Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
Sky Perfect JSAT has entered a new memorandum of understanding with ispace to pursue collaboration in lunar exploration. The partnership signals closer alignment between a satellite communications operator and a lunar mission company as both look to support the growing demand for reliable space connectivity and mission services.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: BosonQ Psi Federal LLC (BQP) has secured SpaceWERX funding to advance the company’s quantum-assisted AI platform to improve space domain awareness (SDA).
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has urged Europe to place large block orders for Ariane 6 launches.
Bloomberg
• Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Paula Doenecke
By Bloomberg: Satellite startup Sateliot is seeking to boost an ongoing fundraising round to as much as €150 million ($172 million), about a 50% increase as the Spanish company aims to offer satellite connectivity directly to smartphones.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract to deliver laser communications capabilities for its Artemis III mission using Starlink, which could give Earthbound viewers a better view of the ship-to-ship transfer in LEO set for 2027.
NASA
• Lauren E. Low
By NASA: The Republic of Serbia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 69th nation to join a large community of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space.
SpaceNews.com
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Swedish satellite operator and mobile satcom terminal manufacturer Ovzon reported a 48% increase in revenue and a 38% increase in EBITDA for the three months ending June 30 compared to a year ago, with operating profit and cash flow also posting substantial increases.
Universe Today
• David Dickinson
By Universe Today: The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently approved the first test launch of Reflect Orbital’s Eärendil-1 satellite.
