […]
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Technology
ThinKom Rolls Out New ThinAir Nexus Multi-Orbit, Multi-System Antenna for Airlines
California-based satellite ground-systems technology company ThinKom unveiled a new multi-orbit electronically steered antenna (ESA) for aircraft on Monday. Named the ThinAir Nexus, the new ESA is designed for ease of […]
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Technology
Satellite Technology of the Year Nominees for 2025
Since 2018, Via Satellite’s Satellite Technology of the Year award has recognized technologies that have saved lives, demonstrated scientific breakthroughs, and disrupted markets. Past winners include the Agatha AI space domain […]
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Podcast
Quantum is Coming: How Does it Change the Game for Space Systems and Networks?
Forecasts on the arrival time for quantum computing vary greatly – from “it will be here in a decade” to “it’s already here.” There is consensus on the fact that […]
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Technology
Satlyt Partners with Parsimoni to Explore Interoperability for In-Orbit Computing
Space-based cloud service provider Satlyt has entered into a strategic partnership with Parsimoni, creator of SpaceOS, a secure unikernel-based operating environment for satellite payloads, to explore technical and commercial interoperability […]
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Government/Military
GMV Wins ESA Contract to Develop C-Band Navigation Antenna and Receiver System
GMV‘s subsidiaries in the U.K. and Portugal were awarded a contract under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP program to develop BEACON, an advanced beamforming antenna and receiver system designed to […]
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People
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Carol Craig to Canaveral Port Authority Board
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Sidus Space founder and CEO Carol Craig to the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners. Craig will serve the remainder of the term previously held […]
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Technology
Keysight Technologies, KT-SAT Demonstrate NR-NTN Multi-Orbit Handover Using KOREASAT-6A Satellite
Keysight Technologies and KT SAT completed what they called “the industry’s first successful NR-NTN multi-orbit handover between a commercial GEO satellite and an emulated LEO link” based on a lab […]
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Connectivity
Iridium to Provide Satellite IoT to HD Hyundai Construction Equipment in Asia
Iridium Communications will integrate global satellite IoT connectivity with HD Hyundai Construction Equipment‘s Hi MATE vehicle monitoring system under the terms of a new contract announced Wednesday. The integrated solution, […]
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Partner Content
AWS’s Crosier Talks Accelerating Intelligence With the Space-Based Cloud
Clint Crosier, director of the AWS Aerospace and Satellite business, believes in the power of bringing together cloud computing capabilities and space innovation. His work at AWS has focused on […]
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Connectivity
Space42’s Thuraya-4 Satellite Enters Service, Now Available to Global Customers
UAE-based satellite operator and AI tech company Space42 has officially rolled out global service on its new mobile communications satellite, Thuraya-4 (T4-NGS). The operator announced Wednesday that Thuraya-4’s L-band satellite […]
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Government/Military
Kratos Buys Israeli Satellite Systems Company Orbit Technologies in $356M Cash Deal
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will acquire Israeli satellite mobile systems company Orbit Technologies for $356.3 million in cash, the companies announced Wednesday. Orbit will be integrated with Kratos’ Microwave […]
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Launch
SpaceX Launches Spain’s NG 2 Satellite to Orbit on a Veteran Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX successfully launched the SpainSat NG 2 satellite aboard a Falcon 9 rocket late Thursday evening from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral U.S. Space Force Station in […]
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Manufacturing
Quantum Space’s Ranger 500 Spacecraft Clears Review for Upcoming Validation Mission
U.S. spacecraft manufacturer Quantum Space completed a critical Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) for its upcoming Ranger Prime mission, scheduled for launch in June 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in […]
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Government/Military
Maxar Intelligence Wins AIDC Partnership After Successful UAV Software Test Demonstration in Taiwan
Maxar Intelligence entered into a partnership with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) to deploy Maxar’s Raptor software suite across Taiwan’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry, the company announced Friday. […]
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People
MDA Space Wins ‘Global Satellite Business of the Year’ Award at World Space Business Week
Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space won Novaspace’s 2025 Global Satellite Business of the Year award at World Space Business Week (WSBW) in Paris. According to Novaspace, the award, issued to […]
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Connectivity
Textron Aviation Adds Starlink Internet Upgrade to its Cessna Fleet
Textron Aviation will offer upgraded high-speed internet connectivity solutions from SpaceX’s Starlink service on its fleet of Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft after receiving certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Maxar Intelligence Launches ‘Vivid Features’ Vector Mapping with New Partner Ecopia AI
Maxar Intelligence confirmed Wednesday that it is officially working in partnership with Ecopia AI to launch enhanced 2D and 3D global vector maps under the brand Vivid Features. Vivid Features […]
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Finance
Satellite Bluetooth Startup Hubble Network Raises $70M Series B
Seattle’s satellite Bluetooth startup Hubble Network raised $70 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding to $100 million in under four years. The funding round was backed by […]
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Government/Military
HawkEye 360 Cluster 12 Satellites Reach Full Operational Capability
Virginia-based space data and analytics company HawkEye 360 reached full operational capability on the three formation-flying Cluster 12 satellites it launched this past June. The company announced Wednesday that the […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Files Plans for New HIBLEO-XL-1 Satellite System in France
Globalstar filed paperwork with French authorities that announced its intention to bring its planned HIBLEO-XL-1 satellite system, offering enhanced mobile connectivity service, into use. The HIBLEO-XL-1 system includes numerous additional […]
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Government/Military
PlanetiQ Wins NOAA’s Largest Single Commercial Satellite Weather Data Purchase to Date
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) has purchased $24.3 million worth of commercial and space weather data from PlanetiQ. The award, […]
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Connectivity
Deutsche Telekom Partners with Iridium to Launch Integrated Satellite, Terrestrial 5G NTN Service
Iridium Communications and Deutsche Telekom are teaming up to deliver global Iridium NTN Direct connectivity service under the terms of a partnership agreement the companies announced September 16. The partnership […]
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Cybersecurity
In-Flight Connectivity Provider Gogo Joins Space ISAC
Global multi-band in-flight connectivity provider Gogo is joining the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC), a non-profit organization that shares cybersecurity information and resources with the public and […]
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People
SES, Nigcomsat, Space42 CEOs Appointed to Lead GSOA Board
SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh, Nigcomsat CEO Jane Egerton-Idehen, and Space42 CEO Ali Al Hashemi were appointed to leadership positions on the new board of the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA), the […]
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Government/Military
GMV’s European Joint Venture SATNUS Completes Critical NGWS/FCAS Test Program
SATNUS, the joint-venture between GMV, Sener, and Tecnobit-Grupo Oesía, successfully completed the third flight test campaign in Europe’s Next-Generation Weapon System (NGWS) and Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program in […]
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Technology
Sky Perfect JSAT Selects Harmonic’s XOS Processor to Enhance Pay-TV Delivery
Japanese pay-TV satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT signed a technology partnership agreement with Harmonic to utilize its software-based XOS Advanced Media Processor in the enhancement of JSAT’s playout and delivery […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Ramps Up C-3 System Expansion with Antenna Construction at Greek Teleport
Globalstar began construction on three additional tracking antennas and associated infrastructure at a ground station owned by OTE S.A. in Nemea, Greece. OTE signed a hosting agreement with Globalstar’s European […]
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Podcast
Nanomedicine on the ISS: Pioneering Medical and Pharmaceutical Research in Orbit
This episode of the Future Space Economy series focuses on how space is shaping the future of medicine. Host Jeff Hill is joined by Eascra Biotech CEO and co-founder Mari […]




























