Goonhilly to be Acquired by Intuitive Machines
Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd (“Goonhilly”) has today announced that it will be acquired by Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR), a space technology, infrastructure, and services leader, subject to regulatory approval.
Iridium to Acquire Aireon, Advancing its Strategy to Lead the Future of Aviation Safety
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aireon LLC, operator of the world's only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system.
ispace and University of Leicester Sign Payload Service Agreement for Lunar Raman Spectrometer Mission
ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, and the University of Leicester (UoL) have signed a Payload Service Agreement (PSA) to deliver a Raman spectrometer payload to the lunar surface on a future ispace mission.
Planet Selected for 7-Figure Deal with Czech Government for AI-Powered Agriculture Monitoring
Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced Planet's subsidiary Sinergise Solutions d.o.o. has signed a 2-year, 7-figure contract to provide satellite imagery and AI-powered analytics to the State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SZIF) of the Czech Republic.
iDirect Government Releases 450 Rackmount Software-Defined Modem for Enhanced Satellite Communications
iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, have announced the release of the 450 Rackmount (RM) software-defined modem (SDM) that delivers resilient and secure connectivity across theatres, airspace and all mission phases.
Innoflight Delivers 1,193 Cyber-secure Avionics Units for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 Program
Innoflight, a pioneer in cyber-secure space avionics, have announced the successful delivery of all 1,193 units supporting the Space Development Agency (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 program, fulfilling commitments to all SDA prime contractors and Space Vehicle (SV) providers.
Globalstar Announces Upcoming HIBLEO-4 Satellite Replenishment Launch with SpaceX
Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT), a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, today announced that Globalstar’s HIBLEO-4 replenishment satellites will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, May 17 during a 14-minute window that opens at 8:50 a.m. ET, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
BlackSky Wins Seven-Figure Subscription Contract with New Government Customer for New and Advanced Gen-2 Mission Applications
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a seven-figure subscription contract with a new government customer for new and advanced Gen-2 mission applications.
ispace-EUROPE Welcomes Japanese Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to Luxembourg Headquarters
ispace-EUROPE S.A. (ispace-EUROPE), the Luxembourg-based subsidiary of ispace, inc. (ispace), welcomed a high-level Japanese delegation led by Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan and President of the Japan–Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship League, to its Luxembourg headquarters on Monday, 4 May 2026.
Rocket Lab To Acquire Robotics Leader Motiv Space Systems
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems (“Motiv”), a California-based company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft.
SCD Wins Contract with Leading Global Government Space Agency, Advancing Its Space Growth Strategy
SCD, a global leader in advanced infrared detector technologies, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by a leading Asian government space agency to supply space-qualified SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared) and MWIR (Mid-Wave Infrared) detectors for next-generation satellite imaging payloads.
Space42 Appoints Skylo to Power Standards-based Direct-to-Device Connectivity Through its Geostationary Satellite, Thuraya-4
Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, today announced a strategic partnership with Skylo Technologies, a leading global non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider, to deliver standards-based direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity through its geostationary satellite, Thuraya-4.
Rocket Lab’s Biggest Launch Deal Yet: Confidential Customer Books Multiple Neutron and Electron Launches
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed the largest launch contract in Company history with a confidential customer: a bulk order of dedicated Neutron and Electron launches that brings Rocket Lab’s total launch manifest to more than 70 missions and values the Company’s overall backlog at more than $2.2 billion.
First Light, Real Insight: SatVu's HotSat-2 Early Images Monitor Live Activity at Three of the World's Most Strategic Energy Sites
Today SatVu, the British thermal intelligence company, releases first light imagery from HotSat-2, the second satellite in its commercial high resolution thermal imaging constellation.
Planet Signs 7-Figure Enterprise Contract to Power Greece’s National Satellite Space Project
Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced a 2-year, 7-figure agreement with the Greek government to support the country’s National Satellite Space Project.
SES’s O3b mPOWER Satellite Network to Connect Seven New Petrobras FPSOs
SES, a leading space solutions company, will provide service on its high-capacity medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network, O3b mPOWER, to Petrobras, the Brazilian state-owned oil company, to connect multiple new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading systems (FPSOs).