Rocket Lab National Security LLC has successfully completed the company’s Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program — this milestone marks […]
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Eutelsat selects Airbus Defence and Space to build OneWeb LEO constellation extension
Eutelsat Group (Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of the company’s OneWeb LEO constellation. Under a contract signed between […]
Rivada tapped for VNO contract with U.S. Navy + establishes secure services office
The United States Navy has contracted Rivada to develop and deliver Virtual Network Operator (VNO) capabilities via the company’s Outernet constellation. The Rivada Outernet is a next-generation LEO satellite constellation. […]
ArkEdge Space selected by JAXA to develop lunar navigation system
ArkEdge Space Inc. has been selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) under its Space Strategy Fund to lead the development of advanced lunar navigation technology. The company will […]
Starfish Space secures million$$ in new funding to advance Otter development
Starfish Space has raised $29 million in a new funding round led by Shield Capital. Major participants in the round include new investors Point72 Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, Aero X […]
SmallSat Europe 2025 is big on speakers and exhibitors and is now receiving presentations
SmallSat Europe 2025 is ramping up with notable speakers and exhibitors and leading technical and business attendees. This event takes place in May 27-28, 2025, in RAI, Convention Centre / Amsterdam, […]
Juno satellite to be built by SSTL for the UK’s MOD DE&S for advanced military ops
United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel are to have access to the latest space technology for military operations, following a contract procured by Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support DE&S […]
WISeKey subsidiary WISeSat.Space preps for a January 2025 launch of next-generation satellite
WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY) has announced that the firm’s subsidiary, WISeSat.Space, is preparing for the mid-January 2025 launch of the next-generation satellite. This launch represents a […]
Astranis to develop next-generation Resilient GPS satellites for U.S.S.F.’s Space Systems Command
Astranis has been selected as a prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) new Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program — Astranis is one of four awarded […]
True Anomaly’s multi-launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace to launch Jackal autonomous orbital vehicle for U.S.S.F.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology company True Anomaly, Inc., today announced a multi-launch agreement for three responsive launch missions aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket. […]