Pale Blue Inc. (Pale Blue) signed an individual contract with TOKYO KEIKI INC. (TOKYO KEIKI), and has initiated a collaboration to manufacture and assemble the subsystems of prototype mass-production model of its propulsion system as part of Deep Tech Startups (“DTSU”) support program – DMP phase (Demonstration development for Mass Production) by NEDO, a national research and development agency in Japan.

Blue Origin successfully completed its 24th New Shepard flight and 13th payload mission from Launch Site One in West Texas on December 19th 2023

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), introduced new Hughesnet® high-speed satellite internet plans that allow customers to connect, stream and play wherever they live.

Marlink, the smart network and digital solutions company, will deploy its guaranteed bandwidth hybrid network solutions to the Höegh Autoliners fleet to accelerate the company’s integration of digital services to meet its sustainability goals.

Ovzon has received, via Intelsat General Communications (IGC), an order for continuation of Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service from the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DOD).

Lynk Global, Inc. (“Lynk”), the world’s leading satellite-direct-to-standard-phone (“sat2phone”) telecoms provider, and Slam Corp. (NASDAQ: SLAM), a special purpose acquisition company (“Slam”), today announced that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) for a potential business combination.

Vast, a pioneer in space habitation technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Russell-Clarke as an Industrial Design Advisor. Mr. Russell-Clarke is an industrial designer and educator, renowned for his design work at Apple.

HawkEye 360 Inc., the world’s leading defense technology company for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced today the acquisition of RF Solutions from Maxar Intelligence, a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence.

Tyvak International, European leader in small satellite solutions, announced together with its project partners the successful achievement of Test Readiness Review of the Milani spacecraft. A critical component of the Hera planetary defense mission, Milani will be the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first deep-space nanosatellite.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, is working with Safran Data Systems to jointly bring InRange to market so launch providers and spaceports can relay launch vehicles’ telemetry in flight throughout their trajectory - and without having to rely on ground networks.

A significant historic milestone has been achieved by SaxaVord Spaceport with the award of a licence by the Civil Aviation Authority. It becomes the first licensed vertical launch spaceport in the UK and Western Europe following extensive assessment by the space regulator to check that appropriate safety, security and environmental criteria are met, and that SaxaVord has suitable infrastructure, equipment and services to accommodate vertical space launches.

World-leading flat panel satellite antenna company Kymeta and satellite communications company Eutelsat Group announced that the Kymeta electronically steered Hawk u8 LEO terminal is now approved for land mobility on the Eutelsat OneWeb LEO network, becoming the first flat panel antenna to be approved on its LEO network for land mobility.

Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at RAL Space in Oxfordshire, for the first comprehensive assembly, integration and test campaign of the European Space Agency’s FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) satellite.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 42nd Electron rocket and deployed a satellite for Japan-based Earth imaging company the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS).

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced that its Planetary Variables are now supported data layers in Sentinel Hub, allowing users to more easily perform analysis and generate insights.

 Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced FreeWave Technologies, an industry Internet of Things solution manufacturer, has joined its ELEVATE program.