Via Satellite Senior Managing Editor
Rachel Jewett
Articles By Rachel
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SpaceCapella Prepares to Validate Mynaric Optical Terminal on Latest SAR Satellite
Capella Space is preparing for tests to validate a Mynaric optical communications terminal on its newest satellite — the first time Capella has deployed an optical terminal. Capella Space released the first synthetic aperture […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Launches Responsive Victus Haze Mission for Space Force
Rocket Lab [RKLB] launched a responsive space mission for the U.S. Space Force on Friday from New Zealand, as part of the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) VICTUS HAZE mission. Space […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Space to Acquire Blue Canyon from Raytheon to Reach US Defense Market
MDA Space is acquiring spacecraft manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies from Raytheon [RTX] to give the company a direct position in the U.S. defense market. The acquisition will give the Canadian space company a “strategic […]
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Business/FinancialGilat to Acquire Comtech’s Satellite and Space Business, Targeting US Defense Growth
Gilat Satellite Networks has moved to acquire Comtech’s [CMTL] Satellite and Space Communications segment, in a deal announced Monday to bring together two major players in the satellite ground technology segment. Gilat, […]
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SpaceSpace Force Awards SpaceX $2.3 Billion Contract For Space Data Network
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone, a proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]
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Business/FinancialSpaceX’s IPO Filing Gives First Look Into Company’s Financials
The space industry and public got the first real look into SpaceX’s financials on Wednesday as the company published initial documents ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO). SpaceX […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Joins Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace to Develop Sea-Based Launch
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is contributing to a recently announced partnership between Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace [FLY] to develop sea-based launch. The three companies will collaborate on an offshore launch platform for Firefly’s […]
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Business/FinancialYork Space Systems To Acquire Terminal Developer All.Space In $355M Deal
York Space Systems [YSS] has moved to acquire terminal developer All.Space in a $355 million deal to make York a “complete communications ecosystem.” All.Space is a leading terminal developer and manufacturer […]
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SpaceBoeing And Millennium Space Systems Add Mid-Class Resolute Satellite Bus
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Boeing [BA] and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems are rolling out a new mid-class satellite platform called Resolute — designed to give more capability than a traditional small satellite, […]
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SpaceCOMSO Targets Expanding Working Capital Fund And Determining CASR Funding
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — With various funding mechanisms in place to take advantage of commercial capabilities, Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Commercial Space Office (COMSO) is looking at expanding the Working […]