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WASHINGTON — March 12, 2026 — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially withdrawn a high-stakes proposal that would have required commercial launch providers to remove rocket upper stages from […]
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ISLAMABAD – On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, VEON Ltd. announced that its Pakistani subsidiary, Jazz (JazzWorld), emerged as the largest winner in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) historic Next Generation […]
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SINGAPORE – As territorial disputes and illegal maritime activities intensify across Southeast Asia, a new market analysis released on March 10, 2026, by space consultant Omkar Nikam identifies the region […]
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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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