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On March 30, 2026, the Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space (Zhongke Yuhang) achieved the successful maiden flight of its Kinetica-2 Y1 (also known as Lijian-2 Y1) carrier rocket. The […]
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On April 2, 2026, Mercury Systems announced it has been awarded a contract by L3Harris Technologies to supply advanced solid-state data recorders (SSDRs) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche […]
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Antaris, a Los Altos-based pioneer in software-defined space missions, announced on March 31, 2026, the successful first close of a 28 million dollar Series A funding round. The investment was […]
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Reports emerged on April 1 and 2, 2026, indicating that Amazon is in advanced negotiations to acquire satellite telecommunications provider Globalstar for approximately $9 billion. This strategic move is seen […]
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On April 2, 2026, Los Angeles-based space systems developer Fortastra Corporation announced the appointment of three high-profile industry veterans to its leadership team. The move is a strategic play to […]
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The automotive landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with the vehicle emerging as a central, intelligent node in a broader connected ecosystem. According to Carl Hibbert, Director of Research at […]
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IEC Telecom UAE has been named the winner of the CSR Initiative of the Year at The Oil & Gas Middle East Awards 2026, held at the Ritz-Carlton JBR in […]
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On April 1, 2026, multiple reports from Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and Reuters confirmed that SpaceX has officially submitted a confidential draft registration for an initial public offering (IPO) […]
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The SatCom industry is currently undergoing a structural transformation as mega-constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo (Project Kuiper) commoditize raw bandwidth. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the traditional […]
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On March 31, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at expanding spectrum access for what it categorizes as emergent space operations. The […]
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