Building Saudi Arabia’s space champion
Space is a strategic priority under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy to help diversify its economy away from…
Educating customers may be half the battle for nascent hyperspectral sector
PARIS – A significant challenge for hyperspectral satellite operators is alerting potential customers to promising applications, according to…
New military satcom services program to focus on ‘maneuverable’ small GEO satellites
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving ahead with plans to tap commercial geostationary small-satellite constellations to…
Hubble Network raises $70 million to accelerate 60-satellite Bluetooth constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — Hubble Network has secured $70 million in Series B funding to help deploy a 60-satellite…
ReOrbit raises 45 million euros to increase spacecraft production
PARIS — Finnish spacecraft developer ReOrbit has raised 45 million euros ($53.3 million) to increase spacecraft production to…
Does Europe need a spaceplane?
PARIS – Europe should be investing in disruptive capabilities like spaceplanes, said Maj. Gen. Philippe Koffi, French armament…
Axiom and Spacebilt to establish ISS data center node
PARIS, France – Axiom Space and Spacebilt announced plans Sept. 16 to deliver a data center node with…
Thruster issue delays Cygnus arrival at ISS
PARIS — NASA is delaying the arrival of a Cygnus spacecraft at the International Space Station to investigate…
BlackSky wins second NGA ‘Luno’ contract to track global changes with satellites and AI
WASHINGTON — BlackSky secured a second contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the Luno A program,…
Project Kuiper plots broadband services in five countries by end of March
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon is preparing to double the size of its Project Kuiper constellation to over 200…
SpaceX planning first tests of new direct-to-device spectrum next year
PARIS — SpaceX expects to begin testing direct-to-device services using newly acquired spectrum from EchoStar as soon as…
Impulse Space and Anduril to demonstrate autonomous spacecraft maneuvers in GEO
WASHINGTON — Defense technology company Anduril and space transportation startup Impulse Space are preparing to demonstrate one of…