October 13, 2025

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Golden Dome: A Golden Opportunity for the Space Industry?
The planned development of Golden Dome, the Trump administration’s ambitious space-based missile defense system, continues to galvanize the space industry, from defense primes to space startups and data analytics firms. Large, medium, and emerging space players are investing in facilities and capabilities as well as pursuing strategic partnerships in hopes of winning a piece of the lucrative Golden Dome pie.

With nearly $25 billion earmarked for the first year in the reconciliation bill, and the White House expecting it will cost $175 billion by the time it begins projected operations in 2029, experts say the proposed multi-layered defense network represents…[continued]

Connectivity
Amazon Signs Project Kuiper MoU With Uzbekistan
Amazon’s Project Kuiper has made inroads into the Central Asian market of Uzbekistan, a country with a population of around 36 million people. Uzbekistan’s Ministry…[continued]

Launch
JAXA Orders 2 Electron Missions from Rocket Lab
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has ordered two dedicated Electron launches from Rocket Lab, the first of which will launch as soon as this…[continued]

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Connectivity
Semtech Rolls Out Cellular–Satellite IoT Platform With Skylo
IoT provider Semtech has integrated Skylo’s satellite network into its platform, to offer a complete device-to-cloud terrestrial and satellite IoT solution from a single provider.…[continued]

Space Economy
Momentus Wins 2 NASA Contracts to Fly Tech Demonstrations on Vigoride Missions
Momentus will host an in-space crystallization demonstration for NASA and also demonstrate a new thruster on orbit under two recently announced contracts. Under a $5.1…[continued]

Imagery and Sensing
ICYMI: Defense Continues to Propel Earth Observation Market, With Opportunties in AI and Golden Dome
Defense continues to drive momentum in the Earth Observation (EO) satellite market, with industry leaders pointing to demand for sovereign capabilities. Novaspace Principal Annekatrien Debien…[continued]

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