York Space Systems receives two Space Force Data Network task orders
York Space Systems will support two Space Force task orders testing Space Data Network interoperability and an in-orbit demo.
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ispace-Europe and ALTEC sign MoU for lunar rover testing in Turin
ispace-Europe and Italy's ALTEC will assess using ALTEC's Turin facilities to test lunar rovers and train mission operators.
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Musk vows SpaceX will price Starlink 'affordably' in India to compete with Jio, per Reuters, extending the pressure campaign days before Jio's record IPO.
original 2026-10-07
Update: SpaceX brings Crew-12 astronauts home after 237 days on ISS
ESA says Adenot's 237-day mission is the longest single ESA spaceflight on record, surpassing Luca Parmitano's previous mark by more than 35 days.
original 2026-10-08
Update: SpaceX agrees to buy Grain Management's 800 MHz spectrum for Starlink Mobile
Reuters reports, citing a Wall Street Journal account of people familiar with the matter, that the spectrum deal is valued at about $8 billion.
original 2026-10-08
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Musk escalated with a sarcastic 'Dear Prime Minister Ambani' letter and an unproven allegation of Reliance-linked BJP donations, per TechCrunch.
original 2026-10-07
Update: California adds ICEYE satellite data to statewide emergency operations
ICEYE's own release on the partnership adds a usage track record: a dozen-plus flood events and 100+ wildfire incidents monitored, including an August Washin...
original 2026-10-06
Amtrak tests Starlink as Wi-Fi backhaul on Cascades Airo trainsets
Amtrak is quietly testing Starlink connectivity on its new Cascades Airo trainsets, per Runway Girl Network.
SpaceX launches 21 Northrop Grumman satellites for SDA's Tranche 1 network
A follow-up report details why integrating three vendors' Tranche 1 satellites into one network is lagging behind the launch cadence.
Update: NASA and Energy Department sign MOU on space nuclear power and propulsion
Isaacman says NASA will beat the 2030 target, with the Moon Base's first element launching in December and near-monthly robotic missions starting in early 20...
original 2026-10-08
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia reiterates there is no monopoly and says Amazon Kuiper's India license application remains under examination, a potenti...
original 2026-10-07
Update: SpaceX confirms $100 billion Starbase Louisiana spaceport
SpaceX's own chief engineer told Pecan Island residents at a Sept. 24 meeting that 30 launches a day will essentially block local property access, walking ba...
original 2026-08-25
Kapta Space raises $24 million Series A for moving-target radar payloads
Kapta Space closed a $24M Series A to build low-cost radar payloads that track moving targets from orbit.
German space commander warns Russian satellites could threaten Starlink
Per Reuters: Maj. Gen. Michael Traut says Russia's shadowing of ICEYE's satellite shows tactics that could hit Starlink.
NASA releases final RFP for Commercial LEO Destinations space stations
NASA issued its final request for proposals for commercial space stations, with industry responses due December 8.
Veon's Banglalink launches Starlink Mobile service in Bangladesh
Banglalink became the first operator in South Asia to launch Starlink Mobile, aimed at emergencies and dead zones.
Astrogate Labs and Spacebeam sign optical ground network partnership
India's Astrogate Labs and South Korea's Spacebeam signed an MOU to combine optical terminals with ground-station infrastructure.
China SatNet launches 27th GuoWang satellite group from Hainan
A Long March 12 rocket launched 9 more broadband satellites for China's state-owned GuoWang (SatNet) constellation.
Venezuela's Conatel grants Starlink formal nationwide operating license
Conatel gave Starlink a general license plus seven Ku-band concessions to operate across Venezuela, per El Nacional and Reuters.
Amazon Leo VP claims 3x Starlink speeds, plans Prime subscription bundling
Amazon Leo's VP of business told Ars Technica the service beats Starlink on speed and will bundle with Prime, Eero, Fire TV and Ring.
Starlink wins partial Brazil spectrum grant for satellite-to-phone service
Brazil's ANATEL granted Starlink 15+15 MHz of S-band spectrum for direct-to-cell service, half of what it requested.
ISRO fires gas generator for its new 1,100 kN LOX-methane engine
ISRO ran the first ignition test of the full-scale gas generator for its LME1100 methane engine on Oct. 9.
Bulgaria charges two Germans over Starlink antenna arson, seeks EU warrants
Two German teenagers are accused of torching Starlink antennas at a Bulgarian teleport near Sofia on Oct. 9.
