SpaceX welcomes and celebrates successfully rescuing NASA’s stranded astronauts
After 171 days in space, Dragon and Crew-9 NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Rocosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin returned to Earth and splashed down off the coast of Florida at 5:57 p.m. ET on ...
KONGSBERG launches and is now operating their 1st satellite
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG’) has entered the space industry as a satellite operator and service provider after the company launched their first microsatellite from California. The satellite, named ARVAKER 1 N3X, was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
Startical launches their first satellite—IOD-1
Startical, a company created by ENAIRE and Indra to optimize air traffic management from space, has launched its first satellite, the IOD-1 (In-Orbit Demonstrator-1), via launch integrator Exolaunch as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX. Startical entrusted GomSpace ...
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2025 Independent + Hybrid Teleport Operators + Teleport Technology of the Year award winners announced by World Teleport Association
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced the winners of the 30th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence during an exclusive awards ceremony at the SATELLITE 2025 event. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport ...
Viasat’s contract with ATLAS Space Operations to provide NASA with mission-critical support
Freedom: Ground Software as a Service™ ATLAS Space Operations has been contracted by Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, to help provide mission-critical support to ongoing and future NASA missions. As one of four commercial companies named in ...
General Atomics OTB satellite completes scheduled five-year mission
Artistic rendition of OTB on-orbit courtesy of GA-EMS General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has stated that their Orbital Test Bed satellite (OTB) that was launched in June of 2019 has successfully completed its five-year mission—the OTB spacecraft will now begin ...
Sidus Space’s lucky LizzieSat™-3’s successful launch will expand AI-driven on-orbit capabilities
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a space mission enabler announced the successful launch, deployment and operation of LizzieSat™-3 into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX, which launched March 14th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
Spire Global launches AI weather models built on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has launched two advanced AI weather models: AI-WX and AI-S2S. Photo of a Spire LEMUR small satellite, courtesy of the company Developed on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2, these models leverage Spire’s proprietary satellite data ...
ST Engineering iDirect’s Public Safety solution wins MSUA Satellite Mobile Innovation Award 2025
ST Engineering iDirect has been awarded the President’s Award for Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Response by the Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA), for the company's leading-edge satellite technology in public safety communications. ST Engineering iDirect’s public safety solution ensures reliable, scalable and ...
SES’ + Lynk Global’s D2D services strategic partnership announced
SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth, direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s D2D constellation and provide a suite of integrated services that ...
SpaceX to complete full circle delivering NASA’s astronauts and returning two after a prolonged ordeal
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Tuesday, March 18 at 1:05 a.m. ET for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple ...
Everaxis™ acquires 2G Engineering expanding possibilities from outer space to the deepest seas
Everaxis, a global player in high-precision rotating solutions, announced the acquisition of 2G Engineering, a strategic move that aligns with its accelerated growth strategy and ambition to expand its presence in the U.S. market. The acquisition of 2G Engineering complements Everaxis’ strong organic ...
Forrester’s Digest: Rocket Lab announces $500m stock offering
Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket company has gone ahead with its $500 million (€461.1m) cash-raising exercise. Rocket Lab has already confirmed an offer to buy German-based laser connectivity specialist Mynaric for $75 million. But the company says it has ...
