Rogers is bringing a satellite text messaging service to Canada, with Starlink providing the satellite service.

Quantum computing company IonQ has completed its acquisition of Capella Space. The company plans to develop a space-based quantum key distribution network that integrates Capella's satellite infrastructure with quantum technology.

Firefly Aerospace is looking to be the next space company to go public, and it recently filed for an IPO. Firefly reports approximately $1.1 billion in backlog as of the end of March, with more than 30 planned launches under contract.

The Australian Department of Defence is investing $4 million in a sovereign Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite project, led by Australian satellite operator Optus.

ESA recently demonstrated the first deep-space optical communication with a European ground segment, communicating with NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment onboard the Psyche mission.

This week, Comtech announced new leaders for its Satellite and Space Communications segment, naming Steve Black as COO, Mark Dale as CTO, and Brent Norman as CFO.

The UK is set to join Eutelsat Group's capital raise with a 90 million euro investment, which would make the UK the third-largest shareholder in the satellite operator.

President Trump named Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim leader of NASA after the president withdrew his nomination for Jared Isaacman in June in the midst of a feud with Elon Musk.

MDA Space has reported a digital beam-forming milestone with its technology for the Aurora satellite platform.

Virgin Atlantic will be the first U.K. airline to have IFC provided by Starlink. Full installation is slated to finish by the end of 2027.

The UK Space Agency is starting a new $103 million procurement process for an active debris removal mission to remove defunct satellites from orbit.

Top space industry organizations are urging Congress to fund the Office of Space Commerce and its space traffic coordination system after NOAA's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 detailed steep cuts.

MDA Space has closed its acquisition of SatixFy Communications to bring SatixFy's satellite communication chipsets in-house. The all-cash transaction valued SatixFy at approximately $280 million.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr detailed his policy agenda for the FCC in a Wednesday speech, including a number of details relevant to the satellite industry — potential action in the C-band, and freeing up more spectrum for satellite broadband.

The MethaneSAT satellite has lost power and communications and is likely not recoverable. MethaneSAT is a nonprofit organization and made the data collected on emissions from the oil and gas sector publicly available.

Longtime industry leader and former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz is joining SpinLaunch as CEO after the company recently announced plans to pursue a satellite broadband constellation.

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to offer satellite direct-to-device services to mobile network operators in Europe starting in 2026 under a new joint venture between the companies called SatCo.

French startup Skynopy raised 15 million euros to support its plans to deploy a global network of high-throughput ground stations for satellite data downlink services for Earth Observation constellations.

In this week's On Orbit podcast episode, BMW Group experts Olaf Eckart and Georg Schmitt break down what it really takes to bring satellite connectivity into vehicles.

The U.S. Space Force's fiscal 2026 budget request provides $277 million for the MILNET proliferated LEO constellation and halts funding for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 3, Transport Layer effort for advanced LEO communications satellites. Stor.