OneWeb celebrates 2023’s key milestones and joint successes
Low-Earth orbit satellite connectivity company OneWeb has achieved several key milestones this year already as part of its objective to… Read More »
Boeing Encounters New Issues with Starliner Capsule, Postpones First Crewed Launch
Boeing has faced yet another setback as it indefinitely postpones the launch of its Starliner capsule, originally scheduled for next… Read More »
Viasat acquires Inmarsat
Viasat has announced the completion of its acquisition of Inmarsat, with Inmarsat’s shareholders receiving an aggregate of $551 million in… Read More »
Virgin Orbit’s Assets Sold to Rocket Lab, Launcher, and Stratolaunch
Virgin Orbit, the space launch company once valued at $3.7 billion, has concluded the auction of its assets as part… Read More »
Honeywell Achieves Milestone Certification for Aspire 350
Honeywell has announced its Aspire 350 satellite communications system has now achieved Iridium network certification. Iridium Certus is a multiservice… Read More »
Inmarsat Unveils Next Chapter for Jet ConneX In-Flight Broadband Solution
Inmarsat has announced new developments for its Jet ConneX (JX) inflight broadband solution. These include a new range of service… Read More »
Blue Origin Secures NASA Contract to Land Astronauts on Moon Amid Controversial Bid Process
Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, has won a contract with NASA to develop a lunar landing system for the… Read More »
Stratolaunch Successfully Completes Talon Vehicle Test, Nearing Powered Hypersonic Flight Attempt
Stratolaunch, the hypersonic test developer, has achieved a major breakthrough as it successfully completed a crucial separation test of its… Read More »
Virgin Orbit and Stratolaunch Join Forces with 747 “Stalking Horse” Agreement
Virgin Orbit assets including the “Cosmic Girl” carrier aircraft could soon have a new home after Richard Branson’s satellite launch… Read More »
Study Finds Majority of Passengers Prepared for G-Forces in Spaceplane Flights
New research has concluded that people of all ages should be able to deal with the G-forces needed to launch… Read More »
Stratolaunch’s Roc Plane Successfully Deploys Talon-A Hypersonic Test Vehicle
Hypersonic aerospace company, Stratolaunch, has reached a major milestone in its pursuit of super-speed travel. On May 13, 2023, Stratolaunch’s… Read More »
Satcom Direct Set to Launch Automated Carbon Reporting Tool
Satcom Direct is adding an automated carbon reporting tool to its SD Pro operating system, set to launch in August… Read More »
Virgin Galactic’s space plane returns to the sky after two years
The spacecraft takes a step toward commercial spaceflight. The VSS Unity spacecraft did not make a powered flight with its… Read More »
Intelsat orders ‘jet pack’ MEP from Northrop Grumman
Intelsat, which operates integrated satellite and terrestrial networks providing inflight connectivity (IFC), has ordered a Mission Extension Pod (MEP) from… Read More »
SpaceX scrapped its first scheduled test flight of Starship
The commercial spaceflight company SpaceX scrapped its first scheduled test flight of Starship, a huge, stainless-steel rocket that could one… Read More »
Intelsat 40e launch boosts North America capacity
Satellite operator and inflight connectivity provider, Intelsat, has reported the successful launch of Intelsat 40e (IS-40e), a geosynchronous satellite that… Read More »
Intelsat successfully launches 40e high-throughput satellite
Intelsat has successfully launched the Intelsat 40e (IS-40e), a geosynchronous satellite that relies on spot-beam technology to provide a large… Read More »
ArianeGroup CEO is said to plan resignation after third unsuccessful space launch
Andre-Hubert Roussel early next week will resign from his role as CEO of ArianeGroup, the joint venture between Safran and… Read More »
Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit will lay off 85% of staff
Virgin Orbit, the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, is laying off the vast majority of its workforce… Read More »
Boeing Starliner’s first astronaut flight to space delayed until July 2023
Boeing’s first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July. NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying… Read More »
OneWeb constellation crosses milestone for global coverage
OneWeb has announced a successful deployment and contact of 36 satellites, bringing the total of OneWeb’s constellation to 618 satellites…. Read More »
Branson’s Virgin Orbit to pause all satellite launch operations
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit on Wednesday Mar. 15 said it was pausing all operations from Mar. 16 and a source… Read More »