Cailabs plans to quintuple production capacity from around 10 contracted optical ground stations to 50 units annually by 2027.

The transmission rate of 13.2 terabits per second is roughly equivalent to downloading 1,650 HD movies simultaneously.

Germany's space agency demonstrated 13.2 terabits per second optical transmission between satellites in 2023.

A $19.5 million expansion of Amazon Leo is underway following its first production launch, creating over 130 jobs.

Governor Ron DeSantis proposed $21 million to support strategic aerospace project investments statewide.

Boeing and Embry-Riddle are developing a 65,000-square-foot engineering center at Embry-Riddle Research Park, creating 400 jobs.

Florida achieved a record-breaking 109 launches in 2025, transporting more than 2,100 payloads totaling over 3 million pounds.

Over half a billion dollars have been invested in Florida spaceports from 2012 to 2025.

Star Catcher successfully demonstrated optical power-beaming, delivering more than 1.1 kW to solar panels at the Launch and Landing Facility.

The AURA AERO manufacturing plant will create 1,030 jobs.

Space Florida's Amazon Leo facility is a $120 million satellite processing facility operational at the Launch and Landing Facility.

SpaceX is constructing a $1.8 billion, 815,000-square-foot Starship and Super Heavy integration facility at Cape Canaveral, expected to be completed in 2026 and creating 600 jobs.

Governor Ron DeSantis recommended $17.5 million for Space Florida's operating budget in his FY26 budget proposals.

The Leonardo Florida Support Center is a $65 million facility in Santa Rosa County serving U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard fleets, creating 150 jobs.

Lonestar Data Holdings completed integration and testing for Freedom, the world’s first physical lunar data center payload.

Blue Origin employs nearly 4,000 people in Florida.

AURA AERO is building a $172.5 million, 500,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Daytona Beach to produce up to 100 aircraft per year beginning in 2029.

Space Florida closed out 2025 with a 220-aerospace project pipeline valued at $6 billion.

Blue Origin invested $9.25 million to support lunar vehicle assembly for New Glenn at Cape Canaveral, completing the project in September 2025.

BAE Systems opened a $250 million shiplift and land-level ship repair facility in Jacksonville in 2025, tripling dry-dock capacity.

Williams International is investing over $1 billion in a multi-phase aviation gas turbine manufacturing campus in Okaloosa County, with the first phase of 250,000 square feet targeted for late 2026 and creating over 330 jobs.

Florida matched ambition with action, contributing to strong aerospace strategy and partnerships.

Hisdesat has implemented a contingency plan to ensure that the Ministry of Defense and other clients are not affected by the incident.

Hisdesat remains committed to the strategic objectives of the SpainSat NG program and the provision of the planned services.

Indra Group, as the majority partner of Hisdesat, reports that the SpainSat NG II satellite has suffered the impact of a space particle during its journey to its final orbital position.

The technical team is analyzing the available data to determine the extent of the damage to SpainSat NG II.

The incident with SpainSat NG II occurred at a distance of 50,000 kilometers (approximately 31,000 miles) from Earth.

If necessary, SpainSat NG II will be replaced as soon as possible.

The SpainSat NG II satellite is owned by Hisdesat and was launched on October 23 from Cape Canaveral.

The ATLAS flight test vehicle achieved supersonic speeds to support the advancement of solid fuel ramjet propulsion technology.

Starfighters provides commercially available supersonic flight test services to support customer-funded aerospace and defense development programs.

Starfighters believes its fleet of F-104s can carry test payloads underwing at speeds greater than MACH 2, or greater than 1,500 miles per hour.

Starfighters Space conducted a supersonic flight test campaign for GE Aerospace.

The ATLAS campaign reflects a demand for faster, more flexible access to flight testing outside of traditional government ranges.

The ATLAS program is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense under Title III of the Defense Production Act.

Each completed test campaign strengthens Starfighters' track record and positions the company for repeat customers and expanded mission scope.

The ATLAS campaign included three successful supersonic captive carry flights from Kennedy Space Center using a Starfighters F-104 aircraft.

During the campaign, a Starfighters aircraft flew an advanced propulsion test vehicle at supersonic speeds multiple times.

The new generation of COSMO-SkyMed increases overall performance and expands the range of applications offered with four satellites.

Telespazio's Fucino Space Center located in Abruzzo, Italy acquired and controlled the satellite's signal just under an hour after its launch.

COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation is progressively replacing the first-generation system, which includes four satellites, two of which are operational.

About 4.3 million images have been acquired and archived by the COSMO-SkyMed satellites since their launch.

The COSMO-SkyMed system has provided fundamental information for environmental monitoring, security, and emergency management since the launch of the first satellite in 2007.

The third Second Generation satellite guarantees the operational continuity of radar services and enhances image quality and area coverage.

The nominal duration of the launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) will last approximately 9 days.

The third satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation constellation was successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The Italian industry, led by Leonardo and joint ventures with Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, and e-GEOS, plays a significant role in the development of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation.

Thales Alenia Space built the third satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation constellation.

COSMO-SkyMed participates in the European Copernicus program, providing images that aid the European Commission’s Emergency Rapid Mapping service.

COSMO-SkyMed is a dual-use Earth observation constellation.