Viasat stock plummets since November Inmarsat deal
As the close of Viasat’s (NASDAQ: VSAT) acquisition of Inmarsat nears, the seller may regret taking Viasat stock — in...
Eutelsat embraces growth, risk with $3.4B OneWeb deal
Geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) communications provider Eutelsat’s (EPA:ETL) announced the acquisition of low Earth orbit (LEO) communications provider OneWeb at...
Iridium’s smartphone announcement overshadows strong results
Low Earth orbit (LEO) communications provider Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) reported revenues of $175 million for the second quarter, a 20%...
Boeing, AE Industrial Partners plan $250M for new fund
Boeing has committed $50 million to AEI Horizon X, a joint venture between the planemaker and private equity firm AE...
NASA awards Draper $73M to deliver payloads to the moon
Nonprofit engineering company Draper was awarded a $73 million contract by NASA last week to deliver a lunar lander in...
Over 18K smallsats to be launched by 2031
Nearly a ton of smallsats will be launched per day between 2022-2031 as over 18,500 smallsats are placed on orbit....
LEO operators look for supply chain solutions, antennas
While the number of satellites in orbit will grow significantly by 2031, low Earth orbit (LEO) operators and the companies...
Space startups raised $6.1B in Q2
Economic uncertainty will continue to affect the space economy even as 92 space startups raised $6.1 billion in the second...
Top 5 space technology stories of the month
The space economy is growing and the pace of change is increasing, trending toward the velocity of the terrestrial wireless...
DGI9 agrees to pay $557M for Arqiva
Investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure (LON: DGI9) have agreed to purchase a stake in communications provider Arqiva from the Canada...
