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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a new ground station in Alaska for its AWS Ground Station managed service. This is the 12th ground station in the global network, which allows satellite operator customers to control satellite communications and process satellite data without building their own network of ground stations.  The Alaska location is notable because...

Yahsat has announced a stunning piece of consolidation as it looks to be a part of a brand new AI-powered space technology powerhouse in the Middle East and beyond. It is planning to merge with Bayanat, an AI-powered geospatial solutions provider, also based in the UAE. The combined operation will have an implied market capitalization...

Axiom Space is partnering with Kepler Communications US and Skyloom Global to integrate and demonstrate optical inter-satellite links (OISLs) on the first module of the company’s commercial space station. The companies announced Dec. 19 what they are calling an orbital data center.  This work will allow for data to be transmitted to and from the...

Blue Origin returned the New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle to flight on Tuesday, more than a year after a New Shepard rocket exploded during a test flight in September 2022.   The New Shepard is the suborbital rocket that launches Blue Origin’s crew capsule, the same rocket that sent Jeff Bezos to the edge of space...

Hughes Network Systems has introduced new high-speed satellite internet plans using capacity from its recently launched Jupiter-3 satellite.  The company now offers new plans with speeds up to 100 Mbps, and all plans include unlimited data. Hughes also has the Hughes Fusion plan which combines satellite and wireless technologies for a lower latency experience.  This...

Satellite startup Lynk Global, which has proven satellite-to-cell technology, plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Alex Rodriguez’s SPAC, Slam Corp.  Lynk and Slam Corp. announced Monday they have signed a non-binding letter of intent for a potential business combination. They intend to finalize the business combination in the...

HawkEye 360 is acquiring two radio frequency (RF) satellites from Maxar Intelligence that were part of Aurora Insight before Maxar acquired the company. HawkEye announced Monday it is acquiring the RF Solutions business from Maxar Intelligence, which includes two existing RF satellites, RF scanning intellectual property, a multi-year RF database, and personnel.   Maxar Intelligence previously...

Sidus Space will execute a reverse stock split on Tuesday to raise its share price, after receiving approval from its stockholders. The company will reverse split its stock so that every 100 shares of issued and outstanding common stock will be exchanged for 1 share of common stock.  This is intended to raise the company’s...

The U.K. space industry has been boosted by a new contract award by Thales Alenia Space. The company has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at RAL Space in Oxfordshire, for the first comprehensive assembly, integration and test campaign of the European Space Agency’s FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) satellite. Thales Alenia Space announced the...

Rocket Lab returned the Electron vehicle to flight on Friday with a successful mission for Japanese company Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc., known as iQPS. This was Rocket Lab’s first mission after resolving an issue that caused the September launch failure.  This was Rocket Lab’s 10th mission in 2023. While the gap in launches due...