The FCC has dropped investigations into EchoStar as the satellite operator moves to sell spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T in deals totalling more than $40 billion.

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The chief executive of Airbus says he is still “very committed” to combining his company’s space business with those of two other European firms.

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Memorial spaceflights have grown from novelty to a modest and steady business, one that’s carried thousands of loved ones to orbit over the past three decades. Now, a startup founded by a former Blue Origin engineer aims to harness the space industry’s latest advances to take the market mainstream. Ryan Mitchell, founder of Florida-based Space […]

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Incoming NGSO services shift sector norms, driving 63% of commercial aviation IFC by 2034

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Colorado Springs, CO (September 09, 2025) – Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, today introduced its SIMOPS Dual-Channel Power Amplifier. This […]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (September 9, 2025) Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, today announced the release of the PSM28 VPX Power […]

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At the end of August, the U.K. government took the decision to fold the UK Space Agency (UKSA) into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). UKSA was created in 2010, reflecting the understanding that the space sector was becoming increasingly important to the economy. During its tenure, the British astronaut Tim Peake was […]

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If the Army is training soldiers to become better space professionals, that is not duplication. It is survival.

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China carried out two launches Monday, sending a new reconnaissance satellite into an unexpected orbit and adding 11 spacecraft to automaker Geely’s commercial constellation.

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The Commerce Department has moved to rescind 40% of the current-year funding for the Office of Space Commerce.

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SWISSto12 has contracted DelSontro Enterprises to support the optimization of the first integration and test process for their HummingSat program. SWISSto12’s novel approach to small sat GEOs is reimagining the […]

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Chinese scientists are proposing using a pathfinder spacecraft to make a flyby of asteroid Apophis when it makes a close approach to Earth in 2029.

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When the global space community looks ahead to September, all eyes turn to Paris. From September 15–19, 2025, the French capital will become the decision-making hub of the space domain, […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – BlackSky and Iceye have joined forces with AI-visualization specialists Aechelon Technology and Niantic Spatial to create a digital twin of Earth.   The joint campaign to create a planetary-scale geospatial model that can be frequently refreshed with satellite observations is called Project Orbion. BlackSky high-resolution visual imagery and Iceye synthetic aperture radar […]

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Varda, LeoLabs and Anduril collaborate on hypersonic tracking demo

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Europe has kicked off a study to improve direct-to-device (D2D) services using satellite spectrum, just as SpaceX inks a multibillion-dollar deal for space-approved frequencies to expand its own 5G services.

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At an all-hands meeting on Friday September 5, Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy found himself on the defensive regarding former Administrator Jim Bridenstine’s recent comments about NASA’s failure to move quickly enough to “beat” China back to the Moon. This part of Duffy’s response was telling, regarding current NASA culture: “Sometimes we can let safety […]

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Derek Tournear is now director of space innovation under Auburn University’s Applied Research Institute

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The only way to create a sustainable program of exploring the moon and Mars with humans, beyond the initial flush of achievement, is by fully integrating science into our planning. We won’t be able to answer the important science questions without human missions, and we can’t fly the human missions without science support from the […]

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EchoStar has abandoned its plans to create a direct-to-device satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, selling spectrum to SpaceX while canceling a brand-new contract with MDA Space.

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Dmitry Poisik surveyed the room. “How many of you guys represent owner/operators?” he asked a crowd of a few dozen people attending a side session at the SmallSat 2025 Conference in Salt Lake City on Aug. 11. No one raised their hands. That didn’t seem to surprise Poisik, the program manager for the Office of […]

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Lynk CEO Ramu Potarazu discusses the company’s push to accelerate toward global direct-to-device services and its strategy for standing out in an increasingly crowded market.

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The FAA approved a significant increase in Falcon 9 launches from one Florida pad as it takes public input on plans for Starship launches from another.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Blue Origin $1.3 million and Anduril $1 million under the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics program

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