Author: Rachel Jewett

A number of major satellite operators said they were unaffected by the Microsoft outage on July 19 that created IT issues in multiple industries around the world and grounded flights. ...

Firefly Aerospace is looking for a new CEO after the launcher’s board of directors announced July 17 that CEO Bill Weber is no longer with the company.  This news comes...

Maxar Intelligence released the first set of images from its new WorldView Legion satellites. The images released Thursday show the 30 cm-class imagery capabilities of the satellites, capturing views of...

IoT provider Soracom has integrated Skylo’s satellite connectivity in its IoT network. Qualified customers around the world can now activate Skylo connectivity on their Soracom SIMs/eSIMs to allow the devices...

LeoLabs was selected to support the launch and operations of the United Kingdom Space Command‘s Project Tyche to deliver space tracking and monitoring and collision avoidance services. Tyche is the...

Japanese satellite manufacturer Axelspace is debuting a new service for in-orbit demonstration of space components, called AxelLiner Laboratory or AL Lab. The service allocates space on Axelspace’s 100 kg-class microsatellites...

Innovative Rocket Technologies, the launch startup known as iRocket, plans to enter the U.K. market with a new member of its board of directors. Paul Stein, former chief technology officer...

Thales Alenia Space placed a follow-on order with Redwire Corporation for additional Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for the manufacturer’s Space Inspire line of satellites.  The follow-on order increases the...

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a framework agreement to open the door to cooperation with NASA in space science, exploration, aeronautics, space operations, education, and Earth science. NASA...

EchoStar Corporation has opened a new Open RAN (O-RAN) testing and evaluation lab at the company’s data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The the Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment...