Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) for a contract with U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to support operation of legacy and future missile-warning satellites.

Sierra Space, a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced the expansion of its Global Government Operations team, a team focused on building strong, trusted international partnerships, backed by a global regulatory framework, to ensure space is secure and available for all of humanity.

Astroscale France SAS, (“Astroscale France”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announces Toulouse as its permanent location to develop innovative on-orbit servicing technologies.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced that the two spacecraft the Company is building for NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission have entered the system integration phase in preparation for a planned launch in 2024.

Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have taken up the rotating leadership of a global group which provides satellite data to support responses to disasters worldwide.

Skykraft, the world’s only comprehensive space-enabled Air Traffic Management (ATM) service provider, has completed a planned funding round.

HawkEye 360 Inc., the world’s leading defense technology company for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced the second and final close of the company’s Series D-1 funding round with an additional $10 million, bringing the total Series D-1 to $68 million.

StarWin, announces that it has successfully tested its Electronically Steered Phased Array Antenna (ESA) terminal for Communications on the Move (COTM) on Avanti Communications’ (“Avanti”) high-speed HYLAS 4 Ka-band satellite.

Canada’s Porter Airlines and Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced Viasat’s in-flight connectivity and wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems will be factory-installed on an additional 20 new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on order.

Three pioneering German NewSpace companies, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), Yuri, and ATMOS Space Cargo (ATMOS) announced their new partnership and launch of their joint end-to-end service for microgravity life science research and product development at this year’s edition of Weltraumkongress in Berlin, Germany.

Startup 3IPK and Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop an innovative blockchain solution for managing traceability and ensuring the integrity of Earth-observation data under its FutureEO program.

CesiumAstro, an industry leader in active phased array communications technology for space and airborne systems, announced it was awarded a contract by NASA to perform a wideband satellite communications capability study to further the agency's long-term goal of a smooth transition to fully commercialized communications services for near-Earth users.

Marlink, the smart network and digital solutions company has renewed its agreement with Intelsat for supply of next-generation Ku-band capacity.

AAC Omnisys, part of the AAC Clyde Space group, have delivered a cutting-edge weather sensor payload to OHB Sweden which has been successfully integrated into their InnoSat platform.

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has unveiled an expanded range of service plans for Viasat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service.

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”), a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with SatRev for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2024.