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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

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Satellite communications provider Viasat, Inc. has been selected by NASA for Phase 1 of the Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) initiative under a contract…

1 Day Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

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

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

3 Days Ago / Launch Providers

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

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

5 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

6 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

November 3, 2026 / Launch

Pentagon Backs Rocket Lab with $150M OSC Loan to Scale Neutron Production

Pentagon Backs Rocket Lab with $150M OSC Loan to Scale Neutron Production

3hrs Ago / Launch

Rivada Space Networks Partners with Telespazio Brasil for Latin American Outernet Services

Rivada Space Networks Partners with Telespazio Brasil for Latin American Outernet Services

4hrs Ago / LEO Constellations

Seagate Space and Aurex Partner to Develop Offshore Launch Capabilities

Seagate Space and Aurex Partner to Develop Offshore Launch Capabilities

5hrs Ago / Launch

New Space Became a Defense Industry. The Pentagon Still Buys Like It’s Experimenting.

New Space Became a Defense Industry. The Pentagon Still Buys Like It’s Experimenting.

5hrs Ago / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Southern Launch Signs ElevationSpace for Orbital Capsule Returns at Koonibba Test Range

Southern Launch Signs ElevationSpace for Orbital Capsule Returns at Koonibba Test Range

6hrs Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Planet Contracts Stoke Space for Multi-Launch Agreement Across Nova Rocket Fleet

Planet Contracts Stoke Space for Multi-Launch Agreement Across Nova Rocket Fleet

21hrs Ago / Missions & Constellations

NASA Awards $1.3B in Lunar Launch Orders, Names Eight CLPS 2.0 Providers, and Greenlights PROMISE Rover

NASA Awards $1.3B in Lunar Launch Orders, Names Eight CLPS 2.0 Providers, and Greenlights PROMISE Rover

1 Day Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

SWISSto12 Completes Critical Design Review for UNIVITY 5G Satellite Antennas

SWISSto12 Completes Critical Design Review for UNIVITY 5G Satellite Antennas

1 Day Ago / SmallSat

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

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

1 Day 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

1 Day Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

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

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

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

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

5 Days Ago / Autonomous Ground Operations

U.S. Navy Expands ALL.SPACE Terminal Fleet to 108 with Follow-On Hydra MAX 2 Order

U.S. Navy Expands ALL.SPACE Terminal Fleet to 108 with Follow-On Hydra MAX 2 Order

1 Day Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

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

2 Days Ago / Mission Deployments & Manifests

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

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

4 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

4 Days Ago / ISR & Reconnaissance

Thales Alenia Space Awarded DGA Contract for French IRIS Military Optical Constellation

Thales Alenia Space Awarded DGA Contract for French IRIS Military Optical Constellation

1 Day Ago / Defense Budgets & Procurement

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

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

6 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

November 3, 2026 / 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

November 3, 2026 / Military & Defense

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

5 Days Ago / International Space Agreements

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

6 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

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

6 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

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

November 2, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

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

Ubotica Demonstrates Autonomous Onboard Satellite Scheduling for Maritime Surveillance

Ubotica Demonstrates Autonomous Onboard Satellite Scheduling for Maritime Surveillance

5 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

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

November 2, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

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

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

November 2, 2026 / 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