The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected the IRMA and PhiFireAI projects, led respectively by Thales Alenia Space’s France and Italy teams, and will test their technologies in orbit on the Φsat-2 microsatellite.

Satellites are rapidly gaining prominence in the world of cellular communication while the full extent of their potential to complement terrestrial networks as well as phone services and broadband is still unclear, according to the latest GSA report Non-Terrestrial 5G Networks and Satellite Connectivity

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today deployed two satellites to two different orbits approximately 500km apart on its 47th Electron mission.

Brand new technology which presents a new era in mission critical communications for the humanitarian sector will be showcased by IEC Telecom when the satcom service operator attends the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development (DIHAD) Exhibition in Dubai’s World Trade Centre from April 23rd to 25th.

Neuraspace, a European-born global leader in space traffic management (STM), has launched SYNC, a free version (tier) of its end-to-end STM platform, and the subscription-based PRO tier.

Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (“EO”) data collection, today announced that it has signed a letter of intent (the “LOI”) with O.N.E. Amazon, a company focused on creating sustainable impact for the environment and investors by using next-generation technology to bring innovation to conservation.

This Earth Day, Astroscale Ltd. (“Astroscale UK”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc, announces the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review phase with the UK Space Agency for its groundbreaking national Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, which Astroscale has named COSMIC – Cleaning Outer Space Mission through Innovative Capture.

In its latest move in advancing industrial digital transformation, IIoT data solutions innovator FreeWave Technologies is launching a satellite solutions proof of concept (PoC).

Gotonomi, a UAV satellite connectivity platform provider, and Videosoft, developers of video streaming solutions, today announced a partnership that will simplify video live-streaming over satellite for UAV operators.

MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2025 to 2030.

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, announced it has joined Orbital Transports Partner Program to expand the Company’s market reach within the global space industry.

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus”) and Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) (“ASTI”) announced a new partnership to jointly market leading-edge solar arrays utilizing the low-cost Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA) being developed by Momentus and the high performance of Ascent’s flexible, lightweight photovoltaic modules.

The UK spaceflight company Orbex has received £16.7m from a group of six significant investors in an update to its Series C funding round. The funding takes the total funds raised by the business to £102 million.

ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions, announced today definitive agreement signed for an oversubscribed $93M growth funding round.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, and SES, a leader in global content connectivity solutions, successfully executed a fully virtualized satellite communications (SATCOM) ground system demonstration for the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command, both announced today.

ABS, a global satellite operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Rigolle as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 29 April 2024.