Space42, Viasat, Inc. and Terrestar Solutions Inc., today signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing an open, standards-based interoperability framework between Terrestar’s planned Canadian low-Earth orbit constellation, CaStar, and Equatys, a planned global shared infrastructure platform for direct-to-device (D2D) services and other advanced Mobile-Satellite Services (MSS).

Astroscale’s UK subsidiary (Astroscale Ltd) has been awarded a £15 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as Prime Contractor for LEDA, a new defence programme that builds on the company’s experience developing capabilities to understand, protect and operate in space.

Far EasTone (FET), one of the leading telecommunications and digital service providers in Taiwan, and Elveo Mobile, the company that delivers mobile direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity and elevated intelligence for a planet on the move, have announced a partnership to expand FET’s presence across emerging satellite technologies and services.

Two additional satellites dedicated to the Galileo Second Generation constellation have been awarded to Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), in the frame of the on-going contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting in the name and on behalf of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) for the benefit of its owner, the European Commission.

The European Space Agency (ESA), acting on behalf of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), under a delegation of the European Commission, has awarded Airbus a contract to build two additional second-generation Galileo satellites.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced significant progress toward bringing space-based cellular broadband to Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy.

Amphinicy Technologies, a world’s leading software provider for companies operating in the satellite industry, today announced SpeQtral has selected its Blink software modem to manage radio frequency (RF) communications with its SpeQtre quantum communications satellite.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defence technology solutions, and EnduroSat, a space company building standardized, software-flexible satellites and a streamlined constellations-as-a-service model, announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on strengthening European industrial capabilities to deliver resilient space infrastructure.

ICEYE, the European leader in sovereign intelligence from space, and Nokia, a global leader in connectivity infrastructure, today signed a Letter of Intent with The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, to explore cooperation in space.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today launched its Electron rocket to deliver a dedicated mission to space for HawkEye 360, a signals intelligence data and analytics company.

Ovzon has received a supplementary order from its newest NATO customer for additional mobile satellite terminals which will operate on the existing satellite service.

The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) today announced it has been approved as a 3GPP Market Representation Partner (MRP), furthering its mission to support standards-based integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks. Through its participation in 3GPP, MSSA will contribute market perspectives and coordinated industry requirements to help the development of 3GPP specifications.

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won an expanded seven-figure Gen-3 Assured contract with an international defense partner. Demand for BlackSky’s premier real-time intelligence service in one of the world’s most demanding and contested regions drove a rapid twofold increase in the customer’s subscription in less than six months.

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite transportation and in-space infrastructure services, announced that it has been awarded a task order by NASA for the formulation phase of the agency's Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) Resupply mission, a mission designed to advance the technologies needed for future in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM).

ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, announced a new partnership with OroraTech that expands ICEYE’s wildfire intelligence capabilities across the full lifecycle of an event.

Atomic-6, a leading manufacturer of advanced composite materials, announced the first-ever launch of its Space Armor® technology into orbit aboard Portal Space Systems' Starburst-1 spacecraft, carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Bandwagon-5 dedicated rideshare mission