Investment bank BNP Paribas, in a major study of Europe’s media and media-related activity, has also looked at the wider satellite sector. Analyst Sami Kassab said that satellite operators’ shares […]
Archives for January 2025
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat explains recent share movements
Last week, two sets of share movements were reported at satellite operator Eutelsat. The first concerned Spacetime Transformations, which, acting on behalf of clients and funds under its management, now […]
Japan plans for private sector to be involved in the next space station
Author: The Yomiuri Shimbun The science and technology ministry is drafting a policy in which the private sector will participate in the building and management of the successor to the […]
NASA welcomes Finland as the newest Artemis Accords signatory
With Finland’s signing of the Artemis Accords on Tuesday, NASA celebrates the 53rd nation committing to the safe and responsible exploration of space that benefits humanity—the signing ceremony occurred on […]
Mercury to develop data processing subsystem for U.S. satellite program
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has been awarded a $24.5 million contract to develop a data processing and storage subsystem for a U.S. Defense Department (DoD) satellite program. Under a […]
Redwire acquires Edge Autonomy + UAS tech
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Edge Autonomy, a leading provider of field-proven uncrewed airborne system (“UAS”) technology. Under the terms of the merger agreement, […]
SpaceX ready to launch after yesterday’s abort record 27 smallsats in Starlink Group 11-8 on Tuesday
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
Forrester’s Digest: Thaicom resists takeover bid
A takeover bid for satellite operator Thaicom has been made by Gulf Edge, Gulf Energy and Intouch Holdings. Gulf Edge already owns 41.14 per cent of Thaicom and if successful […]
Pixxel has launched Firefly hyperspectral satellite
Pixxel has successfully launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation. The satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission via SpaceX from Vandenberg Space […]
Murtra replaces Álvarez-Pallete who was asked to resign at Telefónica
Marc Murtra has been named Executive Chairman of Spanish telco Telefónica, replacing José Álvarez-Pallete who held the role for nine years. Alvarez-Pallete was asked to resign and complied at a […]