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WARSAW, Poland — The European Space Agency and Lithuanian space startup Astrolight are building the first optical ground station (OGS) in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as a way to bolster ground communications and to help protect against signal interference or piracy. Based on laser technology, the station is to provide greater space-to-ground connectivity than radio frequency (RF), […]

Irvine, Calif., November 25, 2025 — Terran Orbital Corporation is pleased to announce that Cheryl Paquete has joined the company full-time as Chief Financial Officer, transitioning from her previous temporary […] The post Terran Orbital Announces Cheryl Paquete as Chief Financial Officer appeared first on SpaceNews.

The rise of peer adversaries and new offensive weapons is changing communications requirements from military command headquarters to the warfighting edge. That brings an increased need for secure, reliable networking capacity to meet real-time response demands of modern battlefield situations. Rapid communications will also be integral to achieving the vision of the Golden Dome multi-layer

Earth observation company BlackSky was the confidential customer for the latest Rocket Lab launch, placing into orbit a satellite that has already returned its first images. The post BlackSky announces latest Gen-3 satellite in orbit after confidential Electron launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

China’s uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft has arrived at the Tiangong space station, reestablishing a lifeboat for the crew and ending the orbital outpost’s first operational emergency. The post Shenzhou-22 docks at Tiangong space station, resolving human spaceflight emergency appeared first on SpaceNews.

An order for Oman’s first geostationary communications satellite has lifted the global tally for this year to six, matching all of 2024 with a month still to go but still well below the industry’s former double-digit annual pace. The post Oman brings GEO orders level with 2024 as larger spacecraft regain traction appeared first on

NASA has revised its commercial crew contract with Boeing, reducing the number of Starliner missions to four, the first of which will carry only cargo. The post NASA to fly only cargo on next Starliner mission under modified contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

Amazon has unveiled the final production version of Leo Ultra, the company’s highest-performing enterprise terminal for the satellite broadband constellation it aims to bring into service next year. The post Amazon unveils production-ready gigabit-class Leo Ultra broadband terminal appeared first on SpaceNews.

Star Wars is back in vogue with President Trump’s executive order to establish the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield. It will feature an ambitious space-based boost-phase interceptor program in addition to terrestrial systems. While admittedly the holy grail of defense against ballistic missiles, the obstacles that plagued its discontinued predecessor, “Brilliant Pebble,” under the Strategic

China conducted a pair of launches last week, adding new spacecraft to its opaque TJS and Shijian satellite series. The post China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews.