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On Thursday, August 27, 2026, NASA announced that astronaut Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim has departed the civilian space agency to return to full-time active military duty with the U.S. Navy. […]
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ICEYE has established national entities in Germany, Portugal, India, the Netherlands and Korea inside 49 days and named a country chief executive for the UAE in the same window. CEO Rafal Modrzewski and ICEYE UAE chief Christos Kolimenakis told SatNews what the country-leadership model is actually selling: schedule. Poland went from contract signature to a constellation its own military operators fly in under 12 months, while France's first sovereign radar demonstrator does not enter service until 2029.
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On August 20, 2026, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) issued a statement supporting the White House’s release of the updated National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) on National Space Transportation Policy. […]
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DarkSky International—acting alongside the American Bird Conservancy, Environment America, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)—filed a formal Application for Review demanding that the full Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reverse […]
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On August 9, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to launch a formal regulatory proceeding exploring new pathways for unlicensed wireless devices to communicate directly with orbiting satellites. The […]
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As SpaceX expands its low Earth orbit (LEO) footprint, its relationship with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has emerged as a central dynamic in global telecommunications governance. The company’s strategy—characterized […]
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ATHENS, Greece – August 3, 2026 – To expand national space infrastructure and domestic industrial capabilities, Greece’s Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence unveiled the Hellas-Space 2.0 national space […]
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. – August 2, 2026 – To address the growing risk of uncontrolled space debris re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, international space agencies and regulatory bodies are reassessing orbital disposal […]
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The FCC's conditional waiver of Amazon Leo's 1,616-satellite milestone ties spectrum rights to launch capacity, a precedent every NGSO operator will feel.
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July 29, 2026 – NASA has officially transitioned propulsion test expert Ray Williams from contractor status to a full civil servant role at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay […]
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