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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. 22, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a formal request for proposals (RFP) valued at $369 million to procure next-generation ground communications infrastructure for its missile warning […]
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On Sept. 21, 2026, space operations provider SSC Space signed a multi-year contract with Airbus Defence and Space to serve as the prime ground segment provider for the Pléiades Neo […]
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On Sept. 17, 2026, telecommunications operator Orange and Telesat LEO ULC, a subsidiary of Telesat Corporation, announced the commissioning of the first European gateway for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth […]
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, satellite connectivity provider Ground Control published an operational analysis evaluating the UK government’s mandate to establish routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) commercial drone […]
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As orbital computing initiatives—such as Google’s Project Suncatcher demonstration and mega-constellation deployments—accelerate data generation in orbit, traditional radio-frequency (RF) communication infrastructure faces severe spectrum congestion and physical throughput limits. / […]
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Expanding its maritime safety-of-life portfolio, satellite terminal manufacturer Intellian Technologies introduced its CM100 GMDSS terminal on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The standalone hardware unit operates over the Iridium Certus 100 […]
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Targeting the computational bottleneck of analyzing decades of spaceflight data and complex mission telemetry, NASA announced on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, its formal participation in the Genesis Mission. Established as […]
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On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced it has received more than $20 million in hardware and service orders from a prominent, unnamed global satellite operator. The […]
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TOKYO, JAPAN — On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Japanese small satellite manufacturer Seiren Co., Ltd. finalized a tripartite satellite communications contract alongside global space services provider SSC Space and cloud-based […]
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