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News

Cailabs raises $67 million to scale up production of optical ground stations

Cailabs, a French company that manufactures optical ground stations for satellite communications, has raised 57 million euros ($67 million) to scale up production. The post Cailabs raises $67 million to scale up production of optical ground stations appeared first on SpaceNews.

12/09/2025 11:23

Firefly pitches rockets, satellites for Golden Dome

CEO Jason Kim said the company’s Alpha vehicle could launch test targets while the Elytra platform could host interceptors for the Golden Dome missile-defense shield The post Firefly pitches rockets, satellites for Golden Dome appeared first on SpaceNews.

11/09/2025 23:08

Sophia and Armada link terrestrial and orbital edge processors

PARIS – Mobile edge computing specialist Armada and Sophia Space are working together to establish integrated, scalable compute infrastructure extending from Earth to space. By connecting terrestrial and orbital edge processors, the partners intend to “create a seamless edge-computing network that connects remote locations on Earth with computing resources in space,” according to the Sept. […] The post Sophia and Armada link terrestrial and orbital edge processors appeared first on SpaceNews.

11/09/2025 22:23

NASA’s Sean Duffy surprising leadership

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by SpaceNews senior writer Jeff Foust to break down the surprising appointment of Sean Duffy as NASA’s Acting Administrator. The post NASA’s Sean Duffy surprising leadership appeared first on SpaceNews.

11/09/2025 19:21

House appropriators offer support to threatened NASA missions

House appropriators offered support, but no specific funding, for several NASA missions slated for cancellation in the administration’s 2026 budget proposal. The post House appropriators offer support to threatened NASA missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

11/09/2025 12:35

Eutelsat partners with Skynopy to explore opening OneWeb ground stations to Earth observation

Eutelsat has teamed up with French satellite connectivity startup Skynopy to explore offering Earth observation operators spare capacity on the ground stations used for OneWeb, its LEO broadband service. The post Eutelsat partners with Skynopy to explore opening OneWeb ground stations to Earth observation appeared first on SpaceNews.

11/09/2025 09:00