While SpaceX representatives were speaking at the Satellite 2022 conference, Washington DC on 22 March, the company was also telling customers that it was raising the price of some services to combat inflation. Most pertinent to those in the space industry is the...
The Russian government’s official policy on its invasion of Ukraine – and its lack of success – seems to be “Don’t mention the War!”. Yet despite media restrictions most of Russia’s public realises that something is going on. Most obviously, Western commercial...
British start-up Earth Observation (EO) company Satellite Vu has closed another phase of its Series A financing, bringing its total funds raised to GBP£20 million (US$27.5 million). As part of this second phase the company has also attracted interest from some bigger...
Lockheed Martin contracted with Terran Orbital to provide it with three microsatellites “in support of product demonstration” on 17 February. Terran Orbital is to be responsible for providing the satellites, launch procurement, integration and operations....
Globalstar, one of the original LEO constellation operators, has ordered 17 new satellites – the first such activity in a decade. On 24 February, the US operator contracted with recently independent Canadian manufacturer MDA Corp for the new satellites to ensure...
American aerospace and defence mainstay Lockheed Martin has stopped its planned purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne, as announced on 13 February. Lockheed proposed its purchase of its fellow industry participant in December 2020 but ran into issues concerning...
