Redwire wins $20 million DARPA contract for second VLEO propulsion demo
Redwire's $20 million DARPA Otter award funds a subscale SabreSat flight test ahead of a full air-breathing VLEO demo.
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Intuitive Machines wins NASA contract for FALCON-RADAR Earth science mission
NASA's JPL picked Intuitive Machines to build the spacecraft platform for FALCON-RADAR, a cloud-profiling radar mission targeted for 2029.
STIF wins first SpaceX order for explosion containment valves
STIF's US unit BOSS Products will supply close to EUR1 million of VIGIFLAP valves for SpaceX launch pads in Texas and Florida.
Update: MDA Space wins over $100 million deal to build IRIS2 satellite antennas
Canada and the EU issued a joint statement the same day outlining plans to explore wider Canadian participation in IRIS2, per European Spaceflight.
original 2026-10-30
Filtronic lands record $68.1M SpaceX order, wins first GEO satellite deal
Filtronic landed a record $68.1 million SpaceX order and its first GEO satellite contract, per an Oct. 30 trading update.
MDA Space wins over $100 million deal to build IRIS2 satellite antennas
MDA Space will supply digital antennas for 66 EU IRIS2 satellites in a deal worth over 100 million Canadian dollars.
Satellogic signs three-year deal to supply HEO with non-Earth imaging
Satellogic will task its NewSat satellites to photograph in-orbit objects for HEO's space-domain-awareness service under a new 3-year deal.
ESI Motion to supply solar array electronics for Lockheed's SDA satellites
ESI Motion's SuperNova and Pulsar motor controllers will drive solar arrays on Lockheed's SDA missile-tracking satellites.
Rocketdyne to supply 28 thrusters per NOAA GeoXO weather satellite
Rocketdyne will supply 28 monopropellant and electric-propulsion thrusters per spacecraft under a new Lockheed Martin GeoXO contract.
Update: Space Force awards first operational CASR contracts to six SDA firms
Aviation Week reports the six initial CASR contracts total just $1.37 million combined, with the Space Force now developing similar commercial-reserve arrang...
original 2026-10-22
Update: SpaceX gets access to classified DoD space-tracking data, sources say
The Guardian independently confirmed the Space Force/SpaceX classified tracking-data arrangement, adding a named critic's warning that it could make SpaceX t...
original 2026-09-23score 3 → 4
ESA orders four more Galileo Second Generation satellites
Thales Alenia Space and Airbus each win contracts for two more Galileo Second Generation satellites, growing the fleet to 16.
Indra Space wins ESA contracts to modernize Galileo's ground segment
Indra Space signed two ESA contracts to build next-generation Galileo ground sensor and uplink stations.
ESA awards three Norwegian firms NAVISP contracts for GNSS-resilient navigation
ESA signed NAVISP contracts with three Norwegian firms to build tools for navigating when GNSS signals are jammed.
EarthDaily wins $3 million NASA task order to benchmark against Landsat
EarthDaily will supply its own satellite imagery for NASA and USGS to test against Landsat's data standards.
SEALSQ signs $15 million deal for WISeSat.Space satellite capacity
SEALSQ agreed to pay WISeSat.Space $15 million for capacity on 12 satellites for its quantum-secure orbital cloud.
Astroscale wins £15M UK MoD contract for Project LEDA defense satellite
Astroscale will build, launch and operate a spacecraft for the UK's Project LEDA to study orbital rendezvous threats.
Update: ESA taps OVHcloud and CGI to build Digital EO cloud platform
OVHcloud's own release says the Digital EO platform can extend beyond its initial three countries to Canada, an ESA Council member.
original 2026-09-28
Update: Space Force awards first operational CASR contracts to six SDA firms
Via Satellite added the program's funding context: a March 2025 wargame with more than a dozen companies and commercial-services budget lines of just $37 mil...
original 2026-10-22
Orbital Operations wins DoD OTA worth up to $35M for Astraeus demo
Orbital Operations wins a DoD OTA worth up to $35M for an in-orbit demo of its Astraeus cryogenic maneuvering vehicle.
BlackSky doubles Gen-3 Assured subscription for international defense partner
BlackSky says an international defense customer doubled its Gen-3 Assured intelligence subscription in under six months.
Space Force awards first operational CASR contracts to six SDA firms
The Space Force picked Anduril, LeoLabs and four other firms for its first operational Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve contracts.
Anduril · LeoLabs · Slingshot Aerospace · InTrack Radar · EOS Space Systems · NorthStar · U.S. Space Force4 sources →
ispace wins JAXA contract to design lunar solar power tower
JAXA selected ispace to conceptually design a solar-power tower for the Moon's south pole, targeting deployment after 2030.
SpaceNukes wins DARPA deal to ground-test autonomous reactor controller
The Fat Cat award funds a follow-on Kilopower reactor test with active control rods, building on the 2018 KRUSTY demonstration.
CGI wins new UK MoD contract to support PICASSO geospatial intelligence program
CGI will keep providing technical support for the UK MoD's PICASSO geospatial intelligence program under a new contract.
EraDrive wins $13 million DoD award for satellite autonomy module
The Space Force will buy EraDrive's vision-based Era-Node autonomy modules under a $13 million APFIT award.
OHB wins ESA study contract for shared lunar infrastructure concept
OHB will lead ESA studies for OASIS, a shared power, communications and data-storage platform for the lunar surface.
BAE Systems wins Space Force contract to build resilient satellite RF terminals
BAE Systems will build jam-resistant RF terminals for a Space Force data layer spanning low orbit to geosynchronous orbit.
ArkEdge wins JAXA contracts for two lunar navigation technology demos
JAXA tapped the Japanese startup to study a lunar rover navigation receiver and build a lunar-satellite signal-reception demo.
BlackSky extends HEO imaging deal to seven-figure Gen-3 contract
BlackSky and HEO extended their space-domain-awareness partnership into a seven-figure annual contract adding Gen-3 imagery.
Durri Space orders three optical ground stations from Cailabs for Oman network
Oman's Durri Space ordered three Cailabs TILBA-OGS laser ground stations to build an optical downlink network by 2028.
ESA signs NAVISP contracts for resilient rail and aviation positioning
ESA backed Intecs, Airbus and Creotech Geo to develop 5G-based rail positioning and optical-fibre aviation timing.
Reflect Orbital buys two launches from Skyroot Aerospace
Reflect Orbital bought two Skyroot Aerospace launches, one on Vikram-1 and one on the upgraded Vikram-1U, as rideshare capacity tightens.
In Orbit Aerospace pivots from reentry vehicles to spacecraft autonomy
In Orbit Aerospace swapped reentry vehicles for onboard autonomy software, with NASA and Space Force funding the shift.
Genrobotics wins ISRO contract to build satellite boom arm mechanism
Kerala's Genrobotics won an ISRO contract to build a high-precision boom arm for deploying and pointing satellite reflectors.
Planet's Sinergise wins ESA contract to build Slovenia's Space Resilience Node
ESA selected Planet's Sinergise unit to build a 12-month pilot that automates satellite-based disaster monitoring for Slovenia.
Gogo wins Duncan Aviation order for 40 Galileo HDX terminals
Duncan Aviation placed a prepaid order for 40 Gogo Galileo HDX systems, Gogo's largest single MRO order this year.
SES selects Lyntris to build PTS-G satellite payload for Space Force
Lyntris will build the RF payload for SES's share of the Space Force's anti-jam PTS-G satellite program.
Viasat orders All.Space Hydra Max terminals for its Ka-band network
Viasat ordered multiple All.Space Hydra Max multi-orbit satcom terminals, now certified on its global Ka-band network.
York Space Systems receives two Space Force Data Network task orders
York Space Systems will support two Space Force task orders testing Space Data Network interoperability and an in-orbit demo.
Update: California adds ICEYE satellite data to statewide emergency operations
ICEYE's own release on the partnership adds a usage track record: a dozen-plus flood events and 100+ wildfire incidents monitored, including an August Washin...
original 2026-10-06
BlackSky wins six-figure Gen-3 pilot deal with new intelligence customer
BlackSky won a six-figure pilot contract for Gen-3 On-Demand imagery with a new international intelligence customer.
SuperSharp to lead EU-funded THEOSCOPE thermal EO mission
The EU awarded SuperSharp's THEOSCOPE consortium a €4 million Horizon grant for a thermal-imaging satellite.
ESA picks Hungary's C3S to design mass-producible microsatellite platform
ESA selected Hungarian smallsat maker C3S to design a 50-150kg satellite platform built for constellations of more than 100 spacecraft.
TUSAS and Roketsan sign contract to build Turkiye's Hursat-2 satellite
TUSAS and Roketsan signed a contract at IAC 2026 for Hursat-2, Turkiye's first series-producible EO satellite family.
Voyager Technologies wins $22.4 million DoW satellite-dispenser contract
Voyager Technologies won a $22.4 million DoW contract to prototype small-satellite deployment dispensers.
Musk tells Delta's Bastian he 'will lose his job' over Starlink snub
Per Elon Musk on X: Delta CEO Ed Bastian "will lose his job over this" for picking Amazon Leo over Starlink.
California adds ICEYE satellite data to statewide emergency operations
Cal OES signed an agreement with ICEYE for near-real-time flood and wildfire satellite data across California state agencies.
Kymeta wins DoD contract to turn Osprey u8 terminal into edge platform
Kymeta will develop a swappable cartridge adding compute, SDR and RF sensing to its Osprey u8 satcom terminal for the DoD.
Northrop Grumman selects ThinKom antenna for Navy's new TACAMO aircraft
ThinKom's ThinAir SATCOM antenna will fly on the Navy's E-130J Phoenix II, the aircraft taking over the nuclear-command TACAMO mission.
Redwire wins follow-on Axiom Space contract for second station module's solar arrays
Redwire will build two more Roll-Out Solar Array wings for Axiom Station's second module, after supplying the first.
Kratos wins more than $100 million in space intelligence data contracts
Kratos won more than $100 million in combined contracts for space intelligence data and cyber-warfare tools for the Pentagon.
York Space Systems clears design review for Space Force Tetra 3, 4 satellites
York Space Systems cleared design review to build its first GEO spacecraft for the Space Force's Tetra 3 and Tetra 4 missions.
Gilat wins $28 million Peru broadband contract, reports $38 million in new orders
Gilat secured a $28 million Peru connectivity contract plus a separate $10 million SkyEdge IV order, per Via Satellite.
Virtus Solis signs 20-year space-based solar power deal with Brae Systems
Virtus Solis signed a 20-year PPA to supply Brae Systems' underwater datacenters with 100 MW of space-based solar power.
Quantum Space signs launch processing deal with All Points Logistics for Prime mission
Quantum Space contracted All Points Logistics for ground processing and launch-site support ahead of its Prime pathfinder mission.
Rocket Lab signs 20-launch Electron deal with Synspective, its largest ever
Rocket Lab's biggest-ever commercial Electron deal adds 20 more launches for Synspective's StriX SAR constellation.
Overview Energy wins Pentagon contract for space solar power beacon
The Pentagon's OECIF fund is paying Overview Energy to build a homing beacon that lets its satellites lock onto ground power receivers.
ESA taps OVHcloud and CGI to build Digital EO cloud platform
ESA awarded OVHcloud and CGI a 30-month contract to build cloud infrastructure for Europe's Earth observation data, per Reuters.
SFL Missions wins contract to build GHGSat's next-gen methane satellite
SFL Missions will build GHGSat's higher-accuracy GHGSat-D2 demo satellite, due in orbit in early 2028.
Update: ESA picks ICEYE and Leonardo-led teams to design Europe's EO governmental service
ICEYE CEO and co-founder Rafal Modrzewski said, per Via Satellite, "Europe cannot defend what it cannot see," calling the study "the first step toward a fede...
original 2026-09-17
SpaceX gets access to classified DoD space-tracking data, sources say
Per Breaking Defense: SpaceX won access to the Pentagon's classified space-tracking catalog in exchange for its own Stargaze data.
Viasat wins $42 million Marine Corps satcom task order
Viasat's Inmarsat Government unit won a $42 million initial task order under its $307 million Marine Corps satcom IDIQ.
Lite Coms wins Boeing Defence Australia contract for BLOS terminals
Boeing Defence Australia selected Lite Coms to supply tactical satcom terminals for the Australian Defence Force's LAND 4140 program.
Arabsat orders ARABSAT-50 satellite from China's CGWIC
Arabsat contracted China's CGWIC to build its 50th-anniversary satellite, the first in Arabsat's fleet built by a Chinese manufacturer.
ClearSpace wins ESA contract to advance Phoenix satellite-servicing mission
ESA is funding the next phase of ClearSpace's Phoenix spacecraft, which would dock with aging GEO satellites and take over their propulsion.
Katalyst wins Pentagon award to demo in-orbit power beaming
Katalyst will use its Nexus spacecraft to assemble NRL solar-power tiles in orbit and beam the energy to Earth as microwaves.
Update: ESA picks ICEYE and Leonardo-led teams to design Europe's EO governmental service
ESA awarded two contracts, one to a consortium led by ICEYE called ARISE (with Indra Space, Rheinmetall, HISDESAT, Starion, T-Systems, SafranAI, Rheinmetall...
original 2026-09-17
Update: ESA signs 18 IRIS2 Low-LEO contracts with nearly 80 companies, including Kineis
ESA signed 18 consolidation contracts worth a combined €20 million, bringing together nearly 80 companies to study new secure and resilient connectivity serv...
original 2026-09-17
Update: SpaceX's Starfall capsule signs Space Cargo as first customer
Payload's exclusive interview with CEO Nicolas Gaume added the specific booking percentage (one-third of Starfall's capacity, half by year-end) and named Spa...
original 2026-09-15score 2 → 3
NASA awards SpaceX three more Crew Dragon flights for $946 million
NASA modified SpaceX's Commercial Crew contract to add Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17 for $946 million.
Northrop Grumman, True Anomaly selected for Space Force GHOST-R satellite awards
DIU and Space Force picked Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build GHOST-R prototype satellites for tracking GEO objects.
Vantor picks EnduroSat, CACI to build 24-satellite Pulse EO fleet
The 40cm-class constellation is designed to revisit the same location every 15 minutes starting in 2027.
ESA picks ICEYE and Leonardo-led teams to design Europe's EO governmental service
ESA awarded two parallel architecture-study contracts for the EU's future Earth Observation Governmental Service.
ESA signs 18 IRIS2 Low-LEO contracts with nearly 80 companies, including Kineis
ESA signed 18 consolidation contracts worth €20 million, covering nearly 80 companies, to study IRIS2's low-LEO layer.
SEOPS books five more Isar Aerospace Spectrum launches
SEOPS signs a multi-launch deal for five dedicated Spectrum flights between 2028 and 2030.
NIGCOMSAT picks Hughes JUPITER gateway for its next two satellites
Hughes will supply the ground gateway system and local terminal-assembly support for NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B.
Update: Portal Space Systems buys dedicated Falcon 9 for Supernova debut
Maverick announced Sept. 14 it booked 10 Kepler Communications Tranche-2 satellites, about 400 kg each, onto the mission, filling the majority of the remaini...
original 2026-08-20
SpaceX's Starfall capsule signs Space Cargo as first customer
Space Cargo Unlimited has booked a third of Starfall's capacity and expects to reach half by year-end, per Payload.
KDDI signs Asia's first Starlink Mobile V2 service contract
KDDI signed with SpaceX for next-generation Starlink Mobile V2 service, which it calls Asia's first such contract.
NIGCOMSAT picks Thales Alenia Space to build NigComSat-2A satellite
Nigeria's NIGCOMSAT contracted Thales Alenia Space to build the NigComSat-2A geostationary communications satellite.
iQPS books H3 rideshare launch with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
iQPS signed a rideshare deal to fly three QPS-SAR satellites on Japan's H3 rocket, per Economia dello Spazio.
ST Engineering iDirect wins Datacom cloud ground-system deal for Asia Pacific
Datacom will use ST Engineering iDirect's Intuition ground system to offer cloud-native satellite services across Asia Pacific.
Update: York Space to build Tomorrow.io's DeepSky weather satellites
DeepSky will carry second-generation microwave sounders, GNSS radio occultation and reflectometry, infrared and visible imaging, and precipitation radar, ext...
original 2026-09-10
Antares wins $161 million Space Force contract for nuclear reactor demo
Nuclear microreactor startup Antares won a $161 million DoD award to demonstrate its R1-S reactor for spacecraft power.
Safran wins Dhruva Space deal for India's SBS-III surveillance satellites
Per Tribune India: Safran Space signed a 5 million-euro-plus deal to supply India's 52-satellite SBS-III surveillance constellation.
Eutelsat orders 229 more OneWeb satellites alongside 5.4 billion euro IRIS2 deals
Per European Spaceflight: Eutelsat awarded 5.4 billion euros in IRIS2 deals and separately ordered 229 more OneWeb refresh satellites.
Inversion wins NASA contract to study aerocapture with its Arc vehicle
NASA tapped Inversion Space to study using its Arc reentry vehicle to demonstrate aerocapture at Earth for future interplanetary missions.
TrustPoint taps EnduroSat to build 40-satellite C-band GNSS constellation
TrustPoint contracted EnduroSat US to build 40 satellites for its C-band GNSS service, taking its constellation plan to 47 satellites.
York Space to build Tomorrow.io's DeepSky weather satellites
York will build Tomorrow.io's DeepSky weather satellites, the named customer behind a $187 million deal disclosed in March.
stc group orders dedicated Astranis satellite for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's stc group ordered a dedicated Astranis MicroGEO satellite, launching on Astranis' Block 3 mission targeting Q1 2027.
Eutelsat orders GEO life-extension mission from Infinite Orbits
Eutelsat will use Infinite Orbits' Endurance servicer to add roughly five years of life to an aging GEO satellite.
BlackSky named exclusive imager for $1 billion Altair-Next Gen AI satellite network
BlackSky Gen-3 satellites will image for a $1 billion, 50-satellite AI-enabled constellation unveiled at the Paris Space Summit.
MaiaSpace signs first Asia-Pacific launch deal with Japan's iQPS
iQPS booked MaiaSpace to launch a series of its QPS-SAR satellites from 2029, MaiaSpace's first long-term Asia-Pacific customer.
Planet signs 7-figure deal with European defense and intelligence customer
Planet signed a one-year agreement to supply Planet Mosaics and support services to an unnamed European defense and intelligence customer.
Galaxia buys Simera Sense HyperScape100 hyperspectral imager
Canadian firm Galaxia acquired a HyperScape100 hyperspectral payload from Belgium's Simera Sense for its Earth observation lineup.
SES extends multi-orbit satellite deal with Peruvian Navy
SES will deliver combined GEO and LEO satellite connectivity to the Peruvian Navy's bases, aircraft, and vessels.
Sierra Space secures national security, commercial payloads for Dream Chaser debut
Sierra Space signed undisclosed national security and commercial customers to fly payloads on Dream Chaser's first mission.
Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ADRAS-J2 debris removal mission
Astroscale Japan picked Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket to launch ADRAS-J2, its bid to capture and remove a large piece of orbital debris.
Kymeta lands $20M DoD order for 100+ Osprey u8 satcom terminals
Kymeta secured a $20 million DoD order for more than 100 Osprey u8 multi-orbit satcom terminals.
Intuitive Machines books order for two IM 300 satellites from new customer
Intuitive Machines will build two modular IM 300 spacecraft for an undisclosed new commercial customer.
OHB wins nearly €1 billion SES contract for IRIS2 satellites
OHB will build all 18 IRIS2 medium Earth orbit satellite platforms under a contract worth almost €1 billion from SES.
All.Space wins DIU award to scale Hydra terminal production
The Defense Innovation Unit tapped All.Space's Hydra satcom terminal for its 10ⁿ rapid-manufacturing program.
NorthStar to lead ESA consortium on uncontrolled reentry forecasting
ESA picked NorthStar Earth & Space to lead a study improving predictions of when and where uncontrolled satellites will fall.
Lonestar hires Ares Shield to defend data-center satellites
Lonestar hired Polish startup Ares Shield to defend its orbital data-center satellites, in a deal worth up to $6 million.
EUMETSAT renews Spire weather-data contract at 4 million euros
EUMETSAT renewed and expanded its Spire Global radio-occultation weather-data contract to 4 million euros for one year.
GalaxySpace delivers China's first turnkey satellite export to Southeast Asia
GalaxySpace built, launched, and delivered a full satellite package to Thailand's GISTDA, a first for a Chinese commercial space firm.
Aethero signs power deal with Star Catcher's orbital energy grid
Aethero will draw on-demand power from Star Catcher's orbital power-beaming network for its in-space compute hardware, per a joint release.
Draper selects Proteus Space for multi-year on-orbit mission deal
Draper picked Proteus Space to handle spacecraft design, launch integration and operations for an advanced on-orbit mission.
Portal Space Systems buys dedicated Falcon 9 for Supernova debut
Portal Space Systems purchased a whole Falcon 9 for its first Supernova spacecraft and will resell the excess capacity as rideshare.
Intuitive Machines to build NASA's EAGLE-VSWIR Earth-science satellite
Intuitive Machines will supply the IM 300 platform and operations for NASA JPL's EAGLE-VSWIR Earth-science mission, launching in 2028.
Viasat picks Rocket Lab to build small GEO satellite for Space Force
Viasat picked Rocket Lab to build the satellite bus for its Space Force PTS-G anti-jam GEO satellite.
Space Kinetic wins $50M Space Force award, its largest to date
Space Kinetic landed a $50 million Space Force OTA to develop Whirlwind, a thrusterless satellite-flinging maneuver system.
Intuitive Machines wins $600 million contract for three GEO satellites
Intuitive Machines signed a $600 million-plus deal with an undisclosed customer for three geostationary satellites.
EarthDaily wins Canadian government contract for AI border monitoring
EarthDaily will lead a Canadian defense research project testing daily satellite imagery and AI for border situational awareness.
Impulse Space wins $28M Space Force deal for two more Victus Salo missions
Space Force added Victus Salo 2 and 3 to Impulse Space's responsive-space contract, expanding the award to $62.8 million total.
VinSpace signs SpaceX launch deal for Vietnam's first satellites
Vietnam's VinSpace signed a SpaceX Transporter rideshare contract to launch its first satellites in 2027.
BlackSky wins seven-figure international imagery contract
BlackSky converted a pilot program into a seven-figure, multiyear international imagery contract.
Firefly Aerospace extends Lockheed Martin launch agreement through 2031
Firefly and Lockheed Martin extended their multi-launch deal to up to 25 Alpha flights through 2031, on the upgraded Alpha Block II rocket.
Kepler books first dedicated Rocket Lab Neutron launch for 2028
Kepler signed its first dedicated launch vehicle mission, booking a Rocket Lab Neutron flight from Virginia no earlier than 2028.
Skyroot signs three-launch deal with HEX20 for Vikram missions
Skyroot Aerospace will fly three dedicated Vikram missions carrying HEX20's Nila-3, MAYA-V and DINK-N satellites starting late 2027.
Redwire's SpaceMD books dedicated SpaceX Starfall mission for 2028
SpaceMD will fly up to 32 PIL-BOX pharmaceutical experiment packages on a dedicated late-2028 Starfall mission.
K2 Space wins $22.9 million Space Force laser comms contract
The Space Force awarded K2 Space $22.9 million to build and test laser communications terminals on two satellites by 2028.
Blue Origin's Air Force rocket-cargo study contract grows to $13 million
The Air Force Research Laboratory added $11.7 million to Blue Origin's REGAL contract to study rocket-based cargo delivery.
Rocket Lab signs third iQPS launch deal for three more Electron missions
Rocket Lab will fly three more iQPS SAR satellites on Electron starting late 2027, its third contract with iQPS this year.
Aalyria wins ESA contract to build deep-space network hub
Aalyria will build ESA's DTN network-operations center at Goonhilly, plugging deep-space links into LunaNet, per Payload.
Sphinx Defense wins $287 million Space Force contract for ESS mission planning software
Sphinx Defense won a $287 million Space Force award for ESS mission planning software, per SpaceNews.
Frequency Electronics wins $18 million in satellite program contracts
Frequency Electronics won $18 million in contracts, including an $11 million first-time award for a proliferated satellite program.
BQP wins first federal contract, a SpaceWERX space-tracking AI award
BosonQ Psi Federal's quantum-assisted AI software aims to classify unidentified orbital objects faster for the Space Force.
Loft Orbital orders 10 Airbus buses, 1 Apex Nova bus with option for 9 more
Loft Orbital bought 10 Airbus Longbow buses and an Apex Nova bus, with options on 9 more, per Payload.
Slingshot Aerospace wins $69.2M Space Force AI training contract
Slingshot's largest contract yet funds AI-powered mission-rehearsal training for Space Force Guardians.
Update: Simera Sense to supply imagers for Canary Islands EO constellation
Simera Sense to supply imagers for Canary Islands EO constellation
original 2026-07-07
Update: Austria selects R-Space to build second military satellite
Austria selects R-Space to build second military satellite
original 2026-07-02
D-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space
D-Orbit will fly ArkEdge Space demo satellites on its ION carrier from 2027, per SpaceNews.
Loft Orbital awards MaiaSpace multi-launch contract
Per Andrew Parsonson on Bluesky, Loft Orbital signed MaiaSpace for multiple launches starting 2028.
ispace books 500 kg of SpaceX Starship lunar cargo space
ispace reserved 500 kg of Starship cargo capacity for a lunar mission targeting no earlier than 2030, a roughly $50 million deal.
Beyond Gravity signs deal for 27 Ariane 6 payload fairings
Beyond Gravity will supply 27 payload fairings for Ariane 6 flights 16 through 42, its largest Swiss launch-vehicle contract yet.
Simera Sense to supply imagers for Canary Islands EO constellation
Per SpaceNews, Simera Sense won a deal to supply eight multispectral imagers for a new regional EO constellation.
Firefly wins $13 million NASA JPL subcontract for Mars mission aeroshell
Firefly Aerospace will build the aeroshell for NASA JPL's SkyFall Mars helicopter mission under a $13 million subcontract.
Martin Materials Solutions wins $7.1M Pentagon coverglass production award
A Defense Production Act grant expands U.S. manufacturing of radiation-resistant satellite solar cell cover glass.
Austria selects R-Space to build second military satellite
Austria's Ministry of Defence picked R-Space to build Aurora, a laser-comms and quantum-encryption demonstration satellite due in 2027.
ICEYE wins Iberdrola pilot deal to monitor grid amid extreme weather
Iberdrola picked ICEYE for a 12-month satellite grid-monitoring pilot.
MDA Space wins Mitsubishi Electric subcontract for Japan's next-gen milsatcom
MDA Space will build the digital payload and antennas for Japan's next-generation defence communications satellite.
Lite Coms wins $22 million satcom contract for operational readiness
Lite Coms won a $22 million satcom contract for an undisclosed government customer's operational readiness.
SI Imaging Services signs satellite-leasing deal with an undisclosed overseas customer
Per ZDNet Korea: a Sat-aaS contract on the 25 cm SpaceEye-T, worth tens of millions of dollars, customer undisclosed.
ESA and European Commission sign in-space servicing pact; Thales Alenia wins EROSS SC
An ISOS joint declaration at ILA Berlin, plus six Horizon Europe projects launched, led by a EUR 12M servicing-spacecraft award.
BlackSky wins NRO contract modification to accelerate AROS broad-area imaging satellites
The mod funds a path to a flight-ready broad-area mapping system in 2028; NRO puts total contract value above $150M, per Defense Daily.
Blue Origin, Boeing, Umbra revealed as Space Force SB-AMTI vendors
Blue Origin, Boeing and Umbra signed SB-AMTI contracts June 2, growing the Space Force's tracking-satellite vendor pool to 12 companies.
Delta Air Lines picks Amazon Leo over Starlink for in-flight WiFi
Delta will equip 500 aircraft with Amazon Leo satellite WiFi starting in 2028, passing over SpaceX's Starlink for the deal.