Satellite operator Viasat announced Thursday that it opened its new International Business Headquarters in London following its acquisition of UK-based Inmarsat last year. The Viasat London office will be the home for the company’s integrated teams with a strong focus on technology innovation and scaling execution to support its UK and global customers across maritime,…

Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners are merging to create a new company, Novaspace. The two companies that have a combined 60 years of experience in covering the space sector will aim to create a strong combined company in the areas of market intelligence, consulting, events. The two companies announced the merger, April 5. Novaspace has 10…

Iridium completed its acquisition of long-time partner Satelles and integrated the company’s Satellite Time and Location (STL) service. Iridium announced the completion of the company’s first-ever acquisition on April 2. Iridium first announced the acquisition in March.  Satelles’ service, now referred to as Iridium STL, secures GPS and other GNSS-reliant systems from spoofing and jamming,…

The founders of Astra Space are taking the company private to avoid bankruptcy, less than three years after going public during the SPAC boom of 2021. Astra announced March 7 that co-founders CEO Chris Kemp and CTO Dr. Adam London, are taking the company private to acquire all shares of Astra stock not already owned…