If the primary water loop fails in the Axiom Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment, a backup system can engage.

The Axiom Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment has a fully redundant cooling circuit.

Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the AxEMU’s outer shell in 2024.

The Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment routes heat to the suit’s portable life-support system, where it is expelled into space.

The Artemis program is targeting a crewed lunar landing on Artemis IV.

Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment in New York City on June 7.

The AxEMU’s outer shell is built to survive the thermal extremes and micrometeoroid environment of the lunar South Pole.

Axiom Space and Prada first announced their collaboration in 2023.

Europe’s Iris2 is a multi-orbit secured connectivity network.

Iris2’s early-delivery satellites are scheduled to launch in 2029.

Iris2 will add 66 early-delivery satellites.

The 66 early-delivery satellites are intended to mitigate delay in the full-performance Iris2 network.

Comtech expects the sale of its Satellite & Space Communications segment to generate net cash proceeds of roughly $143 million to $145 million after transaction expenses.

Comtech had agreed six years earlier to be acquired by Gilat for $577 million before that deal collapsed during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Gilat-Comtech transaction is valued at $157.5 million cash-free and debt-free.

The boards of directors of Gilat and Comtech unanimously approved the transaction.

Gilat Satellite Networks will acquire the majority of Comtech Telecommunications’ Satellite & Space Communications segment.

Gilat expects the acquisition to create a combined company with annual revenue exceeding $700 million and adjusted EBITDA of $80 million.

Gilat plans to fund the acquisition with its own cash reserves, which were approximately $170 million at the end of the first quarter.

More than 70 percent of Comtech’s active customer base includes the U.S. Department of Defense, allied defense agencies, and commercial space companies.

The addition of Comtech’s technology portfolio will more than double Gilat’s total defense revenues and raise defense activity from 25 percent to over 40 percent of its corporate profile.

The Gilat acquisition is expected to close by the end of calendar year 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearances from CFIUS, the FTC, and the DOJ.

Comtech’s Satellite & Space Communications segment provides satellite ground infrastructure solutions for GEO, MEO, and low-Earth orbit constellations.

Comtech plans to retire the Comtech brand and transition its corporate name to Allerium.

Comtech received $10 million upon signing the Gilat acquisition agreement.

Comtech will use 65 percent of the cash proceeds to pay down its senior secured credit facility and the remaining 35 percent to reduce its subordinated debt.

The acquired Comtech division generated $195.2 million in revenue and $16.8 million in adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended January.

After a roughly one-year operational transition, Comtech plans to focus on Next Generation 9-1-1 emergency services, location-intelligence platforms, and cloud-native emergency software.

Kinetica-1 can deliver 2,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit and 1,500 kilograms to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

Antie-03 is a high-resolution optical remote sensing satellite for Quanzhou Zhongke Xingqiao Aerospace Technology Co Ltd.

Three satellites launched on Kinetica-1 were not named by CAS Space and had not yet been claimed by their enterprises as of the launch.

Kinetica-1 has flown all of its missions from CAS Space’s launch facility at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Lichuan Red is a high-resolution optical remote sensing satellite for the city of Lichuan in Hubei province.

Cultural Relics-01 is tasked with monitoring cultural heritage sites from space for the National Cultural Heritage Administration.

CAS Space said its factory in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, has supported rapid delivery of completed Kinetica-1 launch vehicles.

Caiyun Optical-01 is a high-resolution optical remote sensing satellite dedicated to Yunnan province for geological disaster prevention and natural resources monitoring.

Lichuan Red is backed by Lichuan Municipal People’s Government with technical support from Hubei Lirui Technology Co Ltd.

CAS Space launched its Kinetica-1 rocket from Launch Area 130 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 15 at 11:44 am China Standard Time.

CAS Space has launched Kinetica-1 14 times and has launched 15 missions in total through its Kinetica family of launch vehicles.

Caiyun Optical-01 is jointly backed by the Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources and the Yunnan Geological and Mining Group.

Kinetica-1 is CAS Space’s first launch vehicle and has four solid-fueled stages.

Kinetica-1 flew toward a sun-synchronous orbit with several rideshare payloads for multiple operators.

Jilin Gaofen-07C04 likely has an imaging resolution of about 0.5 meters and non-Earth target imaging capabilities.

Changguang Satellite Technology Co Ltd launched its Jilin Gaofen-07C04 satellite on this mission for expansion of the Jilin-1 Earth imaging constellation.

Antie-03 is supported by Anxi County People’s Government for smart crop monitoring and management for Fujian province’s tea industry.

Kinetica-1 is 30 meters tall on the launch pad and has first and second stages with a diameter of 2.65 meters.

Emposat provided communications support for the satellites on the Kinetica-1 mission.

QZS-7 will launch on an H3-22S rocket.

The QZS-7 launch was previously scheduled for February before the QZS-5 failure.

The NET August 6 H3 launch will carry QZS-7, also known as Michibiki-7.