SES has turned to Japan’s flagship operator for extra satellite bandwidth to keep up with soaring connectivity demand from passengers flying across Asia, even after significantly expanding its own fleet by buying Intelsat. The post SES leans on SKY Perfect JSAT as inflight demand outpaces expanded fleet appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/11/2025 20:10Sovereign Control and Precision Intelligence Set to Lead Global Priorities Paris, France [October, 2025] – Novaspace’s 18th edition of the Earth Observation Data and Services Market report signals a decisive […] The post Geopolitical Shifts and AI Reshapes Earth Observation Market appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/11/2025 16:29From the first satellite in orbit, to the first human in space, to the first steps on the moon, the United States government has always framed space exploration as a race. As U.S.-China space competition intensifies, so too does our American instinct to reach the next first. The Earth-moon Lagrange points may be next. In […] The post Why the U.S. shouldn’t simply race to Lagrange points appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/11/2025 15:00Intuitive Machines, a lunar lander company, announced Nov. 4 it is buying Lanteris Space Systems, a satellite builder formerly known as Maxar. The post Intuitive Machines to acquire Lanteris Space Systems appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/11/2025 13:37Through missions currently on the books for the Japan Space Agency JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, European Space Agency, UK Space Agency and Eutelsat OneWeb, the Tokyo-based on-orbit servicing company Astroscale aims to demonstrate inspection and proximity operations, rendezvous and docking, debris removal and refueling. When Astroscale was founded in 2013, the business was focused […] The post Q&A: The pace is picking up for Astroscale appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/11/2025 13:00A Chinese institute recently completed ground tests on what it describes as a reconfigurable flexible on-orbit manufacturing platform, targeting future large-scale, low-cost space manufacturing. The post China conducts ground tests on inflatable, reconfigurable space manufacturing module appeared first on SpaceNews.
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