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SