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SpaceNews 2025 Icon Awards: Muon Space, Ubotica/NASA JPL/Open Cosmos, Phil McAlister and Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy honored

SpaceNews's 2025 Icon Awards honoured Muon Space (Sustainability & Environmental Impact) for wildfire‑detection tech; Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos (Space AI Breakthrough) for Earth‑observation AI; Phil McAlister (Lifetime Achievement); and Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy (Military Space Achievement). The winners underscore industry focus on sustainability, AI and commercial–military integration.

2025-12-03T03:54:58.335159-08:00

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BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries partner to modernize secure chipmaking for spacecraft

2025-12-02T05:08:31.785705-08:00

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Isar Aerospace wins ESA contract to launch SYNDEO-3 on Spectrum in late 2026

2025-12-02T02:44:55.410173-08:00

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Italian minister backs proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger as model for European consolidation

2025-12-01T11:27:20.830130-08:00

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Shield AI and Sedaro demonstrate autonomous on‑orbit satellite operations Shield AI and Sedaro completed a demonstration of autonomous on‑orbit satellite operations, using Shield AI’s autonomy stack to execute spacecraft maneuvers and mission tasks without real‑time ground intervention. The trial validates embedding mission-level autonomy in satellites to speed tasking and reduce reliance on ground control.

2025-12-03T04:07:04.767092-08:00

Shield AI and Sedaro demonstrate autonomous on‑orbit satellite operations

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SpaceNews 2025 Icon Awards: Muon Space, Ubotica/NASA JPL/Open Cosmos, Phil McAlister and Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy honored SpaceNews's 2025 Icon Awards honoured Muon Space (Sustainability & Environmental Impact) for wildfire‑detection tech; Ubotica, NASA JPL and Open Cosmos (Space AI Breakthrough) for Earth‑observation AI; Phil McAlister (Lifetime Achievement); and Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy (Military Space Achievement). The winners underscore industry focus on sustainability, AI and commercial–military integration.

2025-12-03T03:54:58.335159-08:00

SpaceNews 2025 Icon Awards: Muon Space, Ubotica/NASA JPL/Open Cosmos, Phil McAlister and Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy honored

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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:18 p.m. EDT Tuesday on the Starlink 6-95 mission, deploying 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. The flight sustains SpaceX’s high launch cadence and expands Starlink’s global service capacity.

2025-12-02T19:05:31.346147-08:00

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

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NASA’s Starling Demonstrates Multiple Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Swarm Technology NASA’s Starling mission, awarded the 2025 Icon Award for Innovative Technology on Dec. 2, demonstrated multiple breakthroughs in spacecraft swarm operations — including autonomous formation flying, inter-satellite coordination and mission-level tasking — validating distributed small-satellite concepts for responsive LEO missions and distributed sensing.

2025-12-02T16:08:43.403786-08:00

NASA’s Starling Demonstrates Multiple Breakthroughs in Spacecraft Swarm Technology

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Space Force awards Iridium up to $85.8M, 5-year contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructure The U.S. Space Force has awarded Iridium Communications a five-year, up-to-$85.8 million contract to modernize and hybridize system infrastructure, funding upgrades to the company’s Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) service center. The work covers system infrastructure transformation and hybridization to support Space Force satcom needs.

2025-12-02T13:50:17.581638-08:00

Space Force awards Iridium up to $85.8M, 5-year contract to upgrade EMSS infrastructure

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Inmarsat Maritime expands NexusWave bonded connectivity with ViaSat‑3 capacity Inmarsat Maritime announced the next phase of its NexusWave bonded connectivity service, integrating capacity from Viasat’s ViaSat‑3 satellite network. The move will “dramatically increase” bonded throughput for maritime customers and extend the service to aviation subscribers, leveraging ViaSat‑3’s high‑capacity Ka‑band footprint.

2025-12-02T13:43:24.736184-08:00

Inmarsat Maritime expands NexusWave bonded connectivity with ViaSat‑3 capacity

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NATO selects Globecomm as prime for next‑generation satellite modem programme NATO's Communications and Information Agency has appointed Globecomm Systems as prime contractor for its next‑generation satellite modem programme, a move to upgrade allied satcom terminal capability for secure, interoperable military communications. The contract places Globecomm at the centre of development and integration for NATO modem hardware and software.

2025-12-02T13:26:52.886841-08:00

NATO selects Globecomm as prime for next‑generation satellite modem programme

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Eutelsat projects 29% revenue rise to 2029, 60% EBITDA gain — hinged on bond, refinance and ECA support Eutelsat told investors it expects revenue to rise 29% by 2029 and EBITDA to increase about 60%, but those targets are contingent on completing a bond issue, refinancing debt and securing export‑credit agency backing. The outlook assumes accelerated deployment and monetisation of the OneWeb LEO broadband constellation and stronger government contracts.

2025-12-02T10:46:29.068533-08:00

Eutelsat projects 29% revenue rise to 2029, 60% EBITDA gain — hinged on bond, refinance and ECA support

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