PaxEx.Aero
• Seth Miller
Copa Airlines says its first aircraft with SpaceX’s Starlink inflight connectivity has entered service over the weekend. The rollout includes a departure from blanket free Wi-Fi: some passengers will need to pay to access online service, with the upgrade positioned as part of Copa’s broader onboard demand strategy.
SpaceNews.com
• Emma Gatti
By SpaceNews.com: AN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial satellite data providers, three of which are European: Kuva Space (Finland), OroraTech (Germany) and Satlantis (Spain).
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Legacy surveillance platform will be retired next March, although a replacement has yet to be chosen. UK defence procurement officials face a race against time to acquire and field a new uncrewed surveillance platform for the British Army before the Thales Watchkeeper WK450 is withdrawn from service early next year.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: A space thruster using superconducting magnets completed its first orbital tests. The technology could in the future propel spacecraft using just the power of the sun.
FlightGlobal
• Edward Russell
By FlightGlobal: Mexican carrier turned to the Japanese debt financing option as it prioritises “liquidity preservation”.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Italy has brought its IRIDE marketplace online, opening initial access to Earth observation imagery and analytics for Italian government users.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Wingless multicopter shapes certification strategy.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BALLYSEEDE, Ireland — Space situation awareness service provider NorthStar Earth & Space of Canada, which is planning an IPO following a merger with Viking Acquisition Corp.
politico.eu
• Mason Boycott-Owen
