Deal adds ground-based telescope network and space surveillance data to defense tech company’s expanding space business

The two-year deal covers satellite communications for Navy C-37 executive jets used to transport senior leaders

The head of NOAA’s satellite division, on administrative leave for more than half a year, warned that workforce reductions and cuts to science programs have “lobotomized” the federal government.

Space mobility company Impulse Space has opened a Colorado facility to support development of its spacecraft.

Denver-based Lux Aeterna has secured $10 million in seed funding to develop a reusable satellite designed to survive atmospheric reentry and fly again with new payloads, starting with a demonstration flight slated for early 2027.

Chinese launch startup Landspace says it has completed a long-duration full-system hot-fire test of its new 220-ton-class methane rocket engine for new-generation launchers.

A new ground station in Chile is set to transform how we connect to satellites, using laser technology that promises faster, safer, and more reliable data transmission. The European Space Agency (ESA), Sweden’s SSC Space and France’s Safran Space cooperated to build and test the facility, marking a concrete step towards wider use of optical communications.