European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, Meganne Christian, has joined the UK Space Agency in a new role that will support the thriving UK space sector.

Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, has announced it will open the Orbitarium, a learning center dedicated to space sustainability and housed within the new Astroscale headquarters in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.

MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced a two-year contract with up to three optional years with the Government of Canada through the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to help counter illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing in the Indo-Pacific region.

Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) announces the opening of its newly renovated office in Nairobi, Kenya. The 276SqM East African hub in Nairobi is Avanti’s third site in Africa, following the successful establishment of offices in Lagos and South Africa.

Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, will conduct a broad range of NB-IoT over NTN tests that address the many challenges inherent to satellite-based non-terrestrial networks that use geosynchronous orbit (GSO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) constellations.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced that Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Macaé Teleport outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.

OneWeb, the global low Earth orbit (LEO) communications network, announced the expansion of its connectivity services throughout Europe and the majority of the United States as it scales toward global service.

DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), acquired and now part of SES’s wholly-owned subsidiary SES Space & Defense, has been awarded a five-year X-Band Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with an estimated value of USD 134 million in support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Leading Australian space exploration firm Fleet Space Technologies has been awarded a $4m contract with the Australian Space Agency for its Moon to Mars: Demonstrator program.

Cobham SATCOM, a leading global provider of radio and satellite communications solutions to the maritime and land sectors, announced the issuance of a purchase order with a leading US prime contractor, with a minimum value in excess of $12m with annual renewal options for additional units.

SES announced today that the SES-18 satellite is now delivering services at 103 degrees West, replacing SES-3’s C-band payload.

NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. (NorthStar), the first commercial service provider to monitor space from space, and SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the implementation of next-generation commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services.

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC) and Lintasarta, an Indonesian information and communication technology company via its mobile network operator subsidiary Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), has rolled out a network to cover remote areas in Indonesia.

Ovzon has received an order from the Italian Fire and Rescue Services for the company's SATCOM-as-a-Service solution through their new partner Vodafone Italia. The contract started on May 1, 2023 and is for a period of eight months. The order value amounts to 0.3 MUSD.

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines”) or the (“Company”), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, announced Nicole Seligman is joining its Board of Directors.

The new targeted launch date for Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit and SYRACUSE 4B is July 4.