Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Gilat Satellite Networks lowered its annual outlook for 2026, citing delays to satellite launches and slower-than-expected in-flight connectivity deliveries. The company’s revision points to continued timing pressure across satellite deployment and aviation connectivity rollouts.
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Latest source-backed stories
Gilat Satellite Networks lowered its annual outlook for 2026, citing delays to satellite launches and slower-than-expected in-flight connectivity deliveries. The company’s revision points to continued timing pressure across satellite deployment and aviation connectivity rollouts.
High activity
Moog is marking 25 years since its Evolved Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring completed Critical Design Review in 2001. The milestone highlights the adapter’s place in the company’s space rideshare work, though the announcement provides no further program or operational details.
High activity
SpaceX is scheduled to launch Starship Flight 15 on Nov. 13, with the mission set to attempt the vehicle’s first-ever double catch. The coverage outlines the launch time and full mission timeline for the planned test.
High activity
Revolv Space, an Italy- and Netherlands-based aerospace power systems developer, raised €5 million in a Series A led by Deep Ocean Capital to expand R&D and production. Separately, Avio reported nine-month revenue up 17%, with missile propulsion at 33% of backlog, and is advancing its U.S. expansion.
The FAA has authorized Dream Chaser to return from orbit to a runway at Vandenberg Space Force Base, alongside granting the spacecraft a reentry license. Sierra Space plans the vehicle’s first flight for spring 2027; one report says the spaceplane is designed to carry 12,000 pounds of cargo.
High activity
South Korean launch startup INNOSPACE is preparing its SEBIT rocket for a second test flight in Brazil on Nov. 29, after its maiden mission ended early. The company has also shifted the planned launch of its HANBIT-Nano vehicle to 2027.
High activity
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has detailed plans to standardize the Space Launch System, move toward a stretched Centaur V upper stage and stop work on Mobile Launcher 2. He tied the decisions to a goal of increasing SLS flight rates while reducing costs.
Create a free account to see more recent Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation stories and keep bookmarks in one place.
