US satellite TV provider DISH Network plans to merge with its sister company and satellite operator, EchoStar, the companies have announced. The deal will see the creation of a significant space connectivity player with a market value of around US$6 billion at the...
The Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) – the first crewed mission of CST-100 Starliner, Boeing’s partially reusable spacecraft – was supposed to fly two NASA astronauts, Barry E. Wilmore (spacecraft commander) and Sunita Williams (pilot) on a week long test...
The longstanding rumours about a possible merger between satellite operators Intelsat and SES, to create an entity valued at over US$10 billion, have finally been put to rest after Intelsat reportedly walked away from the discussions. Luxembourg-based SES confirmed...
For Eutelsat, a leading geostationary and low Earth orbit communications satellite operator (with the acquisition of OneWeb), a lack of available launch slots over the next five years is of immediate concern, according to keynote speaker Vijay Thakur, the company’s...
Speaking at the Seradata Space Conference in London on 20 June, Stéphan Rives, the global head of reinsurer SCOR, set out the current status of the space insurance market. He noted falling premiums after a profitable year – with premiums at historically low levels –...
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, a start-up rocket manufacturer and launch provider, has acquired Spaceflight Inc in a move to boost its on-orbit services, the company announced on 8 June. Spaceflight Inc is a leading commercial smallsat launch arranger, which also...
