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Portugal pushes to become Europe’s gateway to space — Inês d'Ávila at Munich Space Summit 2026

At the Munich Space Summit 2026, Portugal Space Agency's Inês d'Ávila described Portugal's rapid push to become a European gateway to space, highlighting the Azores spaceport, Europe’s first re‑entry licensing steps, and targeted partnerships to attract launch, recovery and downstream commercial activity.

2026-03-26T05:58:40.945709-07:00

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ESA backs TTTech to build terabit‑per‑second Ethernet switch for optical ISL constellations

2026-03-26T04:20:32.585717-07:00

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41st Space Symposium convenes global civil, commercial and defense space leaders

2026-03-25T21:19:51.266427-07:00

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Kepler's Beau Jarvis on tackling the space-to-Earth data downlink challenge

2026-03-25T21:39:07.395058-07:00

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Portugal pushes to become Europe’s gateway to space — Inês d'Ávila at Munich Space Summit 2026 At the Munich Space Summit 2026, Portugal Space Agency's Inês d'Ávila described Portugal's rapid push to become a European gateway to space, highlighting the Azores spaceport, Europe’s first re‑entry licensing steps, and targeted partnerships to attract launch, recovery and downstream commercial activity.

2026-03-26T05:58:40.945709-07:00

Portugal pushes to become Europe’s gateway to space — Inês d'Ávila at Munich Space Summit 2026

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ESA backs TTTech to build terabit‑per‑second Ethernet switch for optical ISL constellations ESA has funded TTTech to develop a terabit‑per‑second Ethernet switch for satellite constellations using optical inter‑satellite links. The project targets in‑orbit packet switching and routing to enable high‑throughput, low‑latency backbone connections across next‑generation LEO/MEO networks.

2026-03-26T04:20:32.585717-07:00

ESA backs TTTech to build terabit‑per‑second Ethernet switch for optical ISL constellations

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Kepler's Beau Jarvis on tackling the space-to-Earth data downlink challenge In a SATShow Week interview, Kepler Communications Chief Revenue Officer Beau Jarvis outlines the company's approach to solving the growing challenge of downlinking the large volumes of data collected in space to Earth, describing the technical and commercial measures it is pursuing to accelerate delivery to end users.

2026-03-25T21:39:07.395058-07:00

Kepler's Beau Jarvis on tackling the space-to-Earth data downlink challenge

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Kepler’s Beau Jarvis on tackling space data downlinks — SATShow Week interview

2026-03-25T21:39:07.395058-07:00

Kepler’s Beau Jarvis on tackli

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Comtech Ships First D‑CG7000 Modems, Runs Multi‑Orbit SATShow Demos; EDIM Units Delivered to U.S. Army Comtech has completed first deliveries of its Digital Common Ground (D‑CG7000) series modems and demonstrated live multi‑orbit connectivity at SATShow, while shipping the initial set of EDIM battlefield modems to the U.S. Army and previewing its Elevate 2.0 platform across commercial and military markets.

2026-03-25T21:39:07.387499-07:00

Comtech Ships First D‑CG7000 Modems, Runs Multi‑Orbit SATShow Demos; EDIM Units Delivered to U.S. Army

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41st Space Symposium convenes global civil, commercial and defense space leaders The 41st Space Symposium convened senior civil, commercial and defense space leaders to debate policy, markets and international cooperation, serving as a de facto global forum shaping near-term procurement, investment, partnerships and regulatory priorities across civil and military space sectors.

2026-03-25T21:19:51.266427-07:00

41st Space Symposium convenes global civil, commercial and defense space leaders

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Governments to drive India and APAC space economy through investment and regulation Governments acting as investors and market creators will be the dominant trend shaping India and the wider APAC space economy, regional operators and service providers said at SATShow. Panelists flagged public funding, new regulatory frameworks and state procurement as critical to scaling local launch, satellite and downstream services.

2026-03-25T20:54:42.262296-07:00

Governments to drive India and APAC space economy through investment and regulation

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Space Force explores alternatives as ULA's Vulcan faces possible months‑long grounding The U.S. Space Force is evaluating alternative launch options after United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur could be grounded for months while investigators probe a recent anomaly. The potential pause threatens launch schedules, may force mission reassignments or delays, and pressures remaining providers and range capacity.

2026-03-25T16:22:23.195082-07:00

Space Force explores alternatives as ULA's Vulcan faces possible months‑long grounding

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Portugal pushes to become Europe’s gateway to space — Inês d'Ávila at Munich Space Summit 2026

ESA backs TTTech to build terabit‑per‑second Ethernet switch for optical ISL constellations

41st Space Symposium convenes global civil, commercial and defense space leaders

Kepler's Beau Jarvis on tackling the space-to-Earth data downlink challenge

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