ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom Align Network and Service Management on Intuition
ST Engineering iDirect has partnered with G&S SatCom to embed the SatConnect module into its next‑generation ground system, Intuition. The integration creates a unified network and service management layer that spans multi‑vendor satellite infrastructures and offers a single pane‑of‑glass interface. A standardized API will link Intuition with external OSS/BSS platforms, simplifying workflows and reducing custom integration. The rollout is slated for 2026, promising faster service activation and cost efficiencies while protecting existing investments.
KSAT Prepares Hyperion in Orbit Relay Test for Satellite Data
KSAT is moving its HYPER concept from design to an on‑orbit demonstration with the Hyperion satellites, which will act as space‑based relays to shorten data latency for customer spacecraft. Announced at the SmallSat Symposium, the mission will validate S‑band telemetry...
Pale Blue Opens Tsukuba Site to Scale Satellite Propulsion Production
Pale Blue has launched its Tsukuba Production Engineering Base, a 1,911‑square‑metre facility that consolidates development, manufacturing, testing and shipping of satellite propulsion systems. The vertically integrated plant features ISO Class 8 cleanrooms, vacuum chambers and vibration‑testing tables to enable mass production...
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4798-4803: Back for More Science
Curiosity revisited the Nevado Sajama drill site to apply a second vial of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) to the powdered sample, preparing it for deeper analysis with the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite. The rover successfully delivered the treated sample to...
Airbus Taps Synspective SAR Radar Network for Expanded Earth Imaging
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a framework agreement with Japan’s SAR specialist Synspective to integrate its satellite constellation into Airbus’s existing radar portfolio. The combined fleet, including TerraSAR‑X, TanDEM‑X and PAZ, will improve revisit times and expand coverage, especially...
Moss That Thrives Under Radiation Signals New Lifeline For Mars Crews
European researchers have demonstrated that aquatic moss, particularly Taxiphyllum barbieri, not only survives but thrives under ionising radiation levels relevant to deep‑space habitats. In controlled tests the moss filtered heavy metals, enhanced photosynthetic activity, and formed denser mats after low‑dose...
SSC Space Opens Orbital Launch Control Center at Esrange
SSC Space inaugurated the Orbital Launch Control Center (OLCC) at Sweden’s Esrange Space Center, marking a key step toward orbital launch capability. The OLCC will manage vehicle monitoring, countdowns, and coordination with safety and airspace authorities for future missions. Initial...
Singapore Warns That Vulnerabilities Span the Entire Space Value Chain
Singapore has launched its National Space Agency and warned that cyber‑vulnerabilities permeate every stage of the space value chain, from satellites to ground networks. The February 2022 KA‑SAT attack, which knocked out communications and energy services across Europe, underscored the systemic...
Balloons Over Venus…It Really Happened!
In 1985 the Soviet Vega program deployed two helium‑filled balloons that became the first free‑floating probes to operate on another planet. The aerostats floated for roughly 46 hours at about 54 km altitude in Venus’s middle cloud layer, where a global...
Russia Turns to Balloon Internet After Starlink Loss
Russia Eyes Balloon Communications System To Fill Massive Gap Left After Losing Starlink SpaceX has cut off Russia's access to Starlink and now Moscow is scrambling to find a replacement. https://t.co/YIhWYjTEhE
Blue Origin’s TeraWave Angle, Economics, and the Starlink / Amazon Leo Comparison
Blue Origin is positioning its TeraWave satellite‑communication system as a cost‑effective alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo. The analysis breaks down TeraWave’s technical architecture, launch cadence, and projected unit economics, highlighting lower capital expenditure per gigabit. It also contrasts...
Consolidated Edison Inc (ED) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Iridium Communications reported Q4 2025 results that met guidance, with full‑year service revenue up 3% and OIBDA reaching $495.3 million, a 5% year‑over‑year increase. Pro forma free cash flow hit $296 million, supporting a 3.3% dividend yield and a share‑repurchase program that...
Vantor Precision3D Surface & Terrain Models Now on Satellite Data Explorer
Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer https://t.co/wwaePneP9X 4 min read Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer N… https://t.co/GyiCqb3Lrp
NASA Releases Multispectral Satellitegic Data via CSDA Program
NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program Releases Archived and Tasked Multispectral Data from Satellogic https://t.co/5hA84hrb1m CSDA Menu CSDA Commercial Data Commercial Datasets Commercial Satellite Data Explorer Satellite Data Eval… https://t.co/QN5MKM4S4J
Geopolitical Analysis: U.S. Space Strategy in Africa Facing Chinese Competition
The Atlantic Council’s 2026 strategic analysis warns that the United States must overhaul its commercial partnership model with African nations to counter China’s accelerating foothold in the continent’s space economy. China’s 2025 handover of a telemetry, tracking and command station...
Rocket Lab, Blue Origin PR Clash Over Mars Telecom
Watching the PR comms from Rocket Lab and Blue Origin on Mars Telecommunications Orbiter has been fascinating.
