Author: Rachel Jewett

Satellite Executive of the Year winner and Mynaric CCO Tina Ghataore talks with Via Satellite about commercializing the company’s laser communication terminals while building an inclusive, “get it done” team...

UltiSat signed a distribution agreement with OneWeb government subsidiary OneWeb Technologies. UltiSat — a subsidiary of Speedcast that provides end-to-end managed networks — plans to include OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)...

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) won the 2022 round of the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) microlauncher competition for an 11 million euro ($11.7 million) prize. As a result, the German government...

A group of space companies have raised nearly $1 million to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine, forming the Space Industry for Ukraine (SIFU) group. HawkEye 360 CEO John Serafini said...

Orbital Insight will incorporate imagery it purchased from Satellogic into its own geospatial data platform, the companies announced Monday. Orbital Insight operates the self-service geospatial data GO platform, which combines...

Capella Space raised $97 million in its Series C financing round, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company announced on Monday. NightDragon led the round, with significant participation from existing investors...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is developing a “green energy” technology designed to allow thruster equipped spacecraft to convert chemical energy in its bipropellant into electrical power. The technology...

Virgin Orbit renamed its U.S. government subsidiary, formerly VOX Space, as Virgin Orbit National Systems. Virgin Orbit National Systems President and retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Baird said...

Planet Labs announced Thursday that its next-generation Pelican constellation will provide up to 30 cm resolution. The constellation is also designed for greater revisit rate and will and give customers...

NASA is working with six American satellite communications companies to develop commercial near-Earth space communication services. On Wednesday, the agency awarded $278.5 million in contracts to Inmarsat Government, Kuiper Government...