Gilat books multimillion order for Sidewinder inflight ESA terminalsLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Gilat Satellite Networks has secured a multimillion order from a major global avionics company for its Sidewinder electronically steered antenna inflight connectivity terminals designed by Gilat Stellar Blu, with deliveries scheduled over the next six months. The new contract underscores growing momentum for the Sidewinder ESA platform as airlines and service providers look to deploy advan
Britain Launches Secure Satellite Timing System to Guard Critical ServicesLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Britain has contracted GMV to build a Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer system designed to deliver assured Position, Navigation and Time services for national infrastructure, defense operations, and the wider economy. The system will reduce dependence on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, which remain vulnerable to interference and disruption. GMV won the competitive tender t
‘Now it’s time to turn the baton over to others. I hope there’s somebody else to grab that baton.’In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, more than 5,000 people who were part of the federal space workforce left their positions. […] The post ‘Now it’s time to turn the baton over to others. I hope there’s somebody else to grab that baton.’ appeared first on SpaceNews.
First-time U.S. Olympians at 2026 Milan Cortina Winter GamesFirst-time U.S. Olympians at 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games ESPN
DARPA taps Raytheon for new maritime defense systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an advanced sensing and targeting system to protect commercial shipping and naval logistics vessels from emerging maritime threats such as unmanned surface vehicles. Under the Pulling Guard program, Raytheon s Advanced Technology team will design, build and demonstrate a system that
KSAT rolls out AI driven maritime monitoring platformBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 KSAT is introducing a new platform that provides space based maritime situational awareness by combining its global satellite ground network and maritime services with AI powered analytics developed by VAKE. The Vake Powered By KSAT platform delivers detection, identification and tracking of dark vessels from space by using data from optical, radiofrequency and radar satellites operated by
Airspan 5G platform selected for Space Compass high altitude maritime networkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has announced that it will deploy a 5G Air-to-Ground communications system for Space Compass's High-Altitude Platform Station, creating a new capability for maritime domain awareness from the stratosphere. The partnership will use high-altitude aircraft operating around 16 to 18 kilometers to extend secure broadband connectivity far beyond the reach of conventional
Laser method proposed to extend muon lifetime for science applicationsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Unless they work in particle physics or a related discipline, most people are unlikely to have encountered muons, elementary particles that resemble electrons but are around 200 times heavier and interact only weakly with matter. This combination of properties enables muons to penetrate dense materials and be used in imaging techniques similar to X rays, but on the scale of large and heavy struc
Polysorbate Stability in Bulk Drug Substance: Control-Strategy Improvements Through Process Optimization - BioProcess InternationalPolysorbate Stability in Bulk Drug Substance: Control-Strategy Improvements Through Process Optimization BioProcess International
SpaceX eyes IPO timed to planet alignment and Musk birthday: reportSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 SpaceX is targeting a mid-June initial public offering that would coincide with a rare planetary alignment and founder Elon Musk's birthday, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, as the billionaire entrepreneur seeks to raise a record $50 billion. The rocket company is planning its IPO for when Jupiter and Venus appear very close together in the sky - a conjunction that occurs for the
Ignis mission timelapses: Earth and Moon views from the International Space StationESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski captured these stunning timelapse videos during his 20-day stay aboard the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 4, known as Ignis. Filmed from the Cupola – the Space Station’s iconic seven-windowed observation module – the footage showcases breathtaking views of Earth and the Moon from orbit.
Buyout billionaire Kim wins court fight over arrest bid - The Japan TimesBuyout billionaire Kim wins court fight over arrest bid The Japan Times
NASA's IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First TimeHuntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 For the first time, scientists have used NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE's unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star called the intermediate polar EX Hydrae, unlocking the geometry of energetic binary systems. In 2024, IXPE spent nearly one week focused on EX Hydrae, a white dwarf star system located in the c
No more free rides: it’s time to pay for space safetyA small but important change can be found at the end of President Trump’s sweeping December 18, 2025, Executive Order, “Ensuring American Space Superiority.” The Executive Order removes the requirement for the United States government to make basic space situational awareness data and space traffic management services available “free of direct user fees,” instead saying […] The post No more free rides: it’s time to pay for space safety appeared first on SpaceNews.
Brain-aligning of semantic vectors improves neural decoding of visual stimuli - NatureBrain-aligning of semantic vectors improves neural decoding of visual stimuli Nature
Australian team maps quantum error memory over timeSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A collaboration led by Macquarie University has reconstructed how errors develop and spread inside working quantum computers, revealing that noise can link events across time rather than appearing as isolated random faults. The researchers show that small inaccuracies in quantum processors can linger, evolve and correlate across different computational steps, creating a form of temporal me
Time-expanded network model cuts complexity in mega constellation launch planningTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 Large Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations promise continuous, high-capacity information services, but planners must work within limits set by launch cadence, payload capacity, and orbital mechanics to deploy satellites in batches at reasonable cost. Researchers Junru Lin, Tiantian Zhang, and Min Hu at Space Engineering University in Beijing have developed an optimization framework that keeps de
An IoT-enabled AI framework for sustainable product design optimizing eco-efficiency using BiLSTMAn IoT-enabled AI framework for sustainable product design optimizing eco-efficiency using BiLSTM nature.com
It’s time to unburden space cooperation with ChinaThe time is ripe to end the “Wolf Amendment,” a congressional bar inhibiting civil collaboration between the United States and China in space. The impetus for the law was noble — an attempt to challenge human rights conditions in China and prevent leaks of space-related technology — but in practice the ban harms our security […] The post It’s time to unburden space cooperation with China appeared first on SpaceNews.














