Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), collaborating with the Nagoya Institute of Technology and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has achieved a world-first demonstration using advanced error correction codes to mitigate atmospheric turbulence in ground-to-satellite laser communications. Atmospheric turbulence during ground-to-satellite laser links r

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., developer of the first space-based cellular broadband network that works directly with standard smartphones, has finalized pricing for a $1 billion private convertible senior notes offering due 2036. The offering, up from the previously announced $850 million, is scheduled to settle on October 24, 2025, pending customary closing conditions. The convertible notes star

MetOp-SG's IASI-NG returns first data

Vantor’s space-to-space intelligence business is also known as non-Earth imagery

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind schedule on its Artemis lunar lander.

Lynk Global plans to merge with Omnispace to upgrade its direct-to-device services with globally coordinated S-band spectrum, joining SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile in shoring up satellite frequencies after initially relying on cellular partnerships.

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2025
Efforts to cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space may be far more difficult than previously imagined, according to new research from Columbia University scientists. Their analysis highlights the immense scientific, logistical, and geopolitical hurdles involved in stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) - a proposed form of solar geoengineering that seeks to counter global warming b

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
CAS Space successfully launched the ninth rocket in its Kinetica 1 series on Sunday, placing three satellites - including Pakistan's first hyperspectral imaging satellite - into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert. The launch took place at 11:33 a.m. local time on October 19. According to the company, the rocket deployed two synthetic aperture

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
China is accelerating its push to establish a globally competitive satellite communication network, with new national guidelines outlining a roadmap for large-scale deployment and integration with next-generation terrestrial systems. Backed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the initiative aims to position satellite communications as a key pillar of China's digi