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OHB Launches New Company to Build Cost-Efficient European Spaceports
Independent access to space is an economic and a security imperative for Europe. In addition to having European launch vehicles, this also includes establishing launch sites. To offer these services cost-effectively, competitively, and rapidly in the future, OHB is consolidating its in-house expertise in launch site infrastructure into a new company. The “European Spaceport Company”…
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Emirates to Adopt Starlink IFC Across its Fleet
Emirates is the latest airline to sign with SpaceX’s Starlink service for in-flight connectivity (IFC), announcing a deal on Monday to deploy Starlink across its entire fleet. Emirates plans to install Starlink across 232 aircraft over the next two years. Emirates said it will operate the largest fleet of international, wide-body planes equipped with Starlink.…
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SES Signs Deal for Europe’s First Commercial Satellite Life-Extension Mission
Satellite operator SES has signed an agreement with French startup Infinite Orbits for a life-extension mission involving one geostationary satellite, marking the first commercial satellite life-extension operation in Europe, the companies said on Thursday. The mission will use Endurance™, a 750kg servicing vehicle developed by Infinite Orbits to provide in-orbit support functions including station keeping,…
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York Space Systems Files to Go Public; Discloses $98 Million Loss in 2024
Space technology company York Space Systems on Monday filed a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) that would take the 13-year-old private equity-backed company public. The pricing of York’s stock and potential value of the IPO were left blank in the S-1 registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). If the IPO goes…
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IonQ Confirms Deal to Acquire Optical Terminal Provider Skyloom
Quantum company IonQ is making another acquisition in the space industry with a deal to acquire optical communications company Skyloom Global. Optical communications will “form the backbone for quantum-secure communications and next-generation quantum networking and distributed quantum entanglement infrastructure,” IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi said in a statement. IonQ formally announced the acquisition on Monday…
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Firefly Aerospace Completes Acquisition of SciTec, Expanding Defense and Space Capabilities
Firefly Aerospace has officially completed its acquisition of SciTec, Inc., solidifying a major expansion of the company’s defense and space technology portfolio. The deal, first announced on October 5, was finalized through a combination of cash and Firefly common stock paid to SciTec’s owners. Firefly CEO Jason Kim said the acquisition marks a defining moment…
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Launch Roundup: Shenzhou-22 flies un-crewed to Tiangong, SpaceX launch four Falcon 9 missions
In another busy week of launches, SpaceX launched four Falcon 9 missions — four are Starlink missions; a fifth, the Transporter 15 rideshare mission, was expected but has now been pushed back to next week. Internationally, China has launched three rockets from Jiuquan and Xichang, including an uncrewed mission to the Tiangong space station. The…
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Boeing Confirms Second ViaSat-3 Satellite Healthy on Orbit After Atlas V Launch
Boeing said the second ViaSat-3 satellite has been confirmed healthy on orbit after launching aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket at 10:04 p.m. Eastern Time. Mission controllers established telemetry and command links shortly after spacecraft separation in geostationary transfer orbit, initiating a sequence of subsystem health checks. Built on Boeing’s high-power 702MP+…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels
A Falcon 9 rocket stands at pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the planned launch of the Sentinel-6B mission. Image: SpaceX. Update: Launch occurred on time and Sentinel-6B was successfully deployed. Read launch story. The second spacecraft in a billion-dollar international mission to keep watch rising sea levels is scheduled to launch…
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SpaceX launches joint NASA-European sea level monitor
A Falcon 9 rocket launches Nov. 17, 2025, carrying the Sentinel-6B ocean monitoring satellite. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched a joint NASA-European environmental research satellite early Monday, the second in an ongoing billion-dollar project to measure long-term changes in sea level, a key indicator of climate change. The first satellite, known as Sentinel-6 and named in…