London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Boeing and Virgin Atlantic will equip the airline's fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners with high-speed, streaming-quality Wi-Fi under a new connectivity modification agreement announced during MRO Europe on October 15. The upgrade will enable passengers to enjoy a more seamless internet experience while in flight. Virgin Atlantic's Chief Customer and Operating Officer Corneel Koster said the

Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
United Airlines is set to make aviation history with the first Starlink-equipped mainline flight scheduled for takeoff tomorrow morning. United flight 2940 will depart from Newark/New York to Houston at 8 a.m. ET, marking the first time a major U.S. carrier has provided Starlink WiFi on a mainline aircraft, with connectivity available for both personal devices and seatback entertainment systems.

Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
How do you prevent biofilms - large communities of bacteria like the slime on your teeth before you brush - from growing in water systems in space and on Earth? A multi-university research team led by Arizona State University Regents Professor Paul Westerhoff is investigating ultraviolet light as a cost-effective, safer alternative to disinfecting chemicals to prevent biofilm growth on sur

Brownsville TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Space Ocean Corp has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Enduralock to integrate the company's OneLink system as a standardized docking interface for in-orbit fluid, power, and data transfer. The collaboration aims to establish a common connection framework across Space Ocean's future logistics and servicing platforms. Under the agreement, Space Ocean plans to adopt Enduralock's passive m

London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
SATLINE has launched a new United Kingdom data center to expand its satellite coverage and enhance broadcast, IPTV, and OTT performance across Europe. The new facility, equipped with two high-performance downlink antennas, enables faster and more resilient connectivity for clients in the satellite communications sector. The center's core function is to convert satellite RF signals into IP

Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Gilat Satellite Networks has received $42 million in new orders from a major global satellite operator for its SkyEdge IV multi-orbit platform. The systems will be delivered over the next year, expanding Gilat's role in powering broadband connectivity across GEO, MEO, and LEO networks. The company said the orders underscore the growing demand for flexible ground infrastructure to support n

Boston MA (SPX) Oct 15, 2025
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of "proto Earth," which formed about 4.5 billion years ago, before a colossal collision irreversibly altered the primitive planet's composition and produced the Earth as we know today. Their findings, reported in the journal Nature Geosciences, will help scientists piece together the primordial starting ingredients that forg

Vilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
ESA, acting through ESTEC, has chosen Lithuania-based Kongsberg NanoAvionics to deliver a large cubesat platform for the European Union's in-orbit demonstration and validation program. Under the IHE1-5 Cubesat project, the company will provide a 12-16U spacecraft to host multiple European payloads for flight testing. NanoAvionics will handle end-to-end delivery, including spacecraft design

Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Beyond Gravity has expanded its Swiss production capacity for solar array drive mechanisms (SADMs) by doubling its manufacturing floor area, enabling a fivefold increase in annual output from 36 to 200 units. The expansion underscores the company's growing role in supplying critical satellite hardware to the global space industry. "These mechanisms allow satellites to continuously align th

Charlottesville VA (SPX) Oct 16, 2025
Astronomers have detected "heavy water" in a planet-forming disk for the first time, uncovering compelling evidence that much of the water in our Solar System predates the Sun itself. The discovery provides new insight into how ancient interstellar ice survived the violent birth of stars and planetary systems. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers ident