ispace, inc. (ispace) (TOKYO: 9348), a global lunar exploration company, and the University of Leicester (UoL) have signed a Payload Service Agreement (PSA) to deliver a Raman spectrometer payload to the lunar surface on a future ispace mission.

Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced Planet's subsidiary Sinergise Solutions d.o.o. has signed a 2-year, 7-figure contract to provide satellite imagery and AI-powered analytics to the State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SZIF) of the Czech Republic.

iDirect Government (iDirectGov), a leading provider of satellite communications to the military and government, have announced the release of the 450 Rackmount (RM) software-defined modem (SDM) that delivers resilient and secure connectivity across theatres, airspace and all mission phases.

Innoflight, a pioneer in cyber-secure space avionics, have announced the successful delivery of all 1,193 units supporting the Space Development Agency (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 program, fulfilling commitments to all SDA prime contractors and Space Vehicle (SV) providers.

Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT), a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, today announced that Globalstar’s HIBLEO-4 replenishment satellites will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, May 17 during a 14-minute window that opens at 8:50 a.m. ET, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a seven-figure subscription contract with a new government customer for new and advanced Gen-2 mission applications.

ispace-EUROPE S.A. (ispace-EUROPE), the Luxembourg-based subsidiary of ispace, inc. (ispace), welcomed a high-level Japanese delegation led by Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan and President of the Japan–Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship League, to its Luxembourg headquarters on Monday, 4 May 2026.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Motiv Space Systems (“Motiv”), a California-based company specializing in space robotics, motion control systems, and precision mechanisms for spacecraft.

SCD, a global leader in advanced infrared detector technologies, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by a leading Asian government space agency to supply space-qualified SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared) and MWIR (Mid-Wave Infrared) detectors for next-generation satellite imaging payloads.

Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, today announced a strategic partnership with Skylo Technologies, a leading global non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider, to deliver standards-based direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity through its geostationary satellite, Thuraya-4.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed the largest launch contract in Company history with a confidential customer: a bulk order of dedicated Neutron and Electron launches that brings Rocket Lab’s total launch manifest to more than 70 missions and values the Company’s overall backlog at more than $2.2 billion.

Today SatVu, the British thermal intelligence company, releases first light imagery from HotSat-2, the second satellite in its commercial high resolution thermal imaging constellation.

Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced a 2-year, 7-figure agreement with the Greek government to support the country’s National Satellite Space Project.

SES, a leading space solutions company, will provide service on its high-capacity medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network, O3b mPOWER, to Petrobras, the Brazilian state-owned oil company, to connect multiple new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading systems (FPSOs).

Celestia Callisto has announced the appointment of Rémi Rayet as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Ramon.Space, a leader in space computing infrastructure, today announced the expansion of its U.S. engineering operations with a new office in Englewood, Colorado.