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HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA – While SpaceX continues to dominate the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband market with over 11,000 active Starlink satellites, the company has officially pivoted its long-term strategy toward […]
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Chris Forrester — The giant Barcelona Mobile World Congress was this year as buoyant and spectacular as ever with some 100,000 delegates filling the show’s aisles and occupying hotel rooms […]
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LOUISVILLE, Colorado – On Thursday, March 5, Sierra Space announced the closing of a $550 million Series C equity investment, propelling the company’s valuation to $8 billion. The round was […]
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LITTLETON, Colorado – In its annual report and fiscal year 2025 earnings call held on Monday, March 2, EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) detailed the definitive structure of its pivot from […]
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On Monday, March 2, 2026, shares of APT Satellite Holdings Limited (01045.HK) surged by more than 7% following reports of SpaceX’s strategic pivot toward lunar-based manufacturing. The market reaction underscores […]
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Chris Forrester — Luxembourg-based satellite giant SES has detailed its plans to completely restructure how it procures future satellites. SES boss Adel Al-Salah explained that the first launch of 3 […]
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On Thursday, February 19, 2026, AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) confirmed the encapsulation of its BlueBird 7 (BB7) satellite within the payload fairing of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. The technical […]
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In a significant shift for the European space industry, German defense giant Rheinmetall is reportedly preparing a competing bid for Mynaric, the Munich-based laser communications specialist. This move, reported on […]
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LIVERMORE, Calif. — In an announcement released Monday, February 23, 2026, the aerospace communications firm Aalyria confirmed it has secured $100 million in Series B funding, propelling the company to […]
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Chris Forrester — There were more than a few episodes of Star Trek when seemingly Mr Spock would tell Captain Kirk of that week’s challenge that the life form wasn’t […]
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