US telcos AT&T and Verizon have followed Vodafone in Europe by testing video calls using AST SpaceMobile’s orbiting satellites. Verizon and AST successfully trialed a live video call between two […]
Archives for February 2025
Blue Origin’s successful human spaceflight mission NS-30 and “the life-changing impact of seeing Earth from Space”
Blue Origin successfully completed its tenth human spaceflight and the 30th flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Dr. Richard Scott, […]
Square Peg expands RLS-2100 to meet transformative space economy demands
Square Peg Communications has added software enhancements to the company’s RLS-2100 Radio Link Simulator—the simulator will be the first to enable up to 2 GHz bandwidth in a single compact […]
Gilat to invest as much as $3.5 million in disruptive ESA based drone detection startup
Gilat expands its HLS and Defense strategic footprintwith investment in cutting-edge deep-tech company Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) is investing as much as $3.5 million in Crosense, […]
Wideband RF Recorder saves data… and missions
When critical missions are on the line, having the appropriate technology in place makes all the difference. In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, and dynamically expanding scope of operation, capturing […]
Global Konet contracted to upgrade Korean Marine Navy trucks with ESA antennas
Global Konet has been contracted to improve the mobile satellite vehicles of the Korea Marine navy—these antennas are based on tactical trucks that are equipped with SATCOM terminals in containers […]
Starship’s eighth flight test as early as Friday
The eighth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Friday, February 28, pending regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 40 […]
New year. New ship. New lessons.
The seventh flight test of Starship and Super Heavy flew with ambitious goals, aiming to successfully repeat the core capability of returning and catching a booster while launching an upgraded […]
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink nears India approval to operate
Local reports say that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system could soon have permissions to operate in the India market. According to India’s Economic Times, SpaceX has agreed to most of […]
Teledyne Space Imaging’s two sun-synchronous orbit imaging sensors for NASA explorer missions
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), provider of advanced imaging solutions, announced that sensors from Teledyne Space Imaging will play a key role in two prestigious NASA explorer missions that are ready […]