Europe’s Vanishing Rocket Capability
Chris Forrester — An Arianespace cargo ship, the spectacular hybrid Canopée (wind and fuel), is this week making the final rounds off the French coast picking up various elements of its next rocket ahead of the VA267 launch on a ...
SpaceX Initiates Formal IPO Process with Potential $800 Billion Valuation
Multiple industry sources report that SpaceX has taken concrete steps toward an initial public offering, initiating a formal "bake-off" to select Wall Street banking partners. This strategic move positions the commercial launch and satellite giant for a potential public listing ...
Lawmakers Restore Funding for SDA Tranche 3, Add $1.2 Billion to Space Force R&D
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators have authorized a significant funding increase for the U.S. Space Force’s proliferation strategy, rejecting a service-proposed pause on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) next generation of data transport satellites. In the compromise version of the Fiscal ...
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Strategic Exit: Tower Corp Divests 91% of AST SpaceMobile Stake Ahead of Key Launch
In a move affecting the Direct-to-Device (D2D) market, major strategic shareholder Tower Corp (American Tower Corporation) has liquidated ...
Viasat Unlocks “Roaming” for Government Users: The Operational Reality of the Inmarsat Merger
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Globalstar & Skydio Trial Validates “D2D” for Drones (Beyond Handsets)
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Astroscale Secures Patent for “Fuel-Free” Capture of Tumbling Satellites
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China Executes Inaugural “Long March 12” Launch for Sovereign Constellation
WENCHANG, China — In a definitive move that accelerates the deployment of its sovereign Low Earth Orbit (LEO) ...
Airtel Africa and Starlink Shatter Connectivity Barriers with 14-Nation Direct-to-Device Expansion
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KAI Networks + INTEGRASYS: World’s First NGSO Regulatory and Monitoring System Deployment
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When Playground Metaphors Drift into Warfighting Doctrine
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The Electron’s Pacific Conquest
When Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle lifted off from the Mahia Peninsula, carrying the "RAISE and Shine" satellite for ...
Blue Origin’s Heavy Hitter: New Glenn Takes the Stage
For years, the space industry whispered about the "sleeping giant" in Kent, Washington. While competitors iterated rapidly in ...
Cobham Satcom and GateHouse Satcom Merge to Form 5G NTN Infrastructure Entity
Kenney Schmidt Christiansen, CEO, Gatehouse Satcom, at left and Christophe Duret, CEO, Cobham Satcom COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Cobham ...
Kraken Robotics and TKMS ATLAS UK Validate SATCOM-Enabled Autonomous Mine Hunting System
Kraken’s KATFISH being deployed by the USV-LARS system ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador — In a significant advancement ...
Viasat’s InRange Selected for Historic Commercial Launch by South Korea’s INNOSPACE
Visualization of the INNOSPACE launch LONDON — Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been selected by South Korean launch ...
NASA Satellite Data to monitor Safer Bridges Worldwide
Researchers are turning to advanced satellite technology to address a critical gap in global infrastructure safety: the lack ...
SECAF Meink Unveils ‘Portfolio Acquisition’ Model to Speed Space Force Procurement
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced a structural overhaul of the service’s acquisition authorities on Dec ...
Keysight and KT SAT Pioneer 6G Connectivity with First Successful Multi-Orbit Satellite Handover
Santa Rosa, CA — Keysight Technologies and KT SAT have successfully demonstrated the telecommunication industry’s first non-terrestrial network ...
USSF Cements ‘Combat Identity’ with New Weapon System Names at Spacepower 2025
By Sean Payne, SatNews Events ORLANDO, Fla. — Moving to solidify the cultural shift from a support service ...
K2 Space Secures $250M Series C at $3B Valuation to Scale ‘Mega Class’ Manufacturing
TORRANCE, Calif. — Satellite manufacturer K2 Space has closed a $250 million Series C funding round, valuing the ...
BAE Systems Secures $16 Million DARPA Contract to Advance Autonomous Space-Based Surveillance
NASHUA, N.H. — The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs organization ...
Space Force Association Launches National Spacepower Center to Bridge Policy ‘Knowledge Gap’
By Sean Payne, SatNews Events ORLANDO, Fla. — Targeting a critical disconnect between technical space operators and the ...
