Cheers erupted in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as controllers confirmed that NASA’s Perseverance rover, with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attached to its belly, has touched down safely […]
Analysis / Reports
SpaceX Sights Set For South Africa + UPDATE1: Omnispace Hybrid Mobile Network Afoot
Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system has added South Africa as a target market. South Africa’s media and telecoms regulator ICASA (Independent Communication Authority of South Africa) confirming that SpaceX is […]
USSF’s SMC WGS MAJE Program’s Trio Of Virtual Tests Successful
The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement (MAJE) program successfully conducted three virtual system tests during the last quarter of 2020. The tests […]
NSR Insight: In-Orbit Servicing: Stepping up to the Challenge?
Last month, Spaceflight Inc. launched 16 payloads on board its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), Sherpa-FX-1 on a SpaceX rocket to deliver them to a precise orbits, a first in LEO […]
Axiom Space’s Series B Funding Raises Millions
Axiom Space, Inc. has raised $130 million in Series B funding. The round was led by C5 Capital and includes TQS Advisors, Declaration Partners (the investment firm backed by David […]
USSF Awards LinQuest With IDIQ Contract For Analysis Support Work
Recently, LinQuest was awarded a $500 million, 5-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide analysis support to the U.S. Space Force (USSF). This is the first enterprise contract […]
Rocket Factory Initiates A New Financing Round
At the Capital Market Day of space technology group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124), Augsburg-based start-up Rocket Factory announced the company will boost the growth of the microlauncher company […]
Eutelsat May Take Back Some Of Nilesat’s Capacity + A Good Trading Day
Nilesat and Eutelsat effectively share the 7/8 degrees West orbital positions and have a considerable amount of inter-trading over the MENA market. Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer told analysts on Eutelsat’s […]
Musk Vs. Bezos: The Battle Continues
Article by Chris Forrester, Senior Contributor, Satnews Publishers The planet’s two richest individuals, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, are involved in a bitter slanging match over their satellite broadband mega-constellations. […]
Yahsat’s Board Of Directors Adds Three New Members
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has announced the appointment of three new members to the firm’s Board of Directors. Musabbeh Al Kaabi, CEO of the UAE Investments platform at […]