| Viasat and Space42 co-invest in shared direct-to-device satellite prototype By Jason Rainbow Mobile satellite service operators Viasat and Space42 are exploring shared multi-orbit infrastructure to enhance and expand their direct-to-device connectivity services worldwide. The companies announced an agreement March 11 to collaborate on satellites that would pool their L- and S-band spectrum, enabling global roaming among regional mobile network operators for subscribers outside cellular coverage. Read More
How satellite companies are working around supply-chain bottlenecks By Debra Werner Difficulty acquiring propulsion systems, radiation-hardened components and laser communications systems continue to vex satellite manufacturers. To cope with ongoing supply-chain bottlenecks, space radar imaging company Capella Space maintains an inventory. Mitigating supply chain risks by maintaining extensive inventory requires capital. It can also be risky for a company like Capella that revises satellite designs about every 18 months. Read More
Momentus and Solstar to offer on-demand communications for Vigoride By Debra Werner Momentus announced an agreement March 11 to provide Vigoride space tug customers with on-demand connectivity through a partnership with Solstar Space. Momentus plans to perform the first on-orbit demonstration in early 2026 of Solstar's Deke Space Communicator, a narrowband data-relay transceiver designed to offer persistent communication links between satellites and payload operators on the ground as well as between spacecraft. Read More
Intelsat CEO reveals separate bet on Lynk Global amid SES merger By Jason Rainbow Merging satellite operators SES and Intelsat independently invested in direct-to-device venture Lynk Global without knowing about the other's decision. "This really is coincidental," Intelsat CEO David Wajsgras told SpaceNews March 10, hours after SES announced its strategic partnership with Lynk Global. Read More
The Navy is worried about evolving threats to space, from cyber to lasers and jammers By Debra Werner Nicholas Goddard, Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command operations director, said March 10 during a panel on evolving threats that his organization, charged with safeguarding the Navy's classified and unclassified infrastructure from the seabed to geosynchronous orbit, "sees anywhere from 8.4 to 8.6 billion events every 24 hours. Read More
Intelligence agency copes with workforce reductions amid AI modernization By Sandra Erwin Intelligence professionals at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency are maintaining their focus on mission objectives despite ongoing staff reductions, the agency's director said March 10. The remarks come as federal intelligence and defense agencies navigate a period of significant transition and uncertainty as the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency takes action to reduce the federal workforce. Read More
Relativity names Eric Schmidt as CEO as it updates Terran R development By Jeff Foust The former chief executive of Google is taking a stake in, and becoming chief executive of, Relativity Space as that launch vehicle company notes progress on its Terran R rocket. A company spokesperson confirmed March 10 that Eric Schmidt is the new chief executive of Relativity, a move that was announced internally earlier in the day at the company. The New York Times was the first to report the news. Read More | 
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