The cost of encryption technologies has been a barrier. Many of the products now available to make satellite communications encrypted are expensive and out of reach for many commercial space firms.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Investors are backing space companies with defense-related business lines. In many cases, growing Department of Defense interest in commercial space technologies is benefiting the most well-funded […]

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Saudi telecoms giant stc Group has signed a 10-year agreement that includes a $175 million prepayment commitment to use AST SpaceMobile’s planned space-based cellular broadband network, the Texas-based venture announced Oct. 29.

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In recent years, a popular slogan in the space industry has been, “We are entering the Golden Age of space exploration.” Indeed, we have witnessed unprecedented advancements in launch vehicles, […]

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ESA has provided more details about the multi-pronged security program it is seeking more than one billion euros for at its upcoming ministerial conference.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation and the example set by prime contractor Northrop Grumman. “There is no […]

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Berkowitz says one of his priorities as assistant secretary of defense for space policy would be to ‘sustain America’s position as the world’s leader in space activities’

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Preparations for NASA’s Artemis 2 launch could soon grind to a halt if the nearly month-long government shutdown continues, one industry executive warned.

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The FCC voted Oct. 28 to propose creating a modular “licensing assembly line” that would overhaul its satellite application process to accelerate reviews and cut red tape.

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Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical sensors to the U.K., marking the California-based company’s first deal for the hardware behind its monitoring software.

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Malaysia and the Philippines have signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for space exploration.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Voyager Technologies announced the acquisition Oct. 27 of propulsion-system developer ExoTerra Resource. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We’re amplifying our collective mission capability with ExoTerra, […]

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Networking specialist MTN has launched a service that enables SpaceX’s Starlink LEO satellites to operate as part of a privately secured communications system, giving businesses a way to link remote sites without using the public internet.

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When America embarked on the journey to build the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II, President Roosevelt had a simple instruction: “speed, speed, speed.” His emphasis on speed spurred […]

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Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming and spoofing, reinforcing one of the L-band operator’s core strengths as SpaceX’s Starlink encroaches on other parts of its business.

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China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.

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Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, revealing previously unknown details about the spacecraft.

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Astrobotic Technology says it now plans to launch its large lunar lander carrying a commercial rover no earlier than mid-2026.

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In a pilot program, the 4th Infantry Division will use Kymeta’s Osprey u8 terminals designed to communicate with both low Earth orbit and geostationary satellites

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Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, with potential applications beyond low Earth orbit.

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The United States’ goal of completing a crewed moon mission before China has been coined as the new space race, reminiscent of the days of Apollo. Similar to Apollo and […]

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Launch firms Space Pioneer and Galactic Energy are the latest China’s commercial space companies to move toward IPOs, amid a surge of investment.

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ESA is putting the final touches on a package of programs worth 22 billion euros for next month’s ministerial conference, despite U.S. budget uncertainty and removal of one mission.

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Iridium’s shares closed down more than 7% Oct. 23 after the satellite operator lowered its full-year service revenue outlook again, while withdrawing its $1 billion target for 2030 amid mounting competition from SpaceX.

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