CSDA Launches New Data Acquisition Request Platform
CSDA Releases New Data Acquisition Request System https://t.co/rgmWzG3LJ6 4 min read CSDA Releases New Data Acquisition Request System This screen capture of the SDX dashboard shows a map of Earth’s surface, and on the right, the search filters SDX u… https://t.co/ZqoCkMuKgK
China’s Record-Breaking Investment in a Private Rocket Company.
In this episode, host T‑Minus chats with Michelle Lucas, CEO of Higher Orbits, about China’s surge in private‑sector space funding, highlighting iSpace’s $730 million raise to develop reusable rockets, Space Epoch’s new capital for a 2026 launch and sea‑recovery test, and...
Vantor Archive Imagery Now Available on Satellite Data Explorer
Vantor Archive Imagery Added to Satellite Data Explorer https://t.co/q2bK2cqs0t 4 min read Vantor Archive Imagery Added to Satellite Data Explorer A high-resolution multispectral image of Washington, DC from Vantor. Visible are the Washington Monumen… https://t.co/gwPfl3Kxxv
CSDA Program Secures Eight New Data Agreements
CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements https://t.co/buqxRt5wTH CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements This Spotlight Mode SAR image from Capella Space shows a portion of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 21, 2021. Cre… https://t.co/UyfPwDeyuS
Loft Orbital, SmartSat CRC to Demonstrate Wildfire Detection Technology
Loft Orbital and Australia’s SmartSat Cooperative Research Center have begun a joint mission to test AI‑driven wildfire detection software on Loft’s low‑Earth‑orbit satellites. The system uses hyperspectral imaging to differentiate smoke from ordinary cloud cover and to flag nascent blazes,...
Amazon LEO Opens to Third-Party Antennas, Boosting Flexibility
Amazon has signaled its interest in allowing trusted government and third-party customers to use their own antenna hardware to integrate Amazon LEO into existing systems, in a move that would greatly enhance optionality, while hastening market entry for the service....
Spaceborne Sensors Reveal Global Chlorophyll Patterns
Notes from the Field https://t.co/xwDzaniIAE 2 min read Notes from the Field Looking at Chlorophyll from Space By Compton “Jim” Tucker Tucker began his ground studies using a handheld instrument built by one of his classmates. “The instrument was l… https://t.co/kJTrbVQZ7o
John Crane Supports NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Mission
John Crane announced its support for NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission, slated for launch no earlier than February 2026. The company will supply specialized filtration sieves for the Orion spacecraft’s propellant‑management devices, critical for separating liquid and gas phases in micro‑gravity. This...
COBE Satellite Confirms Big Bang's Cosmic Microwave Background
Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite https://t.co/gJB6QAzHt0 4 min read Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite By John Mather The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) went up on a Delta rocket on Nov. 18, 1989, into a polar …...
Four Decades of Tracking Sun‑Earth Energy Balance
42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between https://t.co/uZalndm6yv 5 min read 42 Years of Measuring the Sun, the Earth and the Energy in Between By Denise Lineberry NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), a part of th…...
Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II
NASA leverages the International Space Station as a proving ground for technologies that will fly on Artemis II, the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo. Research on the ISS has shaped Orion’s life‑support, radiation sensors, carbon‑dioxide removal, and emergency systems. Experiments...
From Post‑Independence India to NASA Hubble Scientist
The Sky Belongs to All of Us https://t.co/n9KwxP7yJV 6 min read The Sky Belongs to All of Us By Hashima Hasan How did a little girl born in India soon after its independence from the British Empire, become a program scientist for NASA’s...
NASA Streams Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Live
NASA to Provide Coverage of Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal https://t.co/rxwM8XMwP3 The Moon rises behind NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center… https://t.co/eqMQkf9VGf
Scientists Make a Game-Changing Find in the Bennu Asteroid
NASA’s OSIRIS‑REx mission returned Bennu samples containing the amino acid glycine. Penn State researchers used isotopic mass spectrometry to show the glycine likely formed in icy, radiation‑exposed conditions rather than liquid water. The isotopic signatures differ from those in the...
NASA's Hyperwall Storytelling Schedule at Commodity Classic 2026
Commodity Classic 2026 Hyperwall Schedule https://t.co/MthjFQT6ti 1 min read Commodity Classic 2026 Hyperwall Schedule Commodity Classic, February 25 – 27, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #3481) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda b…
Perseverance Rover Pinpoints Exact Spot at Mala Mala
Perseverance Pinpoints Its Location at ‘Mala Mala’ https://t.co/WAn1uwS0AO 2 Min Read Perseverance Pinpoints Its Location at ‘Mala Mala’ PIA26704 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal … https://t.co/uIsjK8MVSg
Marlink Integrates Microsoft ExpressRoute for Managed Cloud Connectivity
Marlink announced that it will deliver direct, secure global access to Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 through the Microsoft ExpressRoute program. The service uses Marlink’s multi‑orbit satellite network and global Points of Presence to provide private, dedicated circuits that bypass...
