ICEYE’s Hurricane Rapid Impact can produce heat maps within 24 hours of a hurricane’s impact.

Qubic will use the funding to commercialize low-noise cryogenic amplifiers and build a radio frequency quantum sensing platform for aerospace and military applications.

Qubic closed an oversubscribed $2.5 million USD seed round led by Two Small Fish Ventures.

Wesley Wark argued that Canada should transition away from NORAD and emphasize sovereign Canadian sensing and satellite capabilities.

The EU GOVSATCOM Hub Site broke ground in Cologne, Germany.

The U.S. Space Force is seeking bidders to upgrade its global network of satellite-control antennas.

The Canadian government finalized a $2.5 billion agreement with Australia and BAE Systems Australia for the Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar program.

China has abandoned 51 spent rocket bodies in low Earth orbit since January 2021.

Canadian engineers will work with their Australian counterparts to harden the imported Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar hardware for severe Arctic environments.

NorthStar Earth & Space signed a $40 million data agreement with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The Canadian Space Agency awarded MDA Space a $688 million contract to build and launch a synthetic aperture radar replenishment satellite.

NorthStar Earth & Space has an ongoing commercial arbitration with Spire Global over underperforming host satellites.

The EU GOVSATCOM Hub Site is a precursor to the IRIS² secure connectivity constellation.

The Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar agreement includes engineering work starting on July 1, 2026 and initial operational capability targeted for December 2029.

Japan’s parliament approved a bill to rename the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to the Japan Aerospace Self-Defense Force effective April 2027.

The EU GOVSATCOM Hub Site is intended to support continuous, resilient communications for EU military and security missions.

The arbitration with Spire Global led to a $10.2 million CAD impairment charge for NorthStar Earth & Space.

NorthStar Earth & Space filed an F-4 registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed $300 million merger with Viking Acquisition Corp.

The RADARSAT replenishment satellite will integrate with the existing RADARSAT Constellation Mission to prevent a critical data gap.

MDA Space was selected by Mitsubishi Electric to supply a dynamic, anti-jamming digital payload and antennas for a next-generation defense communications satellite ordered by the Japan Ministry of Defense.

The Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar contract is part of a broader $6 billion NORAD modernization initiative.

RSAT Space signed a partnership agreement with Japanese aerospace firm WARSPACE to develop optical laser communications.

The Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar program is managed by the Defence Investment Agency.

Quantum Space won a Pentagon contract to develop a next-generation fuel-transfer vehicle for the U.S. military.

NorthStar Earth & Space generates 100% of its current revenue from government contracts.

MDA Space’s RADARSAT replenishment satellite will be based on MDA’s CHORUS bus and assembled in Montreal.

NorthStar Earth & Space shifted its next sensor deployment to late 2027 or early 2028.

The Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar contract requires direct technology transfer and BAE Systems Australia to integrate domestic companies into the supply chain.

Iridium Communications Chief Executive Matt Desch was interviewed on June 29 in Ballyseede, Ireland.

NASA advisory committee chair Susan Helms warned that the risk margin for regular International Space Station operations has been reduced to an alarming level.

NASA delayed Phase 2 awards for its Commercial LEO Destinations program last year.

Canadarm2 was designed with replaceable components and planned maintenance in mind.

NASA kept the original Commercial LEO Destinations plan and planned a draft RFP for this month on June 1.

The Government Accountability Office warned that, without action, the United States may cede low-Earth-orbit work to China.

In March, NASA proposed a government-owned module for commercial companies to attach rooms to as part of the Commercial LEO Destinations program.

Bill Spetch said NASA has four spacesuits on the International Space Station and a fifth suit is coming this fall.

Astronauts will spacewalk to repair Canadarm2 so cargo shipments can continue flowing to the International Space Station.

Susan Helms said the supply chain for the International Space Station’s decades-old spacesuits is wearing thin.

The Government Accountability Office said there is a risk of a gap in International Space Station research when the station agreement expires in 2030.

The ESA requires interested launch companies to obtain a framework contract in order to compete for missions under the initiative.

The Flight Ticket Initiative aims to enable European launch companies to compete for future space missions before 2028.

Avio, Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and PLD Space obtained ESA framework contracts after a first selection in 2024.

Missions developed under the Flight Ticket Initiative will receive funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme and the ESA’s Boost! programme.

The Flight Ticket Initiative is intended to accelerate in-orbit testing of new space technologies.

The second part of the call focuses on launch opportunities for the fifth batch of IOD/IOV satellites.

Launch providers can compete for in-orbit demonstration and validation missions through open and competitive calls under the Flight Ticket Initiative.

The European Space Agency and the European Commission have expanded the Flight Ticket Initiative with a new call for European launch service providers.

Existing launch providers can submit offers in the renewed Flight Ticket Initiative call.

NASA ACO provides companies with NASA expertise, infrastructure, and technical resources to accelerate technology development for future lunar and Mars missions.

NASA ACO 2025 selected 41 proposals from 37 U.S. companies.