In This Issue
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PeopleVia Satellite Rising Stars of 2026
Back for the third year, Via Satellite recognizes a new class of 25 Rising Stars — a group of young professionals shaping the future of the space and satellite industry. […]
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10 Hottest10 Smallsat Startups to Watch in 2026
The annual Via Satellite 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch list highlights companies from around the world in the early stages of funding (Series A or earlier) that are on the […]
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ManufacturingHow Fast Can You Build a Satellite? Inside the Smallsat Manufacturing Market
There’s no escaping the three-body problem—not in physics, but in project management. The classic constraints always apply: good, fast, cheap. Except in space, where there’s a fourth variable: flexibility. Today, […]
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Space EconomyBuilding the Connectivity Backbone for the Next Era of Lunar Exploration
Over the last half century, space-based assets have helped to provide terrestrial users with ubiquitous services like broadband communications and position, navigation and timing (PNT). But although we think of […]
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OpinionIn the AI Era, Constellations Emerge As a New Strategic Class of Assets
For decades, military space was the business of a few select nations. Reconnaissance and secure communications rested on a handful of exquisite, school-bus-sized satellites that had exquisite capabilities but likewise […]
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OpinionThermodynamics Does Not Care About Your Form Factor
There is a familiar point in almost every spacecraft program when somebody finally asks where the heat is supposed to go. By then, the structure is complete, the electronics have […]
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OpinionNew Horizons for the Smallsat Industry
Welcome to the annual Via Smallsat edition — where Via Satellite rebrands to focus on the smallsat industry. We are thrilled to present the third group of Rising Stars, a […]