EU Guarantees Iris2 Access for Governments, Limits Others
EU Commission @defis_eu: Iris2 capacity to be free for EU govts, whose comms will be confidential, not shared w/ others. In time of crisis, non-govt users will be preempted. @esa @EUDefenceAgency @EU4Space. @SESSpaceDefense @EutelsatGroup @Hispasat.https://t.co/QFF3UPPXsq https://t.co/56rvMAcqIo
Perseverance Autonomously Determines Its Exact Position on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars https://t.co/8qoxW8kBAC 7 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Loc… https://t.co/97K7QBdDE0
225 - What Are the Biggest Untapped Opportunities in Satellite IoT?
In this episode, Jake Saunders, Vice President at ABI Research, breaks down the firm’s latest report on satellite IoT, highlighting a projected $3.1 billion market size by 2030. He outlines the most promising yet under‑served commercial verticals—such as remote agriculture, maritime...
Katie Oriti Leads Orion European Service Module Integration
I Am Artemis: Katie Oriti https://t.co/LcpoLSwKgP 3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Katie Oriti Katie Oriti manages the Orion European Service Module Integration Office, working closely with commercial and international partners to ensure the m… https://t.co/vbUCwAW7zC
MBDA Develops Sovereign, Interoperable European Military Space Network
European missile maker @MBDAGroup on building a sovereign, interoperable military space network. @defis_eu #EuropeanSpaceConf. https://t.co/EXzbZr66rT https://t.co/EA9DMPiTXE
EDGX CEO Details the Startup’s Push for AI-Enabled Onboard Processing
Belgian AI space startup EDGX secured €2.3 million funding to accelerate its Sterna edge‑AI computer for satellites and has already signed a €1.1 million multi‑unit contract with a satellite operator. CEO Nick Destrycker says the company will focus on European defense and...
Hubble Discovers One of the Darkest Known Galaxies
NASA’s Hubble Identifies One of Darkest Known Galaxies https://t.co/CCUrV0EXzB Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impa… https://t.co/abJljA2mN4
Exobrake Deployment Detected via Sharp Decay Spike
TechEdSat-11 was a 6UXL cubesat from NASA-Ames and San Jose State to test an exobrake drag device, launched on 2024 Jul 4. It reentered Feb 15; the decay rate increased sharply on Jan 16, likely marking the exobrake deployment. https://t.co/qEcoxQwW7c
Why Insider Threats May Make Satellite Hacking Significantly Easier
The article argues that insider threats could dramatically lower the barriers to satellite hacking, as insiders can bypass air‑gap protections and exploit the growing use of off‑the‑shelf Linux hardware. It highlights how complex supply chains, contractor relationships, and recent geopolitical...
Ep 38: Interview with Lt. General (Ret.) David Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions
In this episode, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David J. Buck discusses how his three‑decade Air Force career—spanning strategic missile, space launch, satellite command, and cyber operations—shapes his work leading BRBR Mission Solutions, a firm that designs and builds mission‑critical infrastructure for...
Large Grain Growth Threatens Composite Pressure Vessel Integrity
TB 26-02 Effects of Large Grain Size in Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel https://t.co/aXGp4DhjaE The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) performed an assessment to characterize the effects of abnormal grain growth (AGG) within a metallic liner of a composite overwr…
Why GPS III, and What Comes After It, Still Falls Short in Modern War
The United States is completing its GPS III constellation, the most extensive PNT upgrade in a decade, delivering higher accuracy, stronger signals and improved anti‑jam features. Analysts argue that while GPS III and the upcoming GPS IIIF add incremental resilience, they do not...
Starship's 25 Launches/Year Heralds Orbital Industrialization
Starship targeting 25 launches/year in 2026-2027. Each launch = 100-150 tons to orbit. Do the math: 2,500+ tons/year of payload capacity. That's not space exploration. That's orbital industrialization. Go @elonmusk.
Vantor Partners with Google AI to Automate Intelligence Reports for Government Agencies
Vantor, a commercial Earth‑observation satellite operator, announced a partnership with Google to run Google Earth AI models inside classified, air‑gapped government networks. The AI will automatically generate text‑based intelligence reports from Vantor’s own, third‑party, or sovereign imagery, cutting analysis time...
SpaceX Unveils Space Traffic Management System
SpaceX announced Stargaze, a space‑situational awareness platform that leverages star‑tracker cameras on its nearly 10,000 Starlink satellites to collect about 30 million observations per day. The system generates near‑real‑time conjunction data messages and will be offered free to all satellite operators...
UK Caps Launch Liability in Timely Boost for Nascent Domestic Market
On February 18, the UK enacted a €60 million liability cap for launch operators under the Space Industry (Indemnities) Act 2025, replacing the previous unlimited exposure. The cap, which must be included in launch licences, is intended to make the nascent UK...
Elon Musk Wants to Put a Satellite Catapult on the Moon. It's Not a New Idea
Elon Musk told xAI staff he wants a Moon‑based factory to produce AI‑focused satellites and launch them with a massive electromagnetic catapult. He believes that within two to three years space‑based compute will be the cheapest way to run AI...