Intelsat and Thales Alenia Space, Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have signed an agreement to build two, software-defined satellites designed to advance Intelsat’s global fabric of software-defined […]
Manufacturing
Satellite Build Contract Assigned To Airbus By ESA For The Ariel Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus to build the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) \mission — Ariel is the fourth, medium-class mission in ESA’s […]
Airbus Completes 2nd Ocean Satellite Sentinel-6B
Airbus has completed Sentinel-6B, the second ocean monitoring satellite of the European Copernicus program and is now testing it extensively over the next six months in preparation for its use […]
New, Sustainable Space Firm Outpost Launches To Design + Manufacture Reusable Satellites
Outpost has launched as a sustainable space firm that is working to redefine what it means to be a space company with sustainability at its core. The company is starting […]
HySpecIQ’s Partner York Space Systems Will Provide Spacecraft Bus And Satellite Integrator
HySpecIQ, a company striving to become a major provider of hyperspectral imagery confirmed York Space Systems as its choice partner to manufacture its spacecraft bus and integrate the payloads with it. This […]
SES Orders Two ASTRA Satellites From Thales Alenia Space
SES has ordered two geostationary (GEO) Ku-band satellites for its prime orbital slot at 19.2 degrees East to maintain the premium services it provides to its European video customers and […]
Milestone Met By Syrlinks — 1K Products Delivered To Airbus OneWeb Satellites
Syrlinks has reached the milestone of 1,000 products delivered to Airbus OneWeb Satellites for the OneWeb constellation. The supply of 1,000 equipment parts underscores Syrlinks’ ability to meet an industrial […]
AAC Names New Company CSO As Well As A New CEO For Subsidiary SpaceQuest
AAC Clyde Space has named Chris Fauquier, currently the COO at the firm’s subsidiary, SpaceQuest, as CEO for the U.S. subsidiary — this move follows Dr. Dino Lorenzini‘s transition to […]
Redwire Acquires Techshot
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has acquired Techshot, Inc., a leader in biotechnology in microgravity, bioprinting and on-orbit manufacturing needed for commercial space-based R&D. This acquisition aligns with Redwire’s growth strategy […]
SpaceForge Unveils New Welsh Facilities For The Development Of Their Returnable, Reusable Smallsat Platform
Cardiff-based startup, Space Forge, has taken the next step toward delivering their first launch to take place in 2022 with the opening of their new facilities. Accelerating the Welsh space […]