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Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers

Elon Musk is pushing to host AI compute in orbit—reports say SpaceX and xAI plan up to one million orbital data centres as part of a $1.25 trillion merger strategy—prompting alarm from astronomers and regulators over debris, spectrum use and impacts to observations.

2026-03-12T21:17:57.395115-07:00

Space Intel Report

Avio SpA posts double‑digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog and EBITDA

2026-03-12T12:19:39.251674-07:00

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Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach

2026-03-12T11:08:44.434417-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Another Earth raises $4M to scale synthetic satellite-data platform for AI training

2026-03-12T10:08:58.297179-07:00

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Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers Elon Musk is pushing to host AI compute in orbit—reports say SpaceX and xAI plan up to one million orbital data centres as part of a $1.25 trillion merger strategy—prompting alarm from astronomers and regulators over debris, spectrum use and impacts to observations.

2026-03-12T21:17:57.395115-07:00

Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers

Space Intel Report

Avio SpA posts double‑digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog and EBITDA Avio SpA, a space launch and defense propulsion manufacturer, said it posted double‑digit increases in 2025 revenue, backlog and EBITDA. Reported from La Plata, Maryland, the results reflect an across‑the‑board financial uplift for the company during the 2025 fiscal year.

2026-03-12T12:19:39.251674-07:00

Avio SpA posts double‑digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog and EBITDA

SpaceNews.com

Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach Voyager has opened a defense and space technology hub in Long Beach, establishing a new facility focused on defense- and space-related tech activity in Southern California. The hub expands Voyager’s local industrial presence to support the company’s growing work in defense and commercial space.

2026-03-12T11:08:44.434417-07:00

Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach

SpaceNews.com

Another Earth raises $4M to scale synthetic satellite-data platform for AI training Vienna-based startup Another Earth closed a $4 million funding round to scale a software platform that generates synthetic satellite imagery for training machine-learning models. The synthetic data is aimed at improving detection of environmental hazards and operational risks without relying solely on real-world satellite imagery.

2026-03-12T10:08:58.297179-07:00

Another Earth raises $4M to scale synthetic satellite-data platform for AI training

Space.com

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL released from ISS by Canadarm2, heads for destructive reentry Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL was released by Canadarm2 from the Earth‑facing port of the ISS Unity module at 12:06 CET (7:00 a.m. EDT), departing with thousands of pounds of disposable cargo bound for destructive reentry. The release completes the company's Cygnus resupply mission to Expedition 74.

2026-03-12T10:08:58.238840-07:00

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL released from ISS by Canadarm2, heads for destructive reentry

SpaceNews.com

Industry's Next Frontier: The New Wave of Commercial Activity in Low Earth Orbit A new commercial wave is reshaping low Earth orbit as operators deploy constellations, commercial stations and on-orbit services that shift space from one-off missions to routine, scalable industrial activity. Investors, suppliers and governments face a rapid transition in procurement, infrastructure and regulatory needs.

2026-03-12T08:08:10.373201-07:00

Industry's Next Frontier: The New Wave of Commercial Activity in Low Earth Orbit

New York Times

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Blue Ghost lunar near‑miss exposes rising collision and deconfliction risk for commercial Moon missions A close collision warning during the private Blue Ghost mission in lunar orbit a year ago — one of several recent "red alert" incidents near the Moon — highlights mounting challenges in tracking, operator coordination and traffic management as commercial lunar activity accelerates.

2026-03-12T07:58:07.814316-07:00

Blue Ghost lunar near‑miss exposes rising collision and deconfliction risk for commercial Moon missions

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MTN's StarEdge Horizon LEO connectivity lands on AWS Marketplace, offers direct VPC egress MTN's StarEdge Horizon LEO satellite connectivity is now available for purchase on the AWS Marketplace, enabling customers to route site traffic directly into AWS Virtual Private Clouds. The architecture moves traffic off the public internet to reduce latency and improve security for enterprise and government users.

2026-03-12T07:53:15.028382-07:00

MTN's StarEdge Horizon LEO connectivity lands on AWS Marketplace, offers direct VPC egress

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Musk's push for up to 1 million orbital AI data centres underpins $1.25T SpaceX–xAI merger and alarms astronomers

Avio SpA posts double‑digit growth in 2025 revenue, backlog and EBITDA

Voyager opens defense and space tech hub in Long Beach

Another Earth raises $4M to scale synthetic satellite-data platform for AI training

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