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AST SpaceMobile Unveils Blacklift Rocket Under $1.3B Firefly Engine Agreement

AST SpaceMobile Unveils Blacklift Rocket Under $1.3B Firefly Engine Agreement

MIDLAND, Texas — Direct-to-device satellite operator AST SpaceMobile announced on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, that it will develop and build its own reusable heavy-lift orbital rocket, named Blacklift, through a…

1 Day Ago / Launch Providers

UniSQ Demonstrates Tomographic Spectrometer During KREPE-3 Re-Entry Campaign

UniSQ Demonstrates Tomographic Spectrometer During KREPE-3 Re-Entry Campaign

3 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Space Industries Inaugurates €20M Stellar Hub in Italy for Serial Satellite Production

Space Industries Inaugurates €20M Stellar Hub in Italy for Serial Satellite Production

4 Days Ago / Satellite Manufacturing

NASA Outlines Artemis IV Starship Refueling Architecture as Launch Estimates Vary

NASA Outlines Artemis IV Starship Refueling Architecture as Launch Estimates Vary

6 Days Ago / Launch

Hydrosat Unveils Nyktòs Tactical MWIR Program, Expands European Footprint for Sovereign ISR

Hydrosat Unveils Nyktòs Tactical MWIR Program, Expands European Footprint for Sovereign ISR

November 2, 2026 / Missions & Constellations

Viasat Wins Phase 1 NASA NEXUS Contract Valued up to $460.9M for Ka-Band Space Relays

Viasat Wins Phase 1 NASA NEXUS Contract Valued up to $460.9M for Ka-Band Space Relays

29 mins Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

LISA Constellation Architecture and Laser Interferometry Advance Under Scientific Leadership of Kelly Holley-Bockelmann

LISA Constellation Architecture and Laser Interferometry Advance Under Scientific Leadership of Kelly Holley-Bockelmann

14hrs Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

CesiumAstro Secures $730M Series D at $4.5B Valuation to Deploy Synchronicity Constellation

CesiumAstro Secures $730M Series D at $4.5B Valuation to Deploy Synchronicity Constellation

17hrs Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

NASA Scales Back Axiom Spacesuit Requirements to Protect 2028 Artemis Lunar Landing Timeline

NASA Scales Back Axiom Spacesuit Requirements to Protect 2028 Artemis Lunar Landing Timeline

19hrs Ago / Mission Deployments & Manifests

SES Posts 4.2% Q3 Growth Driven by Defense Contracts and Books 53 Satellites Through 2030

SES Posts 4.2% Q3 Growth Driven by Defense Contracts and Books 53 Satellites Through 2030

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Pentagon Commits $150M OSC Loan to LeoLabs in $300M Radar Network Expansion

Pentagon Commits $150M OSC Loan to LeoLabs in $300M Radar Network Expansion

3 Days Ago / MILSATCOM

Redwire Wins $20M DARPA Contract for Scaled SabreSat VLEO Precursor Flight

Redwire Wins $20M DARPA Contract for Scaled SabreSat VLEO Precursor Flight

3 Days Ago / ISR & Reconnaissance

NASA Awards $1.07B in Ka-Band Space Relay Contracts to Viasat, SES and Astranis

NASA Awards $1.07B in Ka-Band Space Relay Contracts to Viasat, SES and Astranis

3 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

September 7, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

August 25, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

July 29, 2026 / Launch Providers

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

June 9, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

SpaceX Selects Qualcomm to Supply Terrestrial Base Stations for Starlink Mobile Network

SpaceX Selects Qualcomm to Supply Terrestrial Base Stations for Starlink Mobile Network

3 Days Ago / Autonomous Ground Operations

SpaceX Explores Boost Mobile Acquisition in Push to Build Hybrid Terrestrial-Satellite Network

SpaceX Explores Boost Mobile Acquisition in Push to Build Hybrid Terrestrial-Satellite Network

5 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

MDA Space Secures C$100M+ Thales Alenia Space Award for First 66 IRIS² Satellites

MDA Space Secures C$100M+ Thales Alenia Space Award for First 66 IRIS² Satellites

6 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Northwood Space Secures $375M Series C at $2B Valuation to Expand Shared Ground Station Network

Northwood Space Secures $375M Series C at $2B Valuation to Expand Shared Ground Station Network

6 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Ubotica Demonstrates Autonomous Onboard Satellite Scheduling for Maritime Surveillance

Ubotica Demonstrates Autonomous Onboard Satellite Scheduling for Maritime Surveillance

3 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Globalstar Petitions FCC to Scrutinize Rocket Lab Supplier Conflict Over $8B Iridium Deal

Globalstar Petitions FCC to Scrutinize Rocket Lab Supplier Conflict Over $8B Iridium Deal

4 Days Ago / International Space Agreements

SES Completes Bidirectional Optical Link Demonstration with meoSphere Pathfinder 1

SES Completes Bidirectional Optical Link Demonstration with meoSphere Pathfinder 1

