Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications and networking technologies, announced it has been selected by NASA for phase 1 of its Network Extension for User Continuity and Sustainability (NEXUS) initiative, awarded through the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-3 (NextSTEP-3) Omnibus Broad Agency Announcement.

Simera Sense, a leading European provider of high-performance optical payloads for space-based imaging, today announced that it is developing a combined edge and cloud AI capability with the aim of providing rapid intelligence at a global scale.

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded the contract for the IRIS programme to lead-contractor Airbus Defence and Space and co-contractor Thales Alenia Space (TAS). IRIS represents the next generation of extremely high-resolution Earth observation satellites for the French Armed Forces.

Skylo have announced the commercial launch of its standards based Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) satellite service to Vodafone IoT customers – bringing ubiquitous global connectivity to enterprise customers.

Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) have announced that France’s Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty (Ministry for Digital) and Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Space (Ministry for Space) have issued authorizations to Globalstar France SAS to utilize frequencies, launch and operate on-orbit its previously announced third-generation C-3 Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) System.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, have announced a multi-launch agreement with Stoke Space Technologies, Inc., a developer of fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicles, to provide expanded launch capacity for Planet’s constellation fleet.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced that Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited (GST), formerly Thaicom, a leading satellite and space technology company in the Asian market, has awarded Kratos a contract to deliver the first Q/V/Ka-band gateway antenna systems for the THAICOM 10, a software-defined high throughput satellite (SD-HTS).

ALL.​SPACE, a York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) company and leader in resilient multi-orbit communications-on-the-move, have announced that the U.S. Navy has ordered 59 Hydra MAX 2 satellite communications terminals, expanding the Navy's investment in resilient maritime communications.

SWISSto12, a leading enabler of the new space economy, announced it has passed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the S- and Ka-band phased array antennas for UNIVITY’s 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) demonstration satellites.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), announced it will build its own 20-ton rocket to deploy its BlueBird satellites in low Earth orbit using Miranda and Vira engines from Firefly Aerospace (NASDAQ: FLY).

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, announced it will support STR, the prime contractor, under a U.S. Space Force (USSF) contract.

LEAP, a Colorado based company developing mass producible launch vehicles and a distributed global space logistics network, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to develop recurring launch operations at a launch site in Sutherland, located on Scotland’s northern mainland.

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) (“Momentus” or the “Company”), a U.S. commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced that OQ Technology has selected Momentus to fly its 5G Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) payload on the Company’s Vigoride-9 mission, scheduled for launch in Q4 2027.

OHB SE and Astroscale Holdings Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore cooperation on capabilities that protect critical infrastructure in space, strengthening industrial ties between Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan.

AT&T and AST SpaceMobile, with supporting ground-based technology from Ericsson and Nokia, have achieved what the companies believe is the industry’s first successful handoff between a ground-based cellular network and a direct-to-device satellite network.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its Electron rocket to deploy the next QPS-SAR Earth-imaging satellite to space for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS).