Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, has announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) for up to 20 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket, including two to four missions per year from 2027 to 2031 depending on customer needs.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to develop a new global ground station service for its operations and customers that enables efficient and reliable communications for future Neutron launches, increasingly ambitious Electron launches, and on-orbit operations, spacecraft deorbit, and return-to-Earth missions with Rocket Lab spacecraft.

Astrobotic has been selected by NASA for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award worth approximately $150k to develop an Extra Large Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT-XL) for the Moon.

Astroscale France SAS, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, celebrated its first anniversary this month, marking a year of significant achievements.

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a provider of end-to-end precision Space Infrastructure solutions that include satellite Data-as-a-Service on its proprietary on-orbit platform, has announced that it has designed and developed an advanced high speed switch card using the Frontgrade protocol independent Crosspoint Switch.

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, has announced the introduction of Viasat’s newly developed Multi-Mission Orchestrator (MMO) solution, an automated constellation management and planning capability designed to optimize and coordinate space vehicle scheduling and secure data transport across constellation networks.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, introduced its next generation satellite separation system, the Advanced Satellite Dispenser (ASD), at the Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced that ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) has entered commercial service and is now available for aviation customers operating over North America, including routes servicing Hawaii.

Solestial Inc. (“Solestial”), the solar energy company for space, and Meyer Burger Technology AG (“Meyer Burger”), a leader in advanced solar cell and module technology, today announced a strategic partnership to scale rapidly the production of next-generation silicon solar technology for space.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted an initial license for space-based operations in the United States.

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.