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Read the whole conference rather than a panel a day and one argument runs underneath it. The industry has stopped worrying about capital and technology. It is worrying about access: to launch, to spectrum, to the ground, to the parts.
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On Sept. 23, 2026, Chinese commercial launch startup Space Epoch finalized a B++ financing round, bringing its total Series B capital raised over the past six months to more than […]
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On Sept. 23, 2026, SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk forecasted that the Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network could transport the majority of total global internet traffic within […]
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On Sept. 18, 2026, industry reports confirmed that an engine turbopump anomaly detected during August ground evaluations has constrained the flight launch schedule for Europe’s Ariane 6 heavy-lift launch vehicle. […]
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On Sept. 16, 2026, Italian launch vehicle manufacturer Avio confirmed a significant influx of commercial satellite operators seeking launch slots after SpaceX suspended new commercial launch reservations for its Falcon […]
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On Saturday, September 5, 2026, Munich-based launch service provider Isar Aerospace successfully achieved orbital insertion with its Spectrum launch vehicle during its test flight, designated “Onward and Upward.” Liftoff occurred […]
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On August 29, 2026, Firefly Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Jason Kim addressed the global supply-demand deficit in commercial and government orbital launch services. In an interview detailing state-of-the-market dynamics, Kim […]
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On August 27, 2026, Spanish launch provider PLD Space was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the European Launcher Challenge (ELC) initiative, securing a contract valued at €158.9 […]
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On August 20, 2026, United Launch Alliance (ULA) initiated a $1.5 billion private bond placement to finance launch infrastructure expansion and scale production capacity for its heavy-lift launch vehicles. The […]
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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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