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Starlab, Elethron Partner for Autonomous In-Space Semiconductor Processing

Starlab, Elethron Partner for Autonomous In-Space Semiconductor Processing

Addressing the growing demand for high-performance semiconductor components, Elethron has secured a payload reservation aboard the commercial space station Starlab to test and refine advanced substrate manufacturing in microgravity. Microgravity…

1 Day Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

Ovzon Secures $9.1 Million U.S. Government Order for Managed SATCOM Services on Ovzon 3

Ovzon Secures $9.1 Million U.S. Government Order for Managed SATCOM Services on Ovzon 3

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Satellite Primes Quoted Factory Rates of Up to Two a Day in Paris. The Component Tier Below Them Described 18-Month Waits.

Satellite Primes Quoted Factory Rates of Up to Two a Day in Paris. The Component Tier Below Them Described 18-Month Waits.

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

EU Projects 14 Annual Ariane 6 Launches Required by 2031, Exceeding Current Production Capacity

EU Projects 14 Annual Ariane 6 Launches Required by 2031, Exceeding Current Production Capacity

6 Days Ago / Launch

Beyond Reach Labs Opens Brooklyn Aerospace Facility to Scale Deployable High-Power Solar Arrays

Beyond Reach Labs Opens Brooklyn Aerospace Facility to Scale Deployable High-Power Solar Arrays

September 23, 2026 / Business & Finance

CAS Space Delays Maiden Flight of Reusable Lihong-2 Suborbital Rocket to 2027

CAS Space Delays Maiden Flight of Reusable Lihong-2 Suborbital Rocket to 2027

59 mins Ago / Launch

Astro Digital to Go Public via $587 Million SPAC Merger with Proem Acquisition Corp I

Astro Digital to Go Public via $587 Million SPAC Merger with Proem Acquisition Corp I

1hr Ago / Mergers & Acquisitions

Astranis Secures $468 Million EXIM Direct Loan to Expand MicroGEO Satellite Manufacturing

Astranis Secures $468 Million EXIM Direct Loan to Expand MicroGEO Satellite Manufacturing

1hr Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

5hrs Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Ronald Epstein, Bank of America Securities

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Ronald Epstein, Bank of America Securities

6hrs Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Allyson Jenkins, Pixxel

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Allyson Jenkins, Pixxel

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

U.S. Space Force Mission Delta 2 Develops Advanced SDA Software to Prioritize Rapid Satellite Tracking

U.S. Space Force Mission Delta 2 Develops Advanced SDA Software to Prioritize Rapid Satellite Tracking

1 Day Ago / Military & Defense

Momentus Demonstrates AI-Enabled LiDAR and Optical Suite During In-Orbit RPO Campaign with NASA Satellite

Momentus Demonstrates AI-Enabled LiDAR and Optical Suite During In-Orbit RPO Campaign with NASA Satellite

1 Day 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

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

3 Days Ago / Climate & Environmental Monitoring

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell Files SEC Intent to Sell $52 Million in Executive Equity

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell Files SEC Intent to Sell $52 Million in Executive Equity

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later.

Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later.

5 Days Ago / Events & Conferences

ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity

ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity

1 Day Ago / LEO Constellations

TakeMe2Space Prepares MOI-1A Orbital Computing Satellite for SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

TakeMe2Space Prepares MOI-1A Orbital Computing Satellite for SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

2 Days Ago / Mission Autonomy & Onboard Systems

Meridian Space Spins Out of SpinLaunch with Plan for 250-Satellite Reflect-Array Constellation

Meridian Space Spins Out of SpinLaunch with Plan for 250-Satellite Reflect-Array Constellation

2 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

Planet Labs Delivers Pelican-12 Spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for SpaceX Bandwagon-5 Mission

Planet Labs Delivers Pelican-12 Spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for SpaceX Bandwagon-5 Mission

3 Days Ago / Missions & Constellations

L3Harris Awarded $6 Billion Seven-Year Contract to Expand THAAD Missile Defense Propulsion Production

L3Harris Awarded $6 Billion Seven-Year Contract to Expand THAAD Missile Defense Propulsion Production

