Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of @SpaceX, received the @Via_Satellite 2020 Satellite Executive of the Year award during the 2021 @SATELLITEDC digital awards ceremony today. She led SpaceX's growth into a commercial launch & LEO leader. Learn more: bit.ly/3pRiG4W
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- Rocket Lab will supply solar cells for three Next Gen OPIR GEO missile warning satellites Lockheed Martin is building for the U.S. Space Force.
- Ligado Networks, Viasat, and AST SpaceMobile have reached a deal over Ligado's debt to Viasat, and mid-band spectrum for AST SpaceMobile.
- AST SpaceMobile can now test its satellite-to-cell service with partners Verizon and AT&T after the FCC granted the company special temporal authority (STA) in the United States. bit.ly/40JsLVV
- Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to offer satellite direct-to-device services to mobile network operators in Europe starting in 2026 under a new joint venture between the companies called SatCo. bit.ly/3Ia8J1p
- AT&T anticipates trials this year between AST SpaceMobile direct-to-cell connectivity and the FirstNet public safety network.
- Verizon and AST SpaceMobile successfully conducted a live video call between two mobile devices, with one connected via satellite and the other connected via Verizon's terrestrial network.
- Rakuten Mobile demonstrates broadband video call over satellite with AST SpaceMobile, plans to start Saikyo Satellite Service next year.
- L3Harris Q1 results: Charges on classified space programs in the first quarter of 2025; leadership is bullish on opportunity to participate in the Golden Dome.
- AST SpaceMobile is working to close strategic investment to fund the buildout of its satellite-to-cell fleet as the company approaches launch of its first commercial satellites. satellitetoday.com/business/2023/…
- Dan Hart, @VirginOrbit CEO, spoke with Via Satellite about the company's transition into commercial service, its vision for responsive smallsat launch, and the possibility of an IPO.
- .@NxsEarth will bring its cryptocurrency to space on a @VectorSpaceSys software-defined satellite platform bit.ly/2CcmIxJ
- Vodafone will open a research facility in Spain for integrating Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and terrestrial mobile broadband services with AST SpaceMobile and the University of Málaga.
- NATO released its first Commercial Space Strategy this week, aimed at integrating commercial solutions more flexibly, and creating more business opportunities while simplifying how space companies engage with NATO.


