Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch provider and space systems company, announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, a global Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced today it was selected by NASA to support the agency’s direct-to-Earth (DTE) capabilities via the Near Space Network (NSN) Services contract, part of a five-year multi-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract program with an option to extend five years at a total cumulative value of $4.82 billion.

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and Hispasat, Redeia’s satellite services operator, have announced the start of the development, manufacturing, verification, and validation phase of the QKD-GEO prototype, Spain’s quantum key distribution system from geostationary orbit.

Quadsat and Auden Techno Corp have partnered to deliver Quadsat’s unique satellite network emulation and electromagnetic calibration services to Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Vodafone Cook Islands and Rivada have signed an MoU to provide next-generation telecoms connectivity, powering network expansion and digital transformation in the Oceania region and beyond.

Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth® and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age®, have announced a key development milestone for the company’s Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program, marked by the successful completion of Systems Requirements Review (SRR).

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was selected by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as one of the vendors for the $200 million Luno B commercial data indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.

constellr, a European Earth Observation (EO) leader, announces the successful launch of its first satellite, Sky-Bee-1, pioneering its thermal infrared technology to monitor global land surface temperatures with unmatched precision, offering a completely new view of the planet.

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), a European leader in developing flexible and low-cost launch services, proudly announces that it has officially received its spaceflight operator licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, has today announced the appointment of its new Chief Technology Officer, Andy Bradford.

New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today's NG-1 mission, accomplishing Blue Origin’s primary objective.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, have announced its second Pioneer spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, Inc. (“Varda”) is successfully operating on orbit.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, announced it has been awarded $1.9 million from the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop Slingshot’s existing GPS jamming and spoofing detection, as well as more precisely geolocate the sources and predict patterns of interference.

ICEYE, the global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-fidelity Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions, has successfully launched and deployed four new SAR satellites into orbit.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a world leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, in partnership with Hispasat, swiftly responded to Southern Linc’s urgent request for additional satellite capacity in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has launched an Innovation Hub. Launched to identify and promote the newest and most innovative technologies within satcom, the hub will provide members with an opportunity to share solutions for some of the biggest challenges within satcom.