1 Day Ago / Military & Defense

U.S. Space Force Solicits Commercial Proposals for Restructured SCAR Ground Antenna Network

U.S. Space Force Solicits Commercial Proposals for Restructured SCAR Ground Antenna Network

2 Days Ago / Military & Defense

U.S. Space Force Schedules 2027 On-Orbit Servicing Missions With Astroscale U.S. and Starfish Space

U.S. Space Force Schedules 2027 On-Orbit Servicing Missions With Astroscale U.S. and Starfish Space

3 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Intellian and Network Innovations Partner to Develop Multi-Band Tactical WGS Flyaway Terminals

Intellian and Network Innovations Partner to Develop Multi-Band Tactical WGS Flyaway Terminals

6 Days Ago / Business & Finance

The ITU’s Outgoing Spectrum Chief Expects WRC-27 to Find Room for Direct-to-Device. 151 Mobile Operators Are Already Building Toward It.

The ITU’s Outgoing Spectrum Chief Expects WRC-27 to Find Room for Direct-to-Device. 151 Mobile Operators Are Already Building Toward It.

6 Days Ago / Events & Conferences

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Reaffirms Mission Acceleration Focus Across International Space Programs

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Reaffirms Mission Acceleration Focus Across International Space Programs

September 22, 2026 / National Space Policy

ESA and ISRO Extend Bilateral Space Agreement to 2032

ESA and ISRO Extend Bilateral Space Agreement to 2032

September 22, 2026 / Business & Finance

FCC Projects $100 Billion Spectrum Auction Revenue Target Across Upcoming Multi-Year Sales

FCC Projects $100 Billion Spectrum Auction Revenue Target Across Upcoming Multi-Year Sales

September 21, 2026 / Government & Regulation

SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 14 from Starbase in Inaugural Orbital Test Flight

SpaceX Launches Starship Flight 14 from Starbase in Inaugural Orbital Test Flight

2 Days Ago / Launch

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

6 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Space Epoch Secures $343 Million Series B Funding to Advance Reusable Methalox Launch Vehicle

Space Epoch Secures $343 Million Series B Funding to Advance Reusable Methalox Launch Vehicle

6 Days Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

Elon Musk Projects Starlink Constellation Will Deliver Majority of Global Internet Traffic Within a Decade

Elon Musk Projects Starlink Constellation Will Deliver Majority of Global Internet Traffic Within a Decade

September 23, 2026 / Launch Providers

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

September 22, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

SSC Space and Airbus Expand Ground Segment Support for Pléiades Neo and Pléiades Neo Next

SSC Space and Airbus Expand Ground Segment Support for Pléiades Neo and Pléiades Neo Next

September 21, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

Orange and Telesat Commission First European Gateway for Telesat Lightspeed Constellation

Orange and Telesat Commission First European Gateway for Telesat Lightspeed Constellation

September 17, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

BAE Systems Secures $16 Million Award to Qualify Radiation-Hardened RH45 Microelectronics

BAE Systems Secures $16 Million Award to Qualify Radiation-Hardened RH45 Microelectronics

September 16, 2026 / Military & Defense

Viasat Awarded $42 Million Task Order Under $307 Million U.S. Marine Corps SATCOM Enterprise Contract

Viasat Awarded $42 Million Task Order Under $307 Million U.S. Marine Corps SATCOM Enterprise Contract

September 23, 2026 / Military & Defense

Commercial Geostationary Satellite Orders Rebound to 14 in 2026 Driven by Spectrum Transitions

Commercial Geostationary Satellite Orders Rebound to 14 in 2026 Driven by Spectrum Transitions

September 21, 2026 / Business & Finance

Space-Based Optical Communications Scale to 10 Gbps as Operational Deployments Replace Radio Frequency Links

Space-Based Optical Communications Scale to 10 Gbps as Operational Deployments Replace Radio Frequency Links

September 20, 2026 / LEO Constellations

SiriusXM Commissions SXM-11 Satellite into Commercial Service as Fleet’s Most Powerful Broadcast Platform

SiriusXM Commissions SXM-11 Satellite into Commercial Service as Fleet’s Most Powerful Broadcast Platform

September 20, 2026 / Mission Deployments & Manifests