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Jun 7, 2023
Earth observation company bags its first influencer
Florida-based Earth Observation (EO) startup launching the world’s first commercial, space-based Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging)


May 30, 2023
Starlink satellites getting heavier to support DTD
A May 30 regulatory filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission shows that Starlink satellites will see another mass increase


May 16, 2023
Why Europe never committed to satellite servicing until now
Thales Alenia Space's May 15 announcement that it is building a satellite servicing vehicle comes after years of European primes flirting


May 9, 2023
Viasat can thank Starlink, for once
Despite a very public rivalry that's included Viasat fighting to block Starlink through regulators in the U.S., France and elsewhere, today


May 8, 2023
Is the Space Force going more commercial?
The boss of the newly created Commercial Space Office, Col. Richard Kniseley, is serious about making greater use of commercial space


May 5, 2023
The Starlink of 2015 is here
In January 2015, SpaceX's plans to launch 4,000 internet satellites were posted on YouTube by an account called "Cliff O," marking the


May 5, 2023
Emirates to IFC providers: stop over-promising
Emirates, one of the world's largest airlines, has advice the satellite industry doesn't want to hear.


May 3, 2023
Maxar is private. Who becomes the favorite now?
Maxar completed its merger with Advent International on May 3, delisting the most prominent pure-play space stock


May 1, 2023
The most important GEO launch of the year
SpaceX's April 30 Falcon Heavy launch carried a trio of missions that each have the potential to rewrite the business


Apr 26, 2023
Direct-to-Device (DTD) not a winner takes all
Canadian telco Rogers' move to partner with SpaceX and Lynk Global for Direct-to-Device communications shows that DTD probably won't


Apr 18, 2023
2023 (so far) reaches decade+ low in GEO satellite orders
So far, 2023 is shaping up to be an abysmal year for GEO satellite orders. Maxar's April 18th contract announcement with DISH for a TV broad

Apr 13, 2023
iSpace stock volatility amid Hakuto-R landing attempt
Shares of Japanese lunar lander company iSpace saw a 4x increase in price this week amid hype that the company's Hakuto-R lander


Apr 11, 2023
NASDAQ grants Astra 180-day extension
Astra has avoided delisting for now, but the company still has a long way to go to achieve a healthy stock price, among other things


Apr 6, 2023
Brazil's Telebras is off the market
Brazilian media is reporting that President Lula da Silva reversed the previous administration's efforts to privatize certain

Mar 24, 2023
Axiom helping to "glow-up" NASA's spacesuit game
NASA's Artemis astronauts will be returning to the Moon in-style, as seen today in NASA's unveiling of the new Axiom Space moonwalking

Mar 15, 2023
Another milsatcom program that forgot the ground segment
The Space Development Agency is weeks away from launching the first satellites in its advanced LEO constellation, the Proliferated

Mar 14, 2023
Does Kuiper have satcom’s Holy Grail?
A year ago Amazon’s Project Kuiper disclosed progress on a consumer-grade flat panel antenna (FPA) that could be produced for

Mar 14, 2023
Starlink Reaches One Million Subscribers
Starlink now has over one million subscribers, according to comments from SpaceX’s Vice President of Starlink Commercial Sales

Mar 13, 2023
Voyager to acquire ZIN Technologies
Voyager continues to expand its human spaceflight portfolio with the acquisition of ZIN Technologies, a leading provider of critical

Mar 10, 2023
The Unknown Unknowns of Starship
he announcement by startup K2 Space that it is designing massive satellite platforms with up to 15,000 kilograms of payload space
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