Iridium Communications plans to release a tiny chip next year to protect devices relying on navigation satellites from jamming and spoofing, reinforcing one of the L-band operator’s core strengths as SpaceX’s Starlink encroaches on other parts of its business.

Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, revealing previously unknown details about the spacecraft.

The defense and intelligence community is entering a new era of autonomy, one defined by AI-driven workflows that are reshaping how we handle geospatial intelligence (GEOINT).

In a pilot program, the 4th Infantry Division will use Kymeta’s Osprey u8 terminals designed to communicate with both low Earth orbit and geostationary satellites

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
NASA's Exploration Ground Systems team has completed the stacking and integration of the Lockheed Martin-developed Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in High Bay 3 at Kennedy Space Center. The operation took place on October 19, marking a significant milestone as the agencies prepare for the crewed Artemis II mission to the Moon. Electrical, data,

London, UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited and Oxford Space Systems have completed the Flight Readiness Review for the upcoming CarbSAR in-Orbit Demonstration mission. This initiative pairs SSTL's Carbonite platform and Oxford Space Systems' advanced Wrapped Rib Antenna to enable synthetic aperture radar Earth observation from a compact low Earth orbit satellite. Both organizations jointly design

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society recreated in the laboratory chemical reactions that may have occurred on Earth about 4 billion years ago, producing the first molecular precursors for the emergence of life. The experiment showed that, without the presence of enzymes, natural gradients of pH, redox potential, and temperature present in underwater hydrothermal vent

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 25, 2025
ArianeGroup Germany will assume responsibility for assembling the Vinci upper stage engine of the Ariane 6 launcher at DLR's Lampoldshausen location. Under an agreement signed on October 24, 2025, by representatives from ArianeGroup Germany, ArianeGroup France, and DLR, the site will handle the integration of key components such as turbopumps, valves, and thrust chambers. Final testing on