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Washington, DC — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially initiated the process to renew the charter for the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WAC). This is a critical step […]
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially published its “Space Modernization for the 21st Century” Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), formally launching a regulatory transition that would replace […]
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Space Bureau has designated SpaceX’s modification application for a new 15,000-satellite Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) shell as “acceptable for filing,” initiating the […]
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Despite federal mandates for technology neutrality, satellite operators are on track to receive a fraction of the U.S. government’s massive rural broadband subsidy package, with fiber optics dominating the awards. […]
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MADRID — The race to provide seamless, global air traffic management (ATM) from orbit accelerated today as Startical, the joint venture formed by Indra and the Spanish air navigation service […]
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Senate Scutiny Targets NASA’s Lunar Strategy Confirmation hearings for NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, billionaire and Polaris Dawn commander, commanded Capitol Hill’s attention yesterday. Isaacman utilized his Senate appearance to […]
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Beijing, China – Chinese commercial launch provider Landspace has confirmed that its ambitious attempt to vertically land the first stage of the Zhuque-3 methane-liquid oxygen rocket resulted in a catastrophic […]
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Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has been abruptly removed from the upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which is currently slated for a 2026 launch, following an alleged security breach involving highly sensitive, […]
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Following a year marked by intensified calls for European autonomy in orbit, organizers of SmallSat Europe have opened the technical call for papers for their 2026 conference. The solicitation comes as the European Union and its member states aggressively ramp up defense spending and constellation development to close the gap with the United States and China.
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HOUSTON — In a landmark finding for astrobiology and planetary science, researchers analyzing samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have identified a trifecta of primordial materials: bio-essential […]
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