Muon Space has closed their oversubscribed $89.5 million Series B1 round, bringing total Series B funding to $146 million—this new capital includes $44.5 million in equity and $45 million in […]
Satellite Testing
Rohde & Schwarz expands testing equipment portfolio to support Telesat Lightspeed
State-of-the-art signal generators, spectrum and signal analyzers are key measuring tools to ensure optimal performance of next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks—Rohde & Schwarz advanced measuring technology plays a […]
Space Industries debuts: 15 million euros invested to produce more than 200 satellites a year
Space Industries S.p.A., a new company in the Space sector specializing in the assembly, integration and testing of satellites up to 500 kg, is born. The company was founded at the […]
Neumann Space fires the Neumann DriveⓇ on-board the EDISON
Neumann Space, provider of in-space electric propulsion based in Australia, announced that they have successfully completed the initial testing of the Neumann Drive® ND-50 on the EDISON Satellite. The EDISON […]
Forrester’s Digest: Vodafone UK tests AST SpaceMobile calls
Vodafone is prepared to go head-to-head this year against Elon Musk’s Starlink in the ‘battle for space connectivity’. AST SpaceMobile (AST) connectivity for the UK and the rest of Europe […]
Northrop Grumman’s missile-warning satellites for Next-Gen Polar Program proceed to manufacturing
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract extension for Phase 2 of its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems […]
ESA’s weather satellite passes environmental tests
As climate change drives more frequent and severe weather events, the need for accurate and timely forecasting has never been more critical. And now, the next Meteosat Third Generation weather […]
The Arctic Weather Satellite completed and heading for testing
Only 36 months were required to develop and build ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS). Now complete, this smallsat has been shipped from OHB in Sweden to Germany where the craft […]
ESA’s call for proposals: Fly Your Satellite!
ESA invites university and other tertiary education student teams from an eligible state that are producing pico- or nanosatellites (CubeSats or PocketQubes) with educational objectives to propose their satellite for […]
Rocket Lab to launch four Leidos HASTE missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will […]