Marcia Smith says UNOOSA satellite-registration outage is a governance failure
Per Marcia Smith: UNOOSA's months-long halt on public satellite registrations is "a failure of the international space governance regime."
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Reflect Orbital wins first FCC approval for sunlight-reflecting satellite
The FCC approved Reflect Orbital's Eärendil-1 test satellite, which will reflect sunlight to Earth after dark.
BOEM seeks input on using offshore oil platforms for rocket launches
The Interior Department's BOEM opened a comment period on repurposing offshore oil rigs and new platforms for rocket launch and re-entry.
Earthjustice petitions FCC to pause orbital data center licensing
An Earthjustice-led coalition asked the FCC to complete a full environmental review before licensing any orbital data center satellites.
CesiumAstro files for 737-satellite Synchronicity fleet
CesiumAstro asked the FCC to license its own 737-satellite Synchronicity constellation for reconfigurable connectivity.
FCC to vote on satellite licensing overhaul July 22
The FCC's draft order would replace Part 25 with faster reviews and looser rules for minor satellite modifications.
China names 271 members of state-backed commercial space consortium
SASTIND published the first roster of China's commercial space innovation consortium, naming 271 organizations across nine groups.
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SpaceX asks FCC to license 100,000-satellite Gen3 fleet
SpaceX filed with the FCC for up to 100,000 Gen3 Starlink satellites framed around AI-scale connectivity demand, per trade coverage.
SpaceX beach closures at Boca Chica survive as Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit
The court ruled unanimously that the beach-access amendment gives no private right to sue, ending the 2021 state case.
IN-SPACe opens ISRO's LVM3 heavy-lift rocket to private industry via technology transfer
Per GKToday: IN-SPACe invited Expressions of Interest for private companies to manufacture, operate and commercialise LVM3.
SpaceX Starbase land swap challenged in federal court by conservation groups and tribe
Per the Texas Tribune: plaintiffs sue to stop a 715-acre wildlife-refuge exchange the Fish and Wildlife Service approved June 1.
Office of Space Commerce opens TraCSS to foreign governments, UK and Australia first
TraCSS begins onboarding read-only National Government Accounts; the pilot spans 52 users in 21 countries, 11,000+ spacecraft.
Amazon Leo wins conditional FCC waiver of 50% deployment deadline, with spectrum cost
The FCC waived the July 2026 1,616-satellite milestone; late satellites temporarily lose processing-round spectrum priority.