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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Starcloud seeks FCC approval for up to 88,000‑satellite 'orbital data center' constellation

Starcloud, an orbital data‑center startup, has asked the FCC to authorize a constellation of as many as 88,000 satellites to host in‑orbit computing and storage. The filing pursues regulatory clearance for an unprecedentedly large network intended to shift cloud infrastructure into low Earth orbit.

2026-03-15T15:54:01.551217-07:00

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Saudia Route Network Update — New Routes, Schedule Changes, Fleet and Partnership Developments

By ch-aviation: Several daily Operator News updates covering all Operator Route Network changes, strategic fleet developments and aircraft orders, start-ups and bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions and partnerships and alliances.

2026-03-15T16:53:45.248642-07:00

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Associated Press • Mark Scolforo

Six U.S. service members killed in KC-135 tanker crash in western Iraq

By Associated Press: The U.S. military is identifying the six service members who died last week when a KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq.

Also: news.ssbcrack.com and The Independent

2026-03-15T10:53:55.037109-07:00

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Universe Today • Mark Thompson

Assembly Theory for Exoplanets: A Complexity-Based Search Strategy for Alien Life

By Universe Today: For sixty years, the search for life beyond Earth has been built on the single assumption that alien life will look enough like us to recognise. A radical new idea called Assembly Theory is challenging that assumption.

2026-03-15T17:20:29.586890-07:00

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Universe Today • Mark Thompson

Reading Europa's Fingerprints

By Universe Today: Beneath Europa's cracked and frozen shell lies a vast ocean of liquid water and what's seeping up through that ice may be one of the most compelling clues we have ever found about the moon's potential for life.

2026-03-15T17:34:32.555007-07:00

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PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

FlightPath3D Adds Three Senior Executives and Triples Engineering Space to Accelerate Inflight Map Development

By PaxEx.Aero: What will three new senior executives and a tripling of office space bring about for FlightPath3D's inflight maps? We're about to find out, as the company highlights new opportunities and teases a couple key areas of product evolution.

2026-03-15T17:47:20.375108-07:00

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smh.com.au • Chris Zappone

Vape ignites onboard Virgin Australia flight VA328 (Brisbane–Melbourne); PAN call prompts emergency response

By smh.com.au: Flight VA328, which departed from Brisbane, issued a PAN call, which triggered a response from emergency services on the ground in Melbourne.