4 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Starfish Space Loses First Otter Servicing Satellite Following On-Orbit Bus Anomaly

Starfish Space Loses First Otter Servicing Satellite Following On-Orbit Bus Anomaly

4 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

ThinKom and Space Systems Command Demonstrate GECKO Multi-Orbit Containerized SATCOM System

ThinKom and Space Systems Command Demonstrate GECKO Multi-Orbit Containerized SATCOM System

4 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Vantor Cuts Satellite Imagery Delivery Time to Seven Minutes in Ukrainian Field Demonstration

Vantor Cuts Satellite Imagery Delivery Time to Seven Minutes in Ukrainian Field Demonstration

5 Days Ago / ISR & Reconnaissance

L3Harris Secures $36M Army SATCOM Order for Hawkeye 4 Lite Terminals Supporting C2NOW

L3Harris Secures $36M Army SATCOM Order for Hawkeye 4 Lite Terminals Supporting C2NOW

5 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Space Force Awards Lockheed Martin $95M GPS IIIF Modification, Bringing Contract Face Value to $4.73B

Space Force Awards Lockheed Martin $95M GPS IIIF Modification, Bringing Contract Face Value to $4.73B

6 Days Ago / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Russia Files ITU Plan for 374-Satellite Rassvet-4 Constellation Following Rassvet-3 Orbital Setbacks

Russia Files ITU Plan for 374-Satellite Rassvet-4 Constellation Following Rassvet-3 Orbital Setbacks

4 Days Ago / International Space Agreements

FCC Proposes 25 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum Auction with Dual 5G and Direct-to-Device Allocations

FCC Proposes 25 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum Auction with Dual 5G and Direct-to-Device Allocations

October 31, 2026 / Government & Regulation

Part 100 Puts FCC Satellite Licensing on an Assembly Line

Part 100 Puts FCC Satellite Licensing on an Assembly Line

October 31, 2026 / Events & Conferences

FCC Proposes Modernized Direct-to-Device Rules, Explores 482 MHz Expansion for Satellite Cellular

FCC Proposes Modernized Direct-to-Device Rules, Explores 482 MHz Expansion for Satellite Cellular

October 29, 2026 / SmallSat

Amazon Navigates Launch Delays with Under 400 Satellites in Orbit Ahead of Nov. 13 Vulcan Return

Amazon Navigates Launch Delays with Under 400 Satellites in Orbit Ahead of Nov. 13 Vulcan Return

5 Days Ago / Launch

HIMERA and GomSpace Begin Orbital Operations of OBRIA NANO Test Satellite for Sovereign Ukrainian Network

HIMERA and GomSpace Begin Orbital Operations of OBRIA NANO Test Satellite for Sovereign Ukrainian Network

October 29, 2026 / Launch Providers

Blue Origin Reconstructs Launch Complex 36 Tower, Targets November Return to Flight for New Glenn

Blue Origin Reconstructs Launch Complex 36 Tower, Targets November Return to Flight for New Glenn

October 29, 2026 / Launch

DIA Space Security Report Reveals Detailed Orbital Imagery of China’s Shenlong Spaceplane

DIA Space Security Report Reveals Detailed Orbital Imagery of China’s Shenlong Spaceplane

October 28, 2026 / Launch

MBSat Selects ST Engineering iDirect Intuition Platform for Ground Infrastructure in Oman

MBSat Selects ST Engineering iDirect Intuition Platform for Ground Infrastructure in Oman

October 26, 2026 / Software Automation & Ground Systems

AnySignal Co-Founder Urges Ground Station Interoperability to Resolve Orbital Data Bottlenecks

AnySignal Co-Founder Urges Ground Station Interoperability to Resolve Orbital Data Bottlenecks

October 24, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Arqiva Secures Three-Year Satellite Services Agreement with Kuwait’s Gulfsat

Arqiva Secures Three-Year Satellite Services Agreement with Kuwait’s Gulfsat

October 17, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

TrustPoint and Calian Deliver Industry’s First Mass-Market Ready C-band GNSS Antenna

TrustPoint and Calian Deliver Industry’s First Mass-Market Ready C-band GNSS Antenna

October 14, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

Orbital Sentry Develops Persistent Geostationary Infrared Sensor for Real-Time Wildfire Detection

Orbital Sentry Develops Persistent Geostationary Infrared Sensor for Real-Time Wildfire Detection

6 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

NASA’s Swift Observatory Expected to Burn Up in Atmospheric Reentry Following Failed Commercial Rescue

NASA’s Swift Observatory Expected to Burn Up in Atmospheric Reentry Following Failed Commercial Rescue

November 1, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

Tim Farrar: Carriers Are Finding Few Will Pay for Direct-to-Device

Tim Farrar: Carriers Are Finding Few Will Pay for Direct-to-Device

October 31, 2026 / Business & Finance

Scanway and Pixxel Sign Pact to Expand Optical Payload and Earth Observation Data Services

Scanway and Pixxel Sign Pact to Expand Optical Payload and Earth Observation Data Services

October 27, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals