Av-Comm Space & Defence, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin Australia, has established a satellite ground control and uplink processing centre for the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) in Awarua, near Invercargill, New Zealand.

SEOPS, a leading provider of responsive space mission services and Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive Machines”), a leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, announced today that they have entered into a launch services agreement.

Airbus has been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) to design and build two new generation microwave radiometers as part of the French contribution to the Atmosphere Observing System (AOS): the C²OMODO mission (Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the trOpics).

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for 74 high-speed data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA), including satellites that integrate advanced technology from an earlier generation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), providing increased capabilities to U.S. Forces.

Rivada Space Networks has strengthened its U.S. team through several key new hires. John Guiney joins as Chief Operations Officer; Michael Abad-Santos is Head of Sales for the U.S. and deputy Chief Commercial Officer; and Jeffrey Chandler has joined as Director of Sales, U.S.

Arianespace’s next mission is scheduled for Tuesday September 3rd, 2024 at 10.50 p.m. local time (September 4th, at 1.50 a.m. UTC, 3.50 a.m. CEST), from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, with a Vega launcher.

In May of 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an 85% likelihood of above-normal activity for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.

Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., a leading provider of airborne communication solutions, announced a milestone collaboration with Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, for the engineering and supply of advanced satellite communication (SATCOM) Multi-Purpose Terminals (MPT) for airborne platforms.

Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”), announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, ADRAS-J, has achieved an unprecedented technical milestone for a commercial company: the controlled fly-around operations of the space debris…

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the company’s 100th national security mission to orbit with the launch of an Atlas V rocket on July 30 at 6:45 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Consolidated Safety Services, Inc. (CSS) under NASA’s $478 million Research, Engineering & Mission Integration Services-2 (REMIS-2) contract to support the International Space Station (ISS).

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has completed integration and testing of two spacecraft destined for Mars orbit.

ETL Systems, a global manufacturer and distributor of critical RF equipment for satellite ground stations and RF components, has secured nearly £700,000 of UK Space Agency (UKSA) funding for the development of its ‘Genus Digital 1000’ product line, which brings the benefits of Digital IF to edge devices.

Sierra Space, a leading commercial space-tech company that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth®, announced that its expandable space station technology successfully passed a seventh key validation test, and second full-scale structural test, at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

LOT Polish Airlines, Poland’s flag carrier, and Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced officially that 15 aircraft across LOT’s wide-body Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner fleets will be equipped with Viasat’s trusted Ka-band, global in-flight connectivity solution.

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