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
India's Ministry of Communications calls Musk's claim "baseless," says Starlink, Jio and OneWeb are at the same regulatory stage.
original 2026-10-07
Update: Musk names Ambani in Starlink India 'oligarchs' dispute
Musk escalated his 'oligarchs' claim by naming Mukesh Ambani directly, asking on X "Is Ambani the real boss of India?", per TechCrunch.
original 2026-10-07
Update: Blue Origin raises $10 billion in first outside funding round
Bezos told Fox News an eventual Blue Origin IPO "probably makes sense," the first time he has personally addressed the company's public-market plans.
original 2026-07-08
Fortastra raises $30 million Series A for orbital-defense spacecraft
Fortastra closed a $30M Series A led by First In to scale its Watchdog on-orbit security spacecraft, per PR Newswire.
BlackSky wins six-figure Gen-3 pilot deal with new intelligence customer
BlackSky won a six-figure pilot contract for Gen-3 On-Demand imagery with a new international intelligence customer.
Sentinel-3C returns its first Earth images, ESA says
Two weeks after launch, ESA's Sentinel-3C delivered its first ocean-colour and radar-altimeter data.
American Airlines to bring Starlink to its entire mainline fleet
American Airlines says Starlink will reach all 1,000+ mainline jets, not just the 500 Airbus planes it first committed to.
KLM picks Starlink for free Wi-Fi on intercontinental flights
KLM says free, unlimited Starlink Wi-Fi will reach all cabins on intercontinental flights from mid-2027.
SuperSharp to lead EU-funded THEOSCOPE thermal EO mission
The EU awarded SuperSharp's THEOSCOPE consortium a €4 million Horizon grant for a thermal-imaging satellite.
SpaceX brings Crew-12 astronauts home after 237 days on ISS
Dragon splashed down off California, closing out Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot and Andrey Fedyaev's 237-day ISS mission.
NASA and Energy Department sign MOU on space nuclear power and propulsion
NASA and DOE agreed to jointly advance nuclear space reactors and propulsion, from fuel production to launch integration.
The Exploration Company to test ONEIROS lunar hopper demonstrator in 2027
Per European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company's privately funded ONEIROS hopper will fly in the UAE in 2027.
SpaceX agrees to buy Grain Management's 800 MHz spectrum for Starlink Mobile
SpaceX will acquire 14 MHz of nationwide low-band spectrum to give Starlink Mobile indoor coverage, pending FCC approval.
Golbriak Space raises 4 million euros for laser communication terminals
The Estonian startup will use the seed round to scale production of its Ermes space laser terminal.
Amazon hits 1,000 satellites built for its Leo constellation
Amazon's Kirkland factory has built 1,000 Leo satellites, with 396 already in orbit and more queued for upcoming launches.
Blue Origin to build $650 million satellite factory in Texas
Blue Origin's new Hutto campus will manufacture satellites for its TeraWave and Quartz programs, creating 2,000 jobs over 10 years.
TURKSAT signs satellite technology protocol with China Satcom
TURKSAT and China Satcom agreed to jointly develop UAV comms, satellite IoT and border-security tech.
L3Harris wins NASA contract to build telescopes for ESA's LISA mission
NASA awarded L3Harris a contract to build all-glass telescopes for ESA's LISA gravitational-wave observatory.
Astrolight completes first end-to-end space-to-ground laser link
Astrolight established its first autonomous space-to-ground optical link, reaching 1 Gbps within a week of first light.
Italy's ASI explores building an orbital artificial-gravity research platform
ASI is consulting industry and researchers on a proposed orbital platform that would generate controlled artificial gravity.
Update: SpaceX closes $40 billion debt financing to buy Nvidia GPUs
Reuters independently picked up the FT report and added that the financing is expected to close in 2027.
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Update: SpaceX won't commit to flying Dragon past 2030, Shotwell says
NASA Administrator Isaacman confirms SpaceX's Falcon 9/Dragon sunset plan; adds NASA's $3.1 billion Crew Dragon investment and SpaceX's notice to private spa...
original 2026-09-17
Update: SpaceX confirms $100 billion Starbase Louisiana spaceport
SpaceX filed a coastal permit application for a 15.5-mile access road, elevated bridge and cargo wharf to serve the Starbase Louisiana site.
original 2026-08-25
Update: Royal Air Maroc signs Starlink deal for fleetwide in-flight Wi-Fi
Royal Air Maroc and Starlink officially confirmed the deal on Oct. 7, naming 41 aircraft, a Safar Flyer loyalty programme, and on-record executive quotes, af...
original 2026-08-04
South Korea launches first NEONSAT Earth-observation satellites on Nuri
Nuri's fifth flight placed five NEONSAT satellites and 10 CubeSats in orbit, starting Korea's first homegrown EO microsat constellation.
SpaceX asks FCC to end third-party coordination for launch spectrum
SpaceX wants the FCC to drop third-party review that coordinates launch spectrum with aerospace, defense and medical users.
EU SST and US TraCSS publish joint study on sharing collision-warning data
EU SST and the US TraCSS found their conjunction-warning feeds differ sharply in volume, per a joint study presented at AMOS 2026.