Qosmosys has signed an MoU with Sodern, establishing the framework for technical collaboration regarding Qosmosys’ TRIOPS initiative. TRIOPS is an advanced Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) the company intends...
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has been selected to participate in two multi-billion-dollar government development programs for the United States and the United Kingdom.
ESA has contracted ALTEC for the consolidation of Training, Logistics, and Operations Services for ISS and Exploration. Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander and ALTEC CEO Vincenzo...
Qosmosys has signed an MoU with Sodern, establishing the framework for technical collaboration regarding Qosmosys’ TRIOPS initiative. TRIOPS is an advanced Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) the company intends...
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has been selected to participate in two multi-billion-dollar government development programs for the United States and the United Kingdom.
ESA has contracted ALTEC for the consolidation of Training, Logistics, and Operations Services for ISS and Exploration. Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander and ALTEC CEO Vincenzo...
Outpost Space has won a $1.8M contract from the U.S. Space Force SPACEWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, awarded through the Innovative Cargo Exoatmospheric Delivery Technology...
The C3S and WMO have published The European State of the Climate 2024 (ESOTC 2024) report featuring detailed analyses of Europe's climate for the previous year, going beyond annual...
Space Forge Inc. has appointed Dr. Atul Kumar as Head of Semiconductors in the U.S, as it accelerates plans to establish a U.S.-based manufacturing capability for semiconductor materials, supporting...
Vast has signed a strategic agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS) to support scientific research through the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory....
GomSpace has partnered with Neuraspace to add the latter's space traffic management to its hands-off operations platform (HOOP) for satellite operators towards improving safety and reducing costs for GomSpace’s...
Axelspace has announced plans to launch seven next-generation Earth observation microsatellites, “GRUS-3,” in 2026. This will expand the company’s microsatellite constellation to include more than ten satellites, enabling broader...
Jared Isaacman, US President Trump’s nominee to head NASA, has undergone his nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The incoming NASA Chief signaled interest...
ESA has appointed e-GEOS as Prime Contractor of the consortium responsible for developing technological solutions for civil Earth Observation to improve the understanding of fragility in developing areas.
Sidus Space and Reflex Aerospace GmBH have signed an MOU establishing the framework to form a U.S.-based Joint Venture. The companies signed the MOU during the Space Foundation’s 40th...
NASA has welcomed Bangladesh as the 54th signatory to the Artemis Accords, following a signing ceremony on Tuesday, 8 April, in Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. Ashraf Uddin, Bangladesh's secretary...
Vast has announced Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Interstellar Lab, and Exobiosphere as the latest payload partners for its Haven-1 Lab, a commercial crewed microgravity research and manufacturing...
Astroscale U.S. Inc. will conduct two refueling operations of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in geostationary orbit (GEO) for the United States Space Force (USSF). The mission...
Redwire Corporation and ispace-U.S. have announced at the 40th Space Symposium a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue commercial lunar exploration and science missions for the NASA Commercial Lunar...
Neo Space Group will be providing inflight connectivity services to Thai Airways International (THAI) and Uzbekistan Airways Aircrafts. NSG’s IFC solution will deliver internet speeds of up to 200...
🚀 Live from the 40th Space Symposium – reporting directly from the DLR booth 🌍 SpaceWatch.Global is proud to present the Space Café Morning Show, broadcasting from The Broadmoor...
Neo Space Group (NSG) has entered a strategic partnership with G&S SatCom to implement G&S SatConnect, a cloud-based, real-time monitoring platform. This collaboration will thereby support NSG’s Network Operations...
Exobiosphere, has raised over €1.9 million in a seed round to scale its orbital high-throughput screening platform. Expansion Ventures, a €200M pan-European venture capital fund backing category-defining founders in...
The USSF SSC and SpOC have announced the NSSL GPS III-7 mission launch. The mission, with the Space Vehicle 08 (SV-08), will launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from...
