Equatys is intended to provide connectivity to Europe.

Space42 and Hisdesat agreed in 2025 to explore collaborative opportunities for new satellite-based services.

Mission Buddy is being developed using generative AI, voice synthesis, conversational systems, and personality design tools provided by Idina.

JAXA and Idina Corporation are collaborating on the JAXA Mission Buddy project under the J-SPARC program.

JAXA Mission Buddy is being tested to determine whether conversational access to mission data can simplify space operations and improve knowledge transfer from missions.

JAXA will conduct Mission Buddy experimentation from 2026 to 2027 through a prototype and demonstrations in operational environments and at the Space Science Exploration Exchange Building in Sagamihara.

JAXA Mission Buddy is being tested to improve the accessibility of scientific communication and support multilingual communication.

Go Murakami is an associate professor at JAXA’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science.

JAXA Mission Buddy aims to develop a dialogic cognitive interface that allows spacecraft and satellites to interact in natural language with operators, researchers, and the public.

Yoshihisa Ideguchi is the chief executive officer of Idina Corporation.

OHB SE will allocate 14% of the capital increase proceeds to investments in launch vehicles.

The private placement generated about 482 million euros in proceeds for OHB SE.

OHB SE's subsidiary MT Aerospace is a key supplier to the Ariane 6 program.

OHB SE plans a capital increase of up to 510.7 million euros.

OHB SE will co-finance Rocket Factory Augsburg's participation in the European Space Agency's European Launcher Challenge.

OHB SE has a record order backlog of 3.4 billion euros.

OHB SE will issue about 1.7 million new shares at 300 euros each in the capital increase.

OHB SE will offer the remaining 97,000 shares to existing minority shareholders before July 8.

OHB SE will allocate 13% of the capital increase proceeds to future projects.

OHB SE will allocate about 41% of the capital increase proceeds to industrialization and expansion of manufacturing capacity.

OHB SE will allocate the remaining 8% of the capital increase proceeds to general corporate purposes.

The share issuance price represented a 26% discount to OHB SE's closing price of 405.50 euros on the trading day before the transaction.

OHB SE completed the sale of 1.6 million shares in a private placement to institutional investors.

OHB SE will allocate 23% of the capital increase proceeds to strategic acquisitions.

Hongqing Technology will use the financing for company operations, R&D investment, and team building.

Beijing Advanced Manufacturing Fund and Yizhuang Guotou made additional investments in Hongqing Technology.

Hongqing Technology offers a one-stop service chain for low-Earth orbit constellation projects covering satellite R&D and manufacturing, satellite integration and testing, batch delivery, and constellation networking services.

Hongqing Technology completed a Pre-B round of financing exceeding 1.3 billion yuan, bringing its total financing to over 2.5 billion yuan.

Hongqing Technology’s Pre-B round financing included participation from Sichuan Development Science and Technology Innovation Fund, Guotai Haitong, BOC International, CITIC Securities, Industrial Securities, Yuanyu Capital, Bofu Fund, Jinfurong Aerospace and Ocean Fund, Zijin Guorui Industrial and Financial Fund, Xiamen Jianyuan Jinchuang Rail Fund, Jianyuan Xiangneng Xingwang Fund, Bank of Communications Investment, Chengdu Jiazi Capital, and ABC Investment.

Hongqing Technology has built a standardized satellite design, assembly, integration, and mass-production system.

CCB Investment, ICBC Capital, and Jinpu Capital jointly led Hongqing Technology’s Pre-B round financing.

Hongqing Technology’s ecosystem service capabilities cover launch coordination, satellite development, payload adaptation, frequency and orbit resources, on-orbit networking, and operation services.

Hongqing Technology provides satellite networking ecosystem services in China.

Liaoning province plans to establish a commercial sea rocket launch base.

Shandong province has a sea launch setup in Haiyang that Liaoning province wants to emulate.

Liaoning province’s 15th Five-Year marine economy development plan calls for cultivating a full-chain supporting industry covering rocket assembly, sea launch, satellite applications, and monitoring communications.

Liaoning province’s 15th Five-Year marine economy development plan calls for faster development of marine aerospace equipment and services industries.

Construction of Lockheed Martin Australia’s Air Power Precinct is expected to begin immediately, and operations are planned for 2028.

The Air Power Precinct will support Lockheed Martin Australia’s F-35 sustainment team and enable a dedicated canopy-repair capability in Australia.

The Air Power Precinct is expected to create opportunities for local suppliers and small-to-medium enterprises to participate in the defence supply chain.

The Air Power Precinct will include areas for hardware assembly and installation, integration and validation, end-to-end testing, sustainment of sovereign software, and training for IAMD capability including Australia’s Joint Air Battle Management System.

The Air Power Precinct will include a National Integrated Air and Missile Defence Ecosystem intended to support next-generation IAMD systems.

The Air Power Precinct is intended to provide sustainment capabilities for Australia’s F-35 fleet and regional sustainment support for other F-35 operators.

Lockheed Martin Australia’s Air Power Precinct is expected to generate more than 200 construction jobs, create more than 60 new aerospace jobs, and sustain more than 230 ongoing engineering and technical roles once operational.

Australian-owned contractor Built has been selected to construct the Air Power Precinct.

Lockheed Martin Australia will invest AUD$85.9 million to establish an Air Power Precinct at Williamtown in New South Wales’ Hunter region.

The diagnostic, repair, and test infrastructure in the Air Power Precinct is intended to reduce reliance on overseas assistance and support operational resilience for the Royal Australian Air Force.

The CZ-10B maiden flight could launch as early as 1240 BJT on 10 July 2026.

President Trump’s National Space Policy directs federal agencies to support U.S. leadership in space exploration and commercial space development.

NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration signed a Memorandum of Agreement at NASA Headquarters in Washington to launch the SBIC-NASA Initiative.