ESA’s Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April […]
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Intelsat to line fit factory install multi-orbit service on Embraer E2
Intelsat, operator of integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, and provider of in-flight connectivity (IFC), will soon launch high-speed, reliable multi-orbit connectivity service on Embraer E2 aircraft on the day the […]
Neuraspace expands their Luxembourg office and collaborates with Luxembourg Space Agency
Expanding its European operations, Neuraspace is opening a new office in Luxembourg, bringing together commercial operations, engineering teams, and production. The aim is to facilitate further partnerships and collaborations with […]
China’s Thousand Sails satellite plan at Phase 2
While the planet now has global low Earth orbiting coverage from Elon Musk’s Starlink, China is quietly getting on with its own rival scheme, in the shape of its Qianfan […]
Forrester’s Digest: AST, Vodafone European D2D JV
AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as well as AST’s financial results, to outline how they will expand their satellite-based direct-to-device connections to Europe, and […]
Bank downgrades Virgin Galactic
Sir Richard Branson’s space tourism business, Virgin Galactic, suffered a bank’s serious downgrade to its share price. Morgan Stanley had given Virgin Galactic a share price target of $35. That […]
Rocket Lab’s successful first hot fire of Archimedes engine for Neutron rocket
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), provider in launch services and space systems has successfully hot fired its new rocket engine Archimedes for the first time, reaching a critical technical […]
Dcubed’s €4.4M in Series-A funding round will expand in-space manufacturing and open a Colorado office
Dcubed, a German NewSpace supplier, successfully closed its Series-A funding round that raised €4.4 million and exceeded expectations with a 26% oversubscription. The new funds will scale the production of […]
Firefly Aerospace’s second multi-launch agreement with L3Harris for up to 20 Alpha launches
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., a full service space transportation company, signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for up to 20 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket, including two to […]
Revolv Space secures million€ to boost smallsat performance
Revolv Space, a space tech startup based in Italy and the Netherlands, has raised an investment of €2.6 million to revolutionize small satellite capabilities through high-performance mechanisms and power systems. […]