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BlackSky Wins Further Optical Communications Research Contract With US Navy
BlackSky Technology won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to continue developing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal applications for its Gen-3 constellation. Future satellites in BlackSky’s Gen-3 constellation will be equipped with optical inter-satellite link terminals that are compatible with both the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer and commercial transport networks.…
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BlackSky Wins Further Optical Communications Research Contract With US Navy
BlackSky Technology won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to continue developing optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal applications for its Gen-3 constellation. Future satellites in BlackSky’s Gen-3 constellation will be equipped with optical inter-satellite link terminals that are compatible with both the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer and commercial transport networks.…
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SSC Awards Five PTS-G Contracts to Viasat, Astranis, and Others
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is awarding contracts for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Astranis, and Intelsat General, the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES, which bought Intelsat this month. The awards announced this week are initial, firm fixed price orders for $37.5 million. The overall PTS-G Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity…
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The Final Two Block 2 Ships leave Mega Bay 2 for Testing
Following the loss of Ship 36 during its static fire test campaign at Masseys on June 18, SpaceX has been trying to recover, rebuild, and proceed with the last two Block 2 ships it has for flight. These are Ship 37 and Ship 38, and this week, both vehicles rolled out for respective testing before…
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The first company to complete a fully successful lunar landing is going public
Firefly Aerospace seeks to raise more than $600 million through a public stock offering, an arrangement that would boost the company’s market valuation to nearly $5.5 billion, according to a document filed with the SEC on Monday. The launch of Firefly’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) comes as the company works to build on a historic…
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Boeing’s X-37B Sets for Eighth Mission Launch in August from Florida’s Space Coast
The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is preparing to launch its eighth mission (OTV-8) from Florida’s Space Coast, with liftoff scheduled no earlier than August 21. This milestone comes less than six months after the successful completion of OTV-7. “With each successive flight, the X-37B has demonstrated adaptability and flexibility by hosting diverse experiments and pioneering…
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Boeing Grows Defense, Space & Security Revenue by 10% in Q2
Revenue in Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business grew by 10% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, alongside improvements in operating margin and gains in backlog. BDS revenue in Q2 was $6.6 billion. The segment posted $110 million in earnings from operations, compared to a loss of $913 million in the same time…
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Boeing Grows Defense, Space & Security Revenue by 10% in Q2
Revenue in Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business grew by 10% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, alongside improvements in operating margin and gains in backlog. BDS revenue in Q2 was $6.6 billion. The segment posted $110 million in earnings from operations, compared to a loss of $913 million in the same time…
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SES and Luxembourg to Develop GovSat-2 to Expand Secure Government Connectivity
SES and the Luxembourg Government announced their plan for the development of a second satellite for GovSat (LuxGovSat S.A.), the public-private partnership and 50/50 joint venture between SES and the Luxembourg Government that provides secure, reliable, and accessible satellite communication services for governments. GovSat-2 will be positioned over the European satellite arc. It will join GovSat-1…