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A weekly newsletter published to the community highlighting the news of the week and letting you know who our podcast guest is that week. We will look ahead to the coming week to see what's happening and let you know.
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- Amazon Clears Federal Review to Take Control of Globalstar’s Satellite Licenses. And Third Quarter Results for Voyager · 17 minFederal regulators have signed off on Amazon’s $11.5 billion purchase of Globalstar. The FCC approved the transfer of Globalstar’s licenses to Amazon in an order adopted Oct. 27…
- NASA has Changed the Flight Plans for Both of its Artemis Moon Landers. And Big Iron from Cowboy Space · 17 minThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration has changed the designs and flight plans for both commercial landers in its Artemis program. The goal is still a crewed Moon…
- Project Constellation, and NASA’s Science Priorities · 17 minThe U.S. State Department is putting five million dollars into a new program meant to build space partnerships between the United States and other countries. It’s called Project…
- A New Framework for Nuclear Power and Propulsion in Space, and NASA Solicits Proposals for Commercial Space Stations · 20 minNASA and the Department of Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding that sets a framework for joint work on space nuclear power and propulsion. NASA Administrator Jared…
- A 15,000 Satellite D2D Constellation, and a Microgravity Drug Lab · 18 minThe FCC has authorized SpaceX to deploy and operate a constellation of 15,000 satellites built to deliver service directly to ordinary mobile phones. The order, released Tuesday…
- Federal regulators settle a fight over satellite interference, and States will Vie to Host the Space Academy · 15 minThe FCC’s Space Bureau has set a new interference threshold for satellite broadband sharing. It’s a lower signal limit — the one satellite operator SpaceX pushed for — over…
- The United States Space Academy, and Recharging Satellites in Orbit · 16 minPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order late last week creating the United States Space Academy, a planned institution to train engineers, technicians, operators and…
- A New National Commercial Space Transportation Policy, and SpaceX Sets Its Sights on the Gulf Coast · 17 minPresident Donald Trump has signed a new national policy for commercial space transportation, directing federal agencies to expand launch infrastructure and prioritize commercial…
- The OSC Pitches a Single Certification for Novel Space Missions on Capitol Hill, and the FCC's New Part 100 · 16 minOffice of Space Commerce Director Taylor Jordan testified before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s space subcommittee on July 15, defending a new framework…
- The Major Question Remaining after the SpaceX Stock Rally, and Europe’s Hydrazine Clock · 16 minSpaceX priced its initial public offering on June 11th and closed its Nasdaq debut at $161 a share, up 19% on day one and up another 20% the session after, making it the largest…
- NASA’s IG Audits the Commercial Crew Program, and the SpaceX Lockup Deadline · 13 minHEADLINES Blue Origin plans to return its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket to flight by the end of this year, following a pad-side anomaly during a hotfire test in late May at Launch…
- NASA’s Shrinkage and Your Business, and a Coming Crunch at the Nation’s Spaceports · 15 minStockholm-based private equity firm EQT has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exolaunch, a Germany-based satellite deployment technology and launch mission…
- Orbital Data Centers, Golden Dome OTAs and a European Space Act Update · 17 minThe United States has begun enrolling foreign governments into its Traffic Coordination System for Space, marking the first expansion of the system beyond commercial satellite…
- SpaceX Changes the Commercial Launch Equation, and Beyond the LTV Contracts · 19 minFour astronauts have been assigned to Artemis III, a two-week Earth orbit test mission scheduled for 2027 that will demonstrate rendezvous and docking operations with commercial…
- The Challenges of Keeping Up With the Demand for Direct to Device Components. And Can the Supply Chain Be Weaponized? · 16 minIn what appears to be a major change in direction, a NASA spokesperson said the agency will be pulling back from the CLD Core Module approach to developing a replacement for the…
- NASA Shuffles the Directorate Deck, and the Realities of Orbital Refueling · 20 minNASA is reshaping its leadership structure in what Administrator Jared Isaacman is calling a realignment to accelerate mission delivery. Under the reorganization announced last…
- NASA GAO Questions the Moon Lander Program, and AIAA Publishes Satellite Operator Best Practices · 24 minNASA’s own watchdog is raising serious concerns about the agency’s commercial lunar lander programs, and the findings touch everything from cost controls to crew safety. The…
- The FCC Rewrites the Rulebook on Direct-to-Device, and the Satellite Industry’s Annual Report · 22 minOn May first, the Commission released a landmark Report and Order replacing decades-old energy caps with a performance-based spectrum sharing framework. The ruling is designed to…
- Satellite Spectrum Rules Get a Major Update From the FCC. And the Earth Observation and Satellite Propulsion Markets · 19 minThe Federal Communications Commission has updated the rules governing how geostationary and non-geostationary satellite systems share spectrum. The Commission voted 3-0 on April…
- The FCC Reshapes the Satellite Landscape, and That Market is Poised to Thrive · 18 minThe Federal Communications Commission made two significant moves this week that together paint a clear picture: the agency is on a mission to make America the global leader in…
