Top Stories for the week of July 5, 2025

Technology | June 11, 2025
How Slingshot Aerospace’s Agatha Tool Harnesses AI to Make Sense of Orbital Activity
As space becomes more congested and contested, the space industry and governments look to more advanced solutions to make sense of on-orbit activity and be……[continued]
Podcast | June 30, 2025
The Roadmap to the Satellite-Connected Car with BMW Group and 5GAA
While the satellite connected car has long been seen as a future market for the satellite industry, it hasn’t broken through into the mainstream yet.…...[continued]
Government/Military | July 1, 2025
Planet Highlights Defense Momentum With $280M German Government Deal 
Planet announced a new 240 million euro ($283 million) multi-year deal with the German government on Tuesday for satellite imagery and analytics services, which Planet’s…...[continued]
Government/Military | June 26, 2025
US Space Force Requests $277M for MILNET, Halts Tranche 3 of Transport Layer
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal 2026 budget request provides $277 million for the MILNET proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation and halts funding for the Space…...[continued]
Connectivity | June 30, 2025
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile European Joint Venture ‘SatCo’ Plans D2D Offering in 2026
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…...[continued]
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Imagery and Sensing | July 1, 2025
MethaneSAT Loses Contact With Satellite
Methane-monitoring satellite MethaneSAT has lost power and communications, the team behind the mission said in an update on Tuesday.  The MethaneSAT mission operations team lost…...[continued]
People | July 1, 2025
Former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz to Lead SpinLaunch 
Longtime industry leader and former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz is joining SpinLaunch as CEO after the company recently announced plans to pursue a satellite broadband…...[continued]
Manufacturing | June 30, 2025
Moog Completes Manufacturing Expansion to Support Space, Defense Customers
Moog has completed a large manufacturing facility expansion at its headquarters in East Aurora, New York, to support its work on a number of launch…...[continued]
Government/Military | June 24, 2025
NATO Releases its First Commercial Space Strategy
NATO released its Commercial Space Strategy on Tuesday, aimed at integrating commercial solutions more flexibly, and creating more business opportunities while simplifying how space companies…...[continued]
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