Eutelsat and Airtel Gabon Bring Rail Connectivity to Gabon
Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) have announced that its OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity services are being deployed to connect passenger trains in Gabon, delivered in partnership with Airtel Gabon.
Space Forge Ignites a New Industrial Era: Delivering World-first Capability for Orbital Semiconductor Manufacturing
Space Forge has successfully generated plasma aboard its ForgeStar®-1 satellite, marking a world-first for commercial in-space manufacturing and a significant step toward producing a new class of high-performance semiconductor materials on orbit.
Terran Orbital Selected by Lockheed Martin to Provide Satellite Buses for SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer
Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced today that it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide satellite buses for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (T3TRK) under the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
Kratos Successfully Completes First Factory Acceptance Test of EPOCH® Command and Control System with Airbus’ Software-Defined Satellite
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced the successful completion of factory acceptance testing between its EPOCH Command and Control (C2) software and Airbus’ OneSat next generation software-defined satellite platform.
Space42 Conducts Europe’s First Licensed HAPS Flight
Mira Aerospace, the High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) subsidiary of Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, has conducted the first HAPS flight after obtaining civilian operational approval, in Europe.
AST SpaceMobile Announces Successful Orbital Launch of BlueBird 6, the Largest Commercial Communications Array Ever Deployed in Low Earth Orbit
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 the successful orbital launch of BlueBird 6.
Sidus Space Awarded Contract Under Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD IDIQ Program
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) ("Sidus" or the "Company"), an innovative space and defense technology company, is pleased to announce it is one of the contract awardees under the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a total IDIQ ceiling of $151 billion.
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches for iQPS, Ends 2025 with 21 Launches and 100% Mission Success
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 21st Electron rocket of the year to deploy the latest satellite to space for multi-launch customer Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.
WTA Certification Program Announces Tier 3 Certification of Saudi Net Link’s Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh Teleports
WTA have announced that Saudi Net Link has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh Teleports (Saudi Arabia) Teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. The Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh Teleport certification marks the 73rd and 74th issued since the program was launched at IBC 2015, and another 7 teleports are currently engaged in the quality evaluation process.
Rocket Lab Awarded $816M Prime Contract to Build Missile- Defense Satellite Constellation for U.S. Space Force
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) today announced it has been awarded a landmark prime contract by the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to design and manufacture 18 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3) program under the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
Lockheed Martin Secures Tracking Layer Contract from Space Development Agency
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract for 18 space vehicles for its Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (TRKT3) constellation, with a potential value of more than $1 billion.
Ovzon Has Signed an Agreement of 240 MSEK with European NATO Customer
Ovzon has signed an agreement with a European NATO country’s defense organization.
With Ariane 6, Arianespace Successfully Launches EU's Galileo L14
On December 17, 2025 at 2:01 a.m. local time (5:01 a.m. UTC, 6:01 a.m. CET), Arianespace successfully launched the pair of satellites, Galileo L14 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Redwire Awarded Contract to Provide Spacecraft Docking Systems for The Exploration Company’s European Space Capsule
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, and The Exploration Company (TEC), a European aerospace company developing reusable, in-orbit-refuelable spacecraft, announced they have entered an agreement for Redwire to provide two International Docking System Standard (IDSS) compliant docking systems for TEC’s flagship spacecraft, Nyx.
Diana McKissock Awarded Posthumous T.S. Kelso Award by Space Data Association
The Space Data Association announces that Diana McKissock, Director, Space Domain Awareness Partnership and Coalition Engagement (SPACE) Office is posthumously awarded the 2025 T.S. Kelso Space Safety Award.
Rocket Lab Executes Successful Launch of STP-S30 Mission for the Department of War
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched the STP-S30 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) – completing the launch five months ahead of schedule and playing a critical role in advancing technologies that ensure U.S. superiority in space.