Blue Origin is making a significant investment in its global ground communications infrastructure to support current missions and enable its next generation of launch, spaceflight and exploration programs. RBC Signals, a leading provider of flexible and cost-effective space communications solutions, will assist in building a robust, scalable, and globally distributed ground communications network.

Iraklis Hatziathanasiou has joined Celestia in the newly created role of Product Director to boost its current growth trajectory and support its mission to develop the next generation of solutions for the space industry.

BlackSky Technology has won an international seven-figure, multi-year contract for combined Assured and On-Demand subscriptions. Following a successful initial pilot, the customer quickly signed an expanded deal for integrated, low-latency Gen-2 and Gen-3 imagery and AI-enabled analytics services.

Marlink has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Global RadioData Communications Ltd (GRC), a UK specialist in communication networks for defence and government customers. The transaction is expected to close later in August 2026.

ALL.SPACE has announced that Aalyria has placed an order for Hydra MAX terminals to be deployed with Aalyria’s Spacetime orchestration software integrated directly with the platform. It marks a significant milestone for Hydra MAX, moving the program from strategic collaboration to active demonstration in operationally relevant U.S. Government (USG) environments

Astrolight and ATMOS Space Cargo have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly demonstrate what they aim to make the first in-flight optical communications link between a re-entry spacecraft and an orbiting satellite. The demonstration is planned for 2027.

The European Commission and the European Space Agency have concluded negotiations with the SpaceRISE consortium —comprising three operators: Eutelsat (French), HispaSat (Spanish) and SES (Luxembourg)— to launch the IRIS² constellation.

Eutelsat welcomes the successful completion of the IRIS2 programme's First Rendez-Vous, paving the way for the full industrial execution of Europe's sovereign multi-orbit connectivity infrastructure, offering additional capacity and enhanced technical performance relative to the initial project.

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd secured S$2.9b in new contracts in the second quarter of 2026. These comprised S$1.2b from the Commercial Aerospace segment, S$1.2b from the Defence & Public Security segment and S$0.5b from the Urban Solutions & Satcom segment.

SES has announced the successful completion of Rendez-vous 1 (RDV1) under the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) programme, marking a key milestone in the programme's implementation phase and reinforcing Europe’s path towards sovereign, resilient and secure satellite connectivity.