Celestia has strengthened its senior leadership team with new appointments to accelerate its growth strategy and unlock the full potential of the collective strengths of the individual companies in the international technology group.

Slingshot Aerospace, Ltd., the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination and space modeling and simulation, announced today it has been awarded the United Kingdom Space Agency Provision of Optical Delivery Partner contract to expand the UK’s satellite tracking capabilities.

ALL.SPACE, the leader in multi-orbit, multi-link SATCOM platforms, has announced a strategic partnership with Aalyria, a pioneer in network orchestration and software-defined connectivity, to advance autonomous, fully interoperable communications across space, air, land, and sea - specifically designed for defence scenarios where connectivity must survive beyond legacy single link satcom solutions.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, today announced its AI-powered network analytics platform proof of concept that enables operators to anticipate and resolve network issues before they escalate.

Atheras Analytics SAS has announced the general availability of its DESIRISS Ground Network Dimensioning tool for satellite operators. Originally developed under the framework of the European Space Agency (ESA) project, supporting the goals of IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite)

Open Cosmos – the leading space company using satellites and data to solve global challenges has launched a new collaboration with Panasonic Operational Excellence Co. under the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund (IBF) to support the development of the next generation of connected satellite constellations.

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) have announced the execution of a Commercial Pathfinder Mission Agreement with Lonestar Data Holdings, Inc. (“Lonestar”) for the design and integration of Lonestar’s high-capacity Digital Data Storage Payload, featuring edge processing capabilities, onto LizzieSat®-5, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite within Sidus’ LizzieSat® micro-constellation.

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, and PNT satellite communications, have announced a leap forward in the security of GPS and other GNSS-reliant devices against jamming, spoofing and timing interruptions with the unveiling of a dedicated, miniature application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), the Iridium® PNT ASIC.

Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) announced the renewal of its long-standing partnership with MBC GROUP, the largest media network in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, have announced successful tests of its steerable beam high-speed GX10 Arctic communications payload in Northern Canada.

SpainSat NG-II, the second Airbus-built new generation secure communications satellite for Spain, has been successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center, in the U.S.

NorthStar Earth & Space S.à r.l. (“NorthStar”), a leader in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and space sustainability solutions, has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA), through its European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, to head a consortium to develop a new capability to improve the accuracy of satellite orbit predictions by addressing atmospheric drag uncertainty in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

AAC Clyde Space has begun integration of the first satellite in its VIREON™ constellation. This phase involves assembling the spacecraft and verifying that the onboard systems work together as designed.

Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR), Leonardo (Borsa Italiana: LDO) and Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) aimed at combining their respective space activities into a new company.

Lynk Global and Omnispace have announced plans to merge to deliver a comprehensive direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity solution, bridging the gap between today’s satellite and terrestrial networks.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, have announced the clearance of their Systems Integration Review (SIR) and completion of their Photon spacecraft for Eta Space and NASA’s LOXSAT mission.