Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) spinoff Aalto has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian telecommunications company Mitratel.
Vast has allotted its first two payload lockers on its in-development private space station to Redwire and Yuri, which have run ISS microgravity experiments.
Europe is pressing ahead with the second Ariane 6 launch, even as program officials continue to assess an upper-stage glitch during the rocket’s first flight.
Al Yah Satellite Communications reported a drop in revenue for the first half of the year, driven by a payload anomaly on its Thuraya 3 geostationary satcom.
SpaceX ended a two-week grounding of the world’s busiest rocket fleet with a trio of Falcon 9 launches over the weekend, dispatching Starlink satellites into orbit.
The FAA on July 25 said there were no public safety issues associated with the failure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket two weeks ago, clearing the company to resume flights.
Leonardo is talking to Airbus and Thales about linking their satellite manufacturing businesses, officials say—which could help the companies to deal with slow demand.
Airbus is starting to make changes to its satellite plans, including becoming more conservative on potentially high-risk programs, after a series of earnings hits.
The take-private deal marks a near-complete reversal from the $2.6 billion valuation that the startup sported when it became a publicly traded company.
