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Viasat selected by Virgin Atlantic for IFC on their new Airbus A330-900 Fleet

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced that Virgin Atlantic has selected Viasat’s IFC solution for their new, Airbus A330-900 aircraft. Viasat’s IFC system can enable high quality, full video streaming, browsing, messaging, social media scrolling and more to every connected device on the aircraft, operating with a level of connectivity made possible through the Company’s […]

Airbus’ SKYNET 6A satellite passes Critical Design Review

We are building SKYNET 6A with its unique military communications payload entirely in the UK and we currently have more than 45 small to medium sized enterprises and subcontractors helping to make sure we remain on target for launch in 2025.” Airbus has achieved a key milestone with the successful completion of the Critical Design […]

Viasat completes a major milestone with the 2nd ViaSat-3 satellite payload

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has delivered their second ViaSat-3 payload module to Boeing‘s El Segundo, California, facility, where it will be integrated with Boeing’s 702 spacecraft bus platform and undergo rigorous spacecraft environmental testing in preparation for launch. The second ViaSat-3 class satellite is expected to provide broadband service over Europe, the Middle East and […]

U.S. Space Systems Command awards Lockheed Martin Space Systems a million$$$ GPS contract

Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company the contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF. The support contract provides specialized sustainment services to maintain the GPS IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF space vehicles and signal in space and meet evolving requirements for a resilient system for the joint warfighters and […]

Capella Space satellite imagery now available on the Amazon Web Services cloud

Capella Space has expanded their Open Data Program, making a selection of the firm’s SAR (synthetic aperture radar) imagery freely and openly accessible through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Open Data Sponsorship Program. Capella’s Open Data Program, originally announced in September of 2021, is designed to give researchers, nonprofits, developers, and disaster response organizations direct […]

Canada’s instrument on the Webb Space Telescope confirms water in the atmosphere of the WASP-96 b expolanet

A glimpse of the hidden universe was revealed through the recent release of the James Webb Space Telescope’s first science images and spectroscopic data. Observations made by the powerful space telescope uncovered an array of spectacular, cosmic features. Future discoveries enabled by Webb promise to redefine our understanding of the universe and our place in […]

The initial contracts for the DIU’s HSA program awarded to four companies

The Defense Innovation Unit‘s (DIU’s) Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) program seeks to provide global, ubiquitous and secure internet connectivity throughout the space domain for commercial, civil and military users, including international allies and partners. DIU is collaborating with the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory […]

SWISSto12’s, new name HummingSat, partners with ESA to construct a new product line and deliver a smallsat to launch

A new name, HummingSat, a new logo, a new product line of small telecommunications satellites, and a new partner, ESA to complete this venture. A new name, HummingSat, a new logo, a new product line of small telecommunications satellites, and a new partner, ESA to complete this venture. The name is inspired by the Hummingbird […]