Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Safran Space advances Ka-band satellite communications, enabling high data rates, reduced congestion and scalable connectivity for modern space missions. As satellite data volumes grow, Ka-band is emerging as a strategic enabler for fast, reliable and scalable space communications. December 2025 – Space communications are entering a new phase as demand for data continues to […]
SAFRAN ADVANCES KA-BAND CAPABILITIES FOR HIGH-SPEED SPACE COMMUNICATIONSRead More »
Kuva Space partners with WWF-Indonesia to use hyperspectral satellite data and AI to monitor mangroves and seagrass, strengthening blue carbon verification and sustainable finance. The collaboration applies spaceborne hyperspectral imaging and AI to improve monitoring, verification and financing of Indonesia’s mangrove and seagrass ecosystems. Espoo, Finland & Jakarta, Indonesia – 11 December 2025 – […]
China’s space agency releases a new action plan to boost commercial space development, expand access to national facilities, and promote global cooperation, targeting major growth by 2027. China has set out an ambitious new roadmap to accelerate the development of its commercial space sector while deepening international collaboration. The action plan, released by the China […]
CHINA UNVEILS NEW PLAN TO BOOST COMMERCIAL SPACE GROWTH AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONRead More »
BAE Systems’ three Azalea RF satellites and an ICEYE SAR satellite have launched into low Earth orbit, forming a UK-led multi-sensing cluster designed to deliver near real-time intelligence for defence, security and civil applications. A cluster of British designed and built satellites has been successfully launched into low Earth orbit, marking a significant step forward […]
BRITISH-DESIGNED SATELLITES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED INTO LOW EARTH ORBITRead More »
Leonardo has unveiled the Michelangelo Dome in Rome, a modular and multi-domain defence architecture designed to protect critical infrastructure from evolving air, sea, land and cyber threats. Leonardo has revealed its latest advancement in multi-domain defence capability with the official launch of the Michelangelo Dome. The system was presented by Chief Executive Officer and General […]
LEONARDO UNVEILS “MICHELANGELO – THE SECURITY DOME” IN ROMERead More »
BEIJING – China successfully launched the Gaofen-14 02 Earth observation satellite into its planned orbit on October 26, 2025, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Carried by a Long March-3B rocket, the satellite’s primary mission is to enhance global high-precision 3D mapping for both economic and national defence applications. This launch, the 603rd flight for […]
CHINA LAUNCHES NEW GAOFEN-14 02 SATELLITE FOR GLOBAL MAPPING, SPARKS DUAL-USE CONCERNSRead More »
In a landmark move to strengthen Europe’s presence in the global space arena, Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to merge their space activities, paving the way for a unified and resilient European leader in the sector. Major Italian and international newspapers have reported the announcement of a significant Memorandum […]
AIRBUS, LEONARDO AND THALES JOIN FORCES TO CREATE A EUROPEAN SPACE POWERHOUSERead More »
Florida, USA – 29 September 2025 – BAE Systems today celebrated the successful launch of two advanced spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in support of NASA and NOAA space weather research. The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the Space Weather Follow On – L1 (SWFO-L1) mission lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, bound […]
BAE SYSTEMS’ SPACECRAFT LAUNCH BOOSTS UNDERSTANDING OF SPACE WEATHERRead More »
CANADA / MARS – September 2025 – Three Canadian scientists from the University of Alberta, University of Winnipeg, and Brock University have played a key role in new discoveries arising from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission. The rover’s investigation of rocks in the Bright Angel formation—located in what is believed to be an ancient river […]
CANADIAN SCIENTISTS CONTRIBUTE TO PERSEVERANCE MARS ROVER FINDINGSRead More »
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2025 – Boeing has introduced a new 3D-printed solar array substrate approach that compresses composite build times by up to six months on a typical solar array wing programme. The innovation cuts production cycles by as much as 50%, marking a major efficiency step in spacecraft manufacturing. Flight-representative hardware has […]
BOEING ACCELERATES SATELLITE POWER WITH 3D-PRINTED SOLAR ARRAY SUBSTRATESRead More »
