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, has announced the successful unfolding of its first five commercial satellites, BlueBirds 1-5.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), announced the Gogo Galileo HDX Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) built by Hughes has completed its test flight on a Bombardier Challenger 300.

Network Innovations (NI, the company), a global technology integration leader, is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Johnson as President, Americas, effective Monday, October 14.

Satcube, a fast-growing European technology company that develops lightweight terminals to provide high-speed satellite broadband connectivity, announces that it has secured a major purchase order from strategic partner Airbus Defence and Space amounting to 1 M EUR.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that the US Department of Defense awarded another contract for more than $4 million to Gilat’s US-based subsidiary, DataPath, for DKET 3421 terminals.

Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it was selected as a vendor for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Space Development Agency (SDA) Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program.

Kepler Communications US Inc., a subsidiary of Kepler Communications, today announced that they have been awarded a prime position on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA’s) Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated Low-earth Orbit (HALO) contract.

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] company, was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to deliver an additional plane of six Missile Track Custody, or MTC, satellites in support of its Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 1 program.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, are pleased to announce that “K” Line will conduct a trial of Inmarsat Maritime’s new bonded network service NexusWave on “K” LINE’s fleet.

Astra, a leading provider of launch services and spacecraft engines, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) with a ceiling of up to $44 Million.

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), an innovative, agile space mission enabler, has announced the successful completion of the critical design review for LizzieSat™ NL, a laser communication satellite contracted by The Netherlands Organization (TNO).

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected LeoStella to support the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (HALO) program.

Mira Aerospace, a subsidiary of Space42, the UAE’s first AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, today announced the development of two advanced payloads in Earth Observation and Telecommunications.

CesiumAstro, a leader in advanced space connectivity solutions, announced its selection by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program.

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT), one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and Intellian, a leading provider of feature-rich, future-proof satellite communications solutions, announced a contract award for Intellian to design, supply, install, and integrate 127 Gateway Antenna Systems at Landing Stations for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has been selected for the Phase Two expansion of Indonesia’s Satria-1 satellite network, following the successful completion of Phase One which involved the deployment of ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation hub infrastructure to enable connectivity across the Indonesian Archipelago.