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Viasat Selects Atos to Modernize Its Global Digital Workplace Operations

Viasat Selects Atos to Modernize Its Global Digital Workplace Operations

Atos, a global provider of digital transformation and managed services, has been selected by satellite communications company Viasat to deploy a multi-year program aimed at modernizing its digital workplace infrastructure…

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

€131 billion is in. Now Europe has to build the supply chain that can absorb it.

€131 billion is in. Now Europe has to build the supply chain that can absorb it.

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

New Satellite Refueling Partnership Set to Boost Space Sustainability

New Satellite Refueling Partnership Set to Boost Space Sustainability

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

SpaceX: 10,000 Launches Annually

SpaceX: 10,000 Launches Annually

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Public Capital for Multi-Planetary Infrastructure: SpaceX Unveils Record $75 Billion IPO

Public Capital for Multi-Planetary Infrastructure: SpaceX Unveils Record $75 Billion IPO

May 21, 2026 / Business & Finance

Europe has ships. SmallSat Europe said it doesn’t have ports.

Europe has ships. SmallSat Europe said it doesn’t have ports.

7hrs Ago / Business & Finance

“Dual-use” is the funding word. It’s also the label operators want off.

“Dual-use” is the funding word. It’s also the label operators want off.

7hrs Ago / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Sovereignty got an answer on Day 3. Two answers, actually, and a commercial veto.

Sovereignty got an answer on Day 3. Two answers, actually, and a commercial veto.

7hrs Ago / Business & Finance

OmniAccess Launches Unified Multi-Orbit Maritime Connectivity Service

OmniAccess Launches Unified Multi-Orbit Maritime Connectivity Service

1 Day Ago / Maritime & Aviation Satcom

NewSpace Systems Announces European Expansion with New Netherlands Subsidiary

NewSpace Systems Announces European Expansion with New Netherlands Subsidiary

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Two satellites a month, comfortably. Now the supplier tier underneath has to match.

Two satellites a month, comfortably. Now the supplier tier underneath has to match.

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

The orbital data center thesis just became an economics question.

The orbital data center thesis just became an economics question.

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

The pixel war is over. The integration war is what comes next.

The pixel war is over. The integration war is what comes next.

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

What the SpaceX IPO Changes for Every Satellite Operator

What the SpaceX IPO Changes for Every Satellite Operator

April 7, 2026 / Market Forecasts

The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial Bottleneck

The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial Bottleneck

April 3, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market

Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market

March 27, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

The FCC Must Choose: Enforce the Rules or Preserve LEO Competition

The FCC Must Choose: Enforce the Rules or Preserve LEO Competition

March 27, 2026 / Spectrum & Licensing

AI just reached production in European space. The trust problem is what comes next.

AI just reached production in European space. The trust problem is what comes next.

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

The threat is operational. European doctrine hasn’t caught up.

The threat is operational. European doctrine hasn’t caught up.

1 Day Ago / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Revolv Space Signs Deal to Provide Solar Assemblies for Infinite Orbits Geostationary Servicers

Revolv Space Signs Deal to Provide Solar Assemblies for Infinite Orbits Geostationary Servicers

2 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Procurement is the choke point. Everything else on Day 1 is downstream of that.

Procurement is the choke point. Everything else on Day 1 is downstream of that.

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Aitech Supercharges its Space-Proven Rugged AI Systems with NVIDIA IGX Thor

Aitech Supercharges its Space-Proven Rugged AI Systems with NVIDIA IGX Thor

2 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

Firefly Aerospace Wins $75 Million NASA JPL MoonFall Subcontract to Deliver Drones to the Moon’s South Pole

Firefly Aerospace Wins $75 Million NASA JPL MoonFall Subcontract to Deliver Drones to the Moon’s South Pole

2 Days Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

Dependency killed the old debate. Sovereignty is the new one, and Europe hasn’t agreed what it means.

Dependency killed the old debate. Sovereignty is the new one, and Europe hasn’t agreed what it means.

2 Days Ago / Defense Budgets & Procurement

RKLB Stock Surges Past $135 on $90M Space Force Contract, Q1 Revenue Hits $200.3M

RKLB Stock Surges Past $135 on $90M Space Force Contract, Q1 Revenue Hits $200.3M

3 Days Ago / Military & Defense

L3Harris Strengthens Global Solid Rocket Motor Supply Chain With New PAC-3 Propulsion Supplier

L3Harris Strengthens Global Solid Rocket Motor Supply Chain With New PAC-3 Propulsion Supplier

3 Days Ago / Military & Defense

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Dr. Thomas Withington, Royal United Services Institute

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Dr. Thomas Withington, Royal United Services Institute

4 Days Ago / Events & Conferences

Software-Defined Modems and Hardware Bottlenecks Strain Proliferated Defense Space Architectures

Software-Defined Modems and Hardware Bottlenecks Strain Proliferated Defense Space Architectures

May 21, 2026 / Military & Defense

SPARC AI and Rate Manufacturing Partner to Deliver Software-Defined, GPS-Denied Drone Targeting

SPARC AI and Rate Manufacturing Partner to Deliver Software-Defined, GPS-Denied Drone Targeting

May 21, 2026 / Military & Defense

Canadian Space Agency Shifts to Agile Procurement and Resets WildFireSat Mission

Canadian Space Agency Shifts to Agile Procurement and Resets WildFireSat Mission

3 Days Ago / Climate & Environmental Monitoring

BAE Systems Supplies Sensor Hardware for Space Force Next-Gen Polar Satellite

BAE Systems Supplies Sensor Hardware for Space Force Next-Gen Polar Satellite

4 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

Pentagon Enforces Commercial Satellite Blackout Over Middle East War Zone

Pentagon Enforces Commercial Satellite Blackout Over Middle East War Zone

May 20, 2026 / Military & Defense

ESA and Spain Establish Formal Framework for Sovereign Satellite Connectivity

ESA and Spain Establish Formal Framework for Sovereign Satellite Connectivity

May 20, 2026 / Government & Regulation

Pioneering High-Pressure Cold Spray Transforms Manufacturing of Complex Copper Rocket Nozzles

Pioneering High-Pressure Cold Spray Transforms Manufacturing of Complex Copper Rocket Nozzles

3 Days Ago / Rocket Technology & Vehicles

SEOPS Unveils Waymaker Rideshare Program for Low Earth Orbit

SEOPS Unveils Waymaker Rideshare Program for Low Earth Orbit

3 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Daniele Dallari, PLD Space

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Daniele Dallari, PLD Space

3 Days Ago / Events & Conferences

China Launches Shenzhou-23 Mission to Tiangong, Slated for Record Year-Long Stay

China Launches Shenzhou-23 Mission to Tiangong, Slated for Record Year-Long Stay

3 Days Ago / Launch

Archangel Lightworks Completes Successful Trials for Miniature Deployable Optical Ground Station

Archangel Lightworks Completes Successful Trials for Miniature Deployable Optical Ground Station

2 Days Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

LEO Constellations and Ground Infrastructure Scaling Position Optical Satcom for Multi-Billion-Dollar Surge

LEO Constellations and Ground Infrastructure Scaling Position Optical Satcom for Multi-Billion-Dollar Surge

May 20, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Lightpath Expands Dense Northeast Fiber Infrastructure Across 2,400 Macro Cell Towers

Lightpath Expands Dense Northeast Fiber Infrastructure Across 2,400 Macro Cell Towers

May 19, 2026 / Software Automation & Ground Systems

Cowboy Raises $275M and Files for 20,000 Orbital Data Centers, Forcing the ODC Thesis Into View

Cowboy Raises $275M and Files for 20,000 Orbital Data Centers, Forcing the ODC Thesis Into View

May 18, 2026 / Data Processing & AI/ML

Viasat’s Next-Gen Cockpit Service Reaches Milestone as Airlines Modernize Communications to Save Fuel

Viasat’s Next-Gen Cockpit Service Reaches Milestone as Airlines Modernize Communications to Save Fuel

3 Days Ago / Maritime & Aviation Satcom

Hybrid Viewing Models Solidify as Streaming Integrates into Premium Sports Distribution

Hybrid Viewing Models Solidify as Streaming Integrates into Premium Sports Distribution

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Poland Just Made Sovereign SAR the European Default

Poland Just Made Sovereign SAR the European Default

May 20, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Astrolight and ESA Unveil Operational Optical Ground Station in Greece for Satellite Laser Links

Astrolight and ESA Unveil Operational Optical Ground Station in Greece for Satellite Laser Links

May 18, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports