Spirit Electronics Announces Managed Access to U.S.-Based Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Programs
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 17:46
PHOENIX, AZ — June 09, 2026 — Spirit Electronics today announced a new managed-access offering that provides aerospace and defense customers with a secure pathway to advanced, U.S.
Apolink makes contact with first relay satellite
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 17:11
Apolink has made contact with its first satellite after launching on SpaceX’s July 7 rideshare mission, clearing the way for a data relay demonstration using a novel experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission.
Arianespace opens door to GEO rideshare opportunities from 2029
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 16:52
SpaceX launches Transporter-17 amid concerns about rideshare program’s future
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 14:31
Simera Sense to provide imagers for Canary Islands constellation
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 11:01
Belgium’s Simera Sense has won a contract to provide multispectral imagers for a small constellation being designed to track wildfires, volcanic activity and other regional priorities for the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain.
Hellenic Fire System achieves first light
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 10:24
The Hellenic Fire System has returned its first image, marking an important milestone in Greece's future national space-based wildfire monitoring capability.
SpaceX satellite wins test Pentagon’s commitment to competition
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 10:00
Unpacking Europe’s new weather imagers
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 07:00
The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 rocket that will launch it into space towards the end of the summer. So how will this 3800 kg satellite help improve weather forecasts for Europe and North Africa?
Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site
Tuesday, 07 July 2026 07:00
Isar Aerospace has signed a contract to develop a Canadian launch site for its Spectrum rocket, an agreement linked to a deal to sell submarines to the Canadian military.
Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion
Monday, 06 July 2026 19:09
Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business
Monday, 06 July 2026 18:02
Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead of the satellite operator’s planned $8 billion sale to Rocket Lab.
Webb reveals millions of stars in nearby galaxy
Monday, 06 July 2026 15:00
In new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more complex, than ever seen before. Webb’s unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s centre in visible light, showing a densely packed tapestry of individual stars and an active, everchanging galaxy. These images mark four years of better-than-anticipated performance and successful science operations for the most powerful space telescope in history.
NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program
Monday, 06 July 2026 14:57
MILAN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial satellite data providers, three of which are European: Kuva Space (Finland), OroraTech […]
The term ‘dual-use’ is misleading and dangerous
Monday, 06 July 2026 12:00
There is only technology. How it is employed is a question of intent, context and political will, not of the technology itself.
BAE microchip designed for strategic defense missions passes radiation test
Monday, 06 July 2026 12:00
The company is positioning its Endura computing for classified and missile-defense satellite programs

