Executives on the move: Astronaut Isaacman nominated for NASA chief
President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 4 tapped billionaire astronaut and SpaceX investor Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator. Isaacson ...
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Space Force to spend more than $10B on GPS upgrades
National security is increasingly dependent on satellite connectivity, and the Space Force has taken notice. The military depends on satellite ...
NewSpace leads November investment
NewSpace was the theme in November connectivity investment, with Firefly Aerospace and The Exploration Company among the beneficiaries. Connectivity Business ...
Defense stocks fall despite bump in DoD spending
Federal defense spending has jumped in the past month, but defense stocks don’t appear to be reaping the benefits. While ...
Webinar: M&A ‘healthy’ for space ecosystem
Satellite companies are consolidating to scale up, vie for government contracts and hold their own against SpaceX. Connectivity Business News, in ...
Thales, Iridium, Lockheed, RTX report Q3 earnings
Several space and connectivity companies reported third-quarter earnings growth, including Thales, Iridium, Lockheed Martin and RTX. Thales rakes in defense ...
Top September launch missions
United Launch Alliance today completed a critical certification flight using its Vulcan Centaur rocket — the second of two test ...
Constellations drive space sector’s consolidation trend
Satellite constellations are expanding in response to increasing connectivity demands, and space companies are turning to M&A to keep up. ...
China wants to replace Jeff Bezos as Musk’s greatest space threat
China is aiming to loosen Elon Musk’s lock on reusable launch vehicles — and close a yawning technology gap with ...
RTX’s long-delayed $7B GPS-tracking network is still troubled, GAO says
A month before its planned delivery after years of delay and cost growth, RTX Corp.’s $7.6 billion ground network to ...
