AscendArc has sold its first satellite to KT SAT. The company's goal is to lower the barrier of entry to owning a GEO satellite.

JetBlue, long seen as one of the main in-flight connectivity innovators, is the first major airline to sign up with Amazon's Project Kuiper for IFC.

The second satellite in the ViaSat-3 trio is scheduled for launch on a ULA Atlas V rocket in the second half of October, Viasat announced today. The additional capacity will be critical for Viasat after the anomaly with ViaSat-3 F1.

ST Engineering iDirect reports a demonstration in which a non-3GPP satellite network connected with the 5G ecosystem while appearing fully 3GPP-compliant, using the company's Interworking Gateway Function.

How will the EU Space Act impact space businesses? . Fieldfisher's space law team breaks down some of the important implications for businesses in the EU, and non-EU businesses trading with the EU.

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President Trump on Tuesday announced plans to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The move reverses the Biden administration's previous call to keep SPACECOM located in Colorado Springs, Colorado — Story by D.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems and Kepler Communications demonstrated optical communications data transfer between and airplane and a Kepler satellite in LEO, in a demo for the Space Development Agency.

Lockheed Martin Ventures invests in mPower Technology, which builds solar arrays for spacecraft. Its DragonSCALES arrays are part of the supply chain for the MDA Space Aurora satellite line.

Rocket Lab opened Launch Complex 3 on Thursday, which will serve as the test, launch, and landing facility for the Neutron rocket in development. The site at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport marks Rocket Lab's fourth launch site.

Skylo reports the milestone of a voice call over NB-NTN with its new Skylo Voice Gateway technology, paving the way to roll out a voice calling feature on its network.

Telesat names Donald Tremblay of mining company Champion Iron as its new CFO, with the upcoming retirement of longtime CFO Andrew Browne.

Aerospacelab has raised $110 million in a Series B round to ramp up its satellite manufacturing capabilities. The company is building a Megafactory in Belgium that is expected to start production in 2026.

SpaceX's 10th Starship test flight yesterday deployed a batch of dummy Starlink payloads for the first time — marking a step toward plans to launch Starlink V3 satellites via Starship.

EchoStar announced a deal yesterday to sell 50 MHz of nationwide spectrum to AT&T for $23 billion. EchoStar plans to use the proceeds to pay down debt and fund growth — the company has about $25.4 billion in debt and recently ordered a $1.3 billion sa.

York Space Systems delivers 21 satellites to the Space Development Agency for the PWSW, and says the satellites are set to launch by the end of this summer.

U.S. Space Force plans to award a sole-source, cost-plus contract to General Dynamics' mission systems (GDMS) business for Tranche 3 ground segment development, according to a business notice this month. Story by Defense Daily.

Veteran Ventures Capital has closed a $60 million fund for investment in dual-use national security technologies, with space as a key focus.

Google announced the Pixel 10 lineup, continuing its work with Skylo to offer satellite emergency messaging, and expanding satellite connectivity to the Pixel Watch 4. T-Mobile also highlighted the T-Satellite service with Starlink on the Pixel 10.

Sovereign missions are no longer best served by legacy ground segments, but it requires careful consideration and imagination to use cloud computing while ensuring sovereignty. Stewart Hall, Commercial Director at Telespazio Germany, writes for Via Sate.

Spire Global is on a firmer financial foundation after closing the sale of its maritime business, with leadership reporting an uptick in demand from defense customers, and growth in its Space Services business.