ETL Systems, a global manufacturer and distributor of critical RF equipment for satellite ground stations and RF components, gave its team of engineers a blast from the past with an exciting Robot Wars tournament.

Ovzon has previously indicated that the launch of the Ovzon 3 satellite will occur as soon as December 2023. In coordination with launch provider SpaceX, the window has now been narrowed further with liftoff targeting no earlier than December 15, 2023.

While we are curious about the innovations that small orbit (LEO) satellites, which we can now watch with the naked eye at night, will bring to our lives, the CUBESAT Vision Close Orbit (LEO), Cube and Small Satellite Conference will discuss the latest developments in satellite technology and establish international collaborations.

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, today announced that it has received its ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications) Flight Software Version 1.0 and ASTRA flight hardware from NASA Stennis and installed it on the Company’s LizzieSatTM satellite ahead of its first quarter 2024 SpaceX Transporter 10 launch.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a launch services agreement to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on a rideshare mission in the first half of 2024.

Global Invacom Group (SGX: QS9) a leading provider of satellite ground network equipment, announces its wholly owned subsidiary, Global Foxcom, has been awarded a government contract to supply its latest military grade, Iridium/GPS Repeater System to the U.S. Navy.

NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. (“NorthStar”) has closed a CA$20 million Series D funding round with investments from Telesystem Space Inc., the government of Quebec (through its affiliate Investissement Québec), and the Luxembourg Future Fund – Co-Investments SA.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in defense, national security and global markets, announced today that it demonstrated 100% interoperability success at the first ever DIFI Plugfest where satellite solutions providers converged to test the interoperability of their Digital IF products.

Uzma, a leading energy and technology company (BURSA:7250.KL), and Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (“EO”) data collection, announced today a groundbreaking collaboration aimed to evolve the landscape of satellite imagery capabilities and geospatial services in Southeast Asia.

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a multi-mission contract with PT Len Industri to provide a state-of-the-art Earth observation constellation combining both radar and optical sensors and dedicated to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL), a global technology leader, today announced the appointment of satellite communications (SATCOM) and defense technology industry leader John Ratigan as the company’s first Chief Corporate Development Officer (CCDO).

UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, has announced the appointment of John Bone as its new Chief Commercial Officer. This key appointment comes as Orbex advances its preparations for the launch of Orbex Prime, expected to be the UK mainland’s first vertical rocket launch.

Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced that it secured a significant contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Eutelsat OneWeb, part of Eutelsat Group, the world’s first GEO-LEO satellite operator, has collaborated with Imperial College London to explore harnessing the power of its LEO satellite constellation to enable global space weather monitoring to help protect satellite operations as well as power, communications, navigation and transport systems.

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company, announced that it has been selected by Bechtel to manufacture additional cables in support of the NASA Mobile Launcher 2 contract for the Artemis missions.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to conduct research and develop technologies as part of its 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) study.