Vantor selects BAE Systems to build next-generation imaging satellites
WASHINGTON — Vantor has chosen BAE Systems to build its next generation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The selection reunites Vantor…
NGSO trade association launches without industry giant SpaceX
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon and several other non-geostationary satellite operators have formed a trade association to represent their fast-growing…
OHB raises funding for expansion, acquisitions
WASHINGTON — German space company OHB will raise about half a billion euros through a stock sale to allow the company to expand facilities and…
NASA’s inspector general warns launch sites nearing capacity
WASHINGTON — A report by NASA’s inspector general is the latest to highlight the problems that the increasing number of launches is posing to…
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Associate Member
June 23, 2026 – Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Sophia Space, a company advancing orbital…
Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform
SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million to expand…
Sophia selects Apex bus for on-orbit computing demonstration
SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the selection June 22 of an Apex bus for its first orbital computing node. Pasadena, California-based…
Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha
Kenya’s Lake Naivasha has long been a place of change and reinvention. In precolonial times, the nomadic Maasai people used the lake and…
Loft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observation
WASHINGTON — Loft Orbital is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test the use of artificial intelligence on spacecraft to improve…
Satellogic partners with SynMax to build intelligence services around upcoming Merlin constellation
WASHINGTON — Earth observation company Satellogic is partnering with analytics firm SynMax to develop AI-powered intelligence products built…