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Connectivity | September 8, 2025
EchoStar's Spectrum Sale Could Give SpaceX More D2D Leverage
EchoStar is canceling its plans for the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite constellation announced last month, instead selling spectrum to SpaceX that will be used for Starlink's…[continued]
Government/Military | September 11, 2025
DSEI Takeaways: Space and Cyber and the Invisible Front Line
LONDON — The advance of space and cyber technologies is creating “an invisible front line” in the warfighting domain. Royal Air Force Air Marshal Paul…...[continued]
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Government/Military | September 10, 2025
SDA Looks to Next Year for Operational Utility of Tranche 1, Transport Layer
The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 21 York Space Systems' satellites on Wednesday — the first that are to provide utility for…...[continued]
Connectivity | September 9, 2025
FCC Closes Investigation of EchoStar After Spectrum Sales
The FCC has closed its investigation into EchoStar after EchoStar announced two massive spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX. EchoStar disclosed in SEC filings on…...[continued]
Opinion | August 26, 2025
The Terabit Jump: Optical Satcom and the Ground Network Bottleneck
When Netflix shipped DVDs by mail in the early 2000s, the U.S. Postal Service effectively offered a higher data rate than dial-up internet. Then broadband…...[continued]
Government/Military | August 26, 2025
Can New Space Firms Plug Europe’s Gap in Defense Tech?
It’s been a busy time for Finland-headquartered Iceye. The 11-year-old satellite Earth-Observation (EO) company, an undisputed unicorn among European new space firms, has over the…...[continued]
Technology | September 8, 2025
AeroVironment Wins $240M Laser Communications Terminal Order
AeroVironment (AV) has won a contract worth around $240 million for its long-haul laser communications terminals. The terminals will be deployed in orbit by an…...[continued]
Manufacturing | September 10, 2025
Boeing Develops 3D Printing Method for Solar Arrays to Cut Production Time
Boeing is applying additive manufacturing technology to solar array production for satellites, in an update the company says can improve production time by 50% compared…...[continued]
Technology | September 8, 2025
Panasonic and Intellian Developing a LEO-Only Aviation Terminal 
Panasonic Avionics and Intellian Technologies are working together on a new aviation antenna compatible with Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation. The antenna is intended only for Low-Earth…...[continued]
Space Economy | September 11, 2025
Space Infrastructure Startup Rendezvous Robotics Emerges from Stealth 
Rendezvous Robotics, a new startup focused on space infrastructure emerged from stealth mode this week with $3 million in pre-seed funding. The company is started…...[continued]
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