OQ Technology Sends Europe’s First D2D Message
OQ’s milestone opens the door for Europe to build its own sovereign D2D capabilities.
Ursa Major Closes $100M Series E
Eclipse led the round, which also included participation from Woodline Partners, Principia Growth, XN, Alsop Louie Partners, and others.
Regenerative 5G NTN for Direct Device Communications
Space communications must evolve to meet the new demands of modern connectivity
Infinite Orbits Raises €40M for In-Space Servicing
Infinite Orbits, a French satellite servicing company, announced yesterday that it has brought in a €40M ($46.3M) round of financing to support its trek toward deployment.
A Debate on the Wolf Amendment
Necessary national security safeguard, or out-of-touch barrier to communication with a leading space power? That was the question at the heart of a debate last week on whether the Wolf Amendment is still in America’s best interest, almost 15 years after it became law.
Dcubed To Demo In-Space Solar Manufacturing in 2026
Dcubed unveiled three planned demo missions today that will culminate with building a 2kW solar array in space.
Slingshot Spots Uncataloged Russian Sat in MEO
A Russian sat spent five weeks in MEO without the US public SDA database knowing its whereabouts. Slingshot Aerospace found it.
Space Force Releases Vector 2025
The Space Force is plotting for a complex future in Earth’s orbit, and that takes a lot of big-picture thinking and coordination. To set the stage for that future, the branch released a new type of strategic guidance document on Friday, which it’s dubbed Vector 2025.
New Glenn Launches ESCAPADE, a NASA Mission to Mars
After a five-year gap in new missions focused on Mars, NASA is on its way back.
Yesterday afternoon at 3:55pm, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launched for the second time, carrying its first NASA mission—the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers project, better known as ESCAPADE.
Project Kuiper Becomes Amazon Leo
The program was known by the Project Kuiper “code name” (a nod to Kuiper Belt objects, like asteroids and comets), but is now a program with 150+ sats in orbit. Many more sats are planned to bring internet to the masses, with the initial constellation expected to number 3,200 spacecraft.
SES Taps Infinite Orbits for GEO Life Extension Mission
Just because something is old, doesn’t mean you throw it away.
