MilitarySatcom

Space Force Taps Five Companies For Jam Resistant Comms

The DoD has invested heavily in finding workarounds when communications are taken offline, and is funding the development of more resilient PNT and comms systems.

MilitaryTechnology

X-37B Gearing Up for Eighth Mission to Orbit

The Boeing-developed X-37B will carry several experiments designed to advance the DoD’s in-space capabilities and resilience.

EuropeSatcom

Open Cosmos is Poised to Break the 6G Barrier

The flight of 6GStarLab represents a leap for European non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity.

EOStartups

Redwire to Develop VLEO Constellation for DeepSat

DeepSat, a LA-based startup with dreams of building multiple EO monitoring constellations in VLEO, partnered with Redwire last week to develop the initial phase of its planned constellation.

EuropeISAMMilitary

Lodestar is Building an In-Space Bodyguard

Lodestar is sending the first iteration of its Mithril product, which has a suite of machine vision sensors and an edge-compute platform.

EuropeSatcom

European Satcoms are Coming Around to Standardization

All.Space, the UK company building terminals that can connect to multiple satcom networks, won a €3.42M ESA contract this week to develop capabilities for the startup’s terminals to connect to 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTNs).

BusinessInternationalSatcom

Space42 Lands $695.5M Loan for Follow-on GEO Sats

Space42 has a lot of irons in the fire.

StartupsTechnology

Rotating Detonation Engine Startup Wins NASA TechLeap Prize

Juno is seeking to build a commercially viable RDE to lower propulsion costs for launch companies and sat operators without sacrificing thrust.

EOMilitary

NRO Contracts Hydrosat’s Thermal Imaging Data

“Thermal data takes the cover of darkness away from the adversary.”

CivilPolicy

Duffy’s First Days at NASA Clouded by Budget Uncertainty

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took the helm for his first full day as NASA’s interim administrator on Friday.

BusinessEuropeSatcom

What’s the Plan for New-Look SES?

European satellite pioneer SES completed its acquisition of US competitor Intelsat, creating a geostationary giant that looks to thrive in a new era of satcom consolidation.

CivilEurope

The UK’s Economic Future is Tied to Space

At the UK Space Conference this week, the UK Space Agency released a number of reports making a not-so-veiled case for increased government spending on the UK space industry.

StartupsTechnology

Hubble Network Plans 60 Sat Bluetooth-Tracking Constellation

Hubble Network launched its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) finding network to track devices anywhere in the world.