INNOSPACE signs strategic MoU with Saturn Satellite Networks to develop + launch smallsats
INNOSPACE (KS:462350) has signed a strategic MoU with Saturn Satellite Networks, Inc. (Saturn), a U.S.-based satellite company headquartered in Florida. The companies will jointly develop next-generation satellites, commercialize complementary products and services and explore strategic investment opportunities, including the potential ...
Rocket Lab partners with U.S.A.F. | AFRL for Neutron launch for rocket cargo missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) will launch their medium-lift, reusable rocket—Neutron—for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for a Rocket Cargo mission that supports point-to-point cargo transportation and this mission is scheduled for a return-to-Earth launch no earlier ...
Rocket Lab schedules next mission for multi-launch customer iQPS
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for the firm's next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). The mission, named ‘The Sea God Sees’, will launch from Rocket Lab Launch ...
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Airbus next-generation Skynet satellite recently attained a major milestone
The UK’s next-generation military communications satellite—Skynet 6A—has successfully completed the coupling of its communications and service modules. The Airbus Skynet satellite program has provided the UK military with sovereign capability for the past 50 years and the 6A spacecraft builds ...
In Their Honor … Lest We Forget
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SpaceX moves Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats launch to Friday due to various factors
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Banks enthusiastic for AST SpaceMobile
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Approved by NSA: The Curtiss-Wright 10 GbE COTS network attached storage solution
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division has announced that the hardware and software encryption layers for data-at-rest (DAR) provided on the company's High-Speed Recorder 10 GbE (HSR10) network attached storage (NAS) device have been approved for placement on the National Security Agency ...
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats hours earlier on Thursday
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of a batch of Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB. Liftoff is targeted for 1:58 PM - 5:58 PM PDT. The ...
Muted demand led to a 4% drop in the Middle East smartphone market in Q1 2025
The Middle East smartphone market (excluding Turkey) started 2025 on a subdued trajectory. According to Canalys (now part of Omdia), smartphone shipments in the Middle East fell 4% year-on-year to 11.7 million units in Q1 2025. After a strong rebound ...
Ovzon receives $5.7 million renewal order from European customer
Ovzon has received a 12-month order for renewal of services from an existing European customer. The order is for Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service including an exclusive high-performing satellite network and Ovzon’s dedicated customer support. The order value amounts to $5.7 million and ...
Abu Dhabi to launch region’s first SAR satellite manufacturing hub
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has announced the launch of the Middle East’s first dedicated commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite manufacturing facility. The project is delivered in partnership with Space42, the UAE’s AI-powered space technology company with global ...
Venus Aerospace completes historic U.S. hypersonic engine flight test
Venus Aerospace, earlier this month, successfully completed the first U.S. flight test of a next-generation rocket engine: a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). This milestone marks a breakthrough in American aerospace, with a design ultimately aimed at enabling vehicles to ...