The Fram2 crew have safely splashed down (at 16:19 a.m. GMT) off the coast of Oceanside, California. The crew concluded the first human spaceflight mission to explore Earth from...
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin have each won U.S. Space Force (USSF) rocket launch contracts worth a combined $13.5 billion. The contracts revolve around the National...
D-Orbit and Planetek Group have announced a strategic business combination to explore new innovative business models and implement synergies. The announcement came during an event at the Sala degli...
Senior Editor and Advisor Laura Todd sit down with Daniel Faber, CEO of Orbit Fab to discuss his company's mission to create a self-sustaining space economy by providing in-space...
The Space Symposium 2025 is around the corner and the SpaceWatch.Global team, Laura Todd, Yvette Gonzalez and Torsten Kriening made it to Colorado.
Novaspace has published a new market intelligence report, the Major Space Programs Tracker, uncovering a major strategic evolution in satellite deployment. The report spotlights a defining trend across the...
PLD Space has signed an agreement with D-Orbit to deploy satellites aboard MIURA 5 to equatorial orbit. Through the agreement, D-Orbit will fly payloads aboard MIURA 5, including its...
ESA’s Space Debris Office has published the 2025 edition of its annual Space Environment Report, providing a transparent overview of global space activities. The report also determines how well...
ispace technologies U.S., Inc. (ispace-U.S.), has formed a U.S. Lunar Science Advisory Board (US LSAB), which Dr. Alan Stern will chair.
Bridgestone Corporation has announced its exhibition at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Monday, April 7, to Thursday, April 10, 2025. Bridgestone aims to accelerate its...
Astroscale UK has appointed four experts to its new UK Advisory Board: Richard Franklin, Rachel Gardner-Poole, Ian Annett, and Stuart Martin. Their collective expertise across defence, civil space, aviation,...
The IAF Spring Meetings were held in Paris from 25 to 27 March 2025, gathering more than 300 participants for a three-day event which focused on important discussions, leading...
The Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) program has announced the appointment of its Interim Advisory Board (IAB). The IAB will subsequently play a supportive role as the program continues...
HawkEye 360 Inc. has announced its participation in the US Space Forces – Space (S4S) Commercial Integration Cell (CIC). This partnership reinforces HawkEye 360’s commitment to supporting the U.S....
At the NCA Innovation Day 2025 in Hamburg, Torsten Kriening welcomes David Caponio, Vice President of Products and Business Development at VAST. They discussed VAST's European connections and collaboration...
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has published new and updated U.S. space economy statistics for 2012–2023. The statistics provide estimates of the U.S. space economy's gross domestic...
Anywaves is launching its first in-house production of space antennas and New Space payloads through its pilot lines. This industrial milestone, marked by the inauguration of a 500 m²...
In the early hours of today, SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the Fram2 mission to polar orbit, lifting off at 1:46 am (Monday, 9:46 p.m. ET). The crew included Mission...
Isar Aerospace has conducted the first flight test of its Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in Norway, becoming the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital...
Sateliot has successfully closed its €70 million Series B funding round, strengthening its position as the world’s first 5G-IoT telecommunications operator from space. The IoT company intends to deliver...
Airbus has been selected to build key systems for the ExoMars lander that will safely place the Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
iSEE Mission Systems has appointed Dr. Scott D. Berger as Chief Solutions Officer (CSO) to lead the development of its first-of-its-kind in-space radar payload for object-tracking applications.
Umbra has signed a CRADA agreement with the NGA, gaining access to NGA’s research insights to better align its capabilities with mission requirements, while NGA can leverage Umbra’s Synthetic...
The U.S. Space Force has selected Rocket Lab USA, Inc. to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase...
The AU and EU will be organizing the 7th AU-EU Summit in Africa later this year, within the auspices of their year-long celebration marking the 25th anniversary of AU-EU...
Southern Launch has closed out a significant funding round, propeling the company to build out its spaceports and scale its service offerings. The funding round was led by a...
OroraTech has successfully launched the world’s first wildfire constellation of eight satellites, built jointly by OroraTech and Spire Global, from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.
ICAO, ITU and IMO have released a joint statement urging states to protect a critical radio-frequency band in light of increasing incidents of interference with aviation, maritime and other satellite...
Sateliot is in the final stage of a Series B financing round after receiving €13.8 million in investment from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT) -dependent on the...
Exobiosphere has won a LuxIMPULSE contract to develop the Orbital High-Throughput Screener, a space-based drug discovery platform to expand research capabilities in oncology, regenerative medicine, and immunotherapy
The Webb Space Telescope has produced a new composite image of Herbig-Haro 49/50, a Herbig-Haro object about 630 light-years from Earth in the constellation Chamaeleon. The composite image featured...
Endurosat has announced the opening of its newest office in Toulouse, marking a significant expansion to support the French market in building cutting-edge space infrastructure. This expansion comes after...
Planet Labs PBC has signed a contract with ESA to support the Greek National SmallSat Program, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) Greece 2.0. Using Planet’s commercial...
Bellatrix Aerospace and Astroscale Japan have signed an MoU for cutting-edge propulsion solutions to address opportunities within India’s growing space market and expand to developing international markets.
Astrolight is expanding into Denmark, reinforcing Denmark’s role in secure satellite and naval communications while supporting strategic defense initiatives.
Planet Labs PBC has been selected as the primary subcontractor for the California Air Resource Board’s Satellite Data Purchase Program. The $95M SDPP multi-year contract was awarded to Carbon...
The 332nd meeting of the ESA Council took place at the European Space Agency’s headquarters in Paris on March 19 and 20, 2025. The Council reached several decisions and...
Exotrail France has secured a contract with Maiaspace to keep on building the manifest of its spacevan in-orbit services missions. This agreement with MaiaSpace, a launch service provider with...
OHB has founded a new subsidiary in the United Kingdom, representing a significant milestone for the company and a statement of its ambitious vision to actively shape the future...
ESA's Euclid mission has released its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields. The batch features hundreds of thousands of galaxies in different shapes...
Space Solar has announced a collaboration with Magdrive to drive the development of large in-space infrastructure at the Farnborough International Space Show (FISS). Both parties signed a Memorandum of...
SSC has received several additional satellite ground station contracts from ESA for Copernicus, EU’s Earth Observation program. The new contracts include ground station support from both Punta Arenas, the...
Space Forge has received a licence from the UK CAA to launch ForgeStar®-1, its in-orbit manufacturing satellite. The launch, set for later this year, marks a significant milestone for...
Pangea Aerospace has secured a €23 million Series A investment led by Hyperion Fund. The round enjoyed backing from existing investors, including Primo Capital through its Primo Space Fund...
Arkisys, in collaboration with Sidus Space, has launched the intelligent Space Systems Interface (iSSI) post-launch connectable interface to LEO on LizzieSat -3 which deployed from the SpaceX Transporter 13...
NASA Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have arrived back on earth, together with other members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9, Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. The crew...
Isar Aerospace has received a launch operator license for Spectrum's first test flight and will subsequently launch within a launch period beginning on 20 March 2025.
constellr has released its 'first light' image from HiVE’s SkyBee-1 satellite captured just weeks after the satellite’s launch. The image provides an unprecedented, high-resolution thermal map of Tokyo at...
SpaceX launched the Transporter-13 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, March 14, 2025. There were 74...
Momentus and Solstar have signed a strategic partnership agreement towards making new ways of operating in space possible. The partnership aims to enable access to on-demand connectivity with their...
Rivada in collaboration with Cisco, is publishing a whitepaper on advanced data networking from space which acts as a blueprint for secure, resilient data communications in orbit. The company...
UKSA has announced a dramatic increase in the money flowing to the UK from European Space Agency (ESA) programs. This is as the country secures an additional £112 million...
Sidus Space has signed an MOU with Warpspace, establishing a framework for pursuing a Joint Venture focused on delivering integrated solutions for next-generation satellite communications and mission operations.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. intends to acquire a controlling equity position in Mynaric to further strengthen its capabilities as a leading launch provider, spacecraft manufacturer, and supplier of...
ESA’s Hera mission for planetary defence has imaged Mars' surface and the face of Deimos, the smaller and more mysterious of Mars’s two moons, on a flyby past the...
The Norwegian Space Agency has contracted Isar Aerospace to launch its Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program satellites. Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle, Spectrum, will subsequently transport the two satellites to...
Space42 and Viasat Inc., have signed an MOU to explore ecosystem partnership options for developing a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) initiative.
EUSPA has awarded GMV a new framework contract for the evolution of the Galileo Reference Centre (GRC). As a result, the new V2 version will incorporate several new features,...
SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk...
Rivada is partnering with Amentum for a unique, ultra-secure LEO connectivity network to support mission-critical U.S. government communications globally. The partnership will leverage Rivada's Outernet, a unified global communications...
The Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) has announced the winners of the 2025 SIG Awards, celebrating outstanding and innovative technologies and solutions, as well as exceptional contributions within the satcom...
The International Space University has announced that the Space Studies Program for 2026 will be hosted at ISU’s Central Campus in Strasbourg, France. This decision marks a pivotal step...
Azercosmos has just concluded a training program in Hungary as part of its Training and Consultancy services. The Satellite Control & Ground Systems program took place in Budapest from...
ESA’s Biomass satellite has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in preparation of its launch on a Vega-C rocket at the end of April. Biomass will carry a...
SuperMap has signed a cooperation framework agreement with Neo Space Group (NSG) to advance the Saudi region's geospatial technology. The agreement aims to foster collaboration in the field of...
ispace has announced two lunar exploration Memoranda of Understanding with Chuo University and SpaceData respectively.
Planet Labs PBC will begin using Anthropic's Claude to revolutionize how it understands and analyzes planet Earth's dynamism. By using Claude on Planet’s daily scan of the Earth, Planet...
Today, we honor and celebrate the incredible women shaping the future of space. From engineers and scientists to policymakers, entrepreneurs, journalists, and communicators—women are driving innovation, pushing boundaries, and...
Intuitive Machines has announced that its IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, landed on the Moon and is currently operating on its surface. However, current mission status suggests that the...
Arianespace's Ariane 6 has successfully launched the Airbus-built CSO-3 satellite for the French Armed Forces in its first commercial flight,
Space-Comm Expo will host the Global Space Diplomacy Initiative during the auspices of the event on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 11 and 12 to support diplomatic efforts for the...
The Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira /AEB) hosted the first meeting with BRICS space leaders, aiming to present the priorities and the agenda of Brasil’s BRICS Presidency in...
ITU and ESA have announced a collaborative effort to improve mitigation measures against harmful interference in satellite systems. Both organizations signed an agreement on 4 March in Barcelona, Spain,...
KP Labs has launched Smart Mission Lab, a platform to redefine how space missions develop and test AI models and onboard data processing. Co-financed by ESA InCubed, Smart Mission...
BlackSky Technology Inc. has delivered the first "very" high-resolution images from its inaugural Gen-3 satellite just five days following its successful launch on February 18.
Gatehouse Satcom has been selected by Iridium Communications Inc. to help deploy its Iridium NTN Direct® service Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure.
WMO, IRENA, and C3S have released the ‘2023 Year in Review: Climate-Driven Global Renewable Energy Potential and Energy Demand’ report.
Loft Orbital's next satellite program, YAM-8, is ready as the company begins deploying another standardized satellite platform: the Longbow.
Cognitive Space has won an OTA contract under the PWSA Battle Management Mission Applications BAA by the Space Development Agency (SDA). The contract will focus on deploying and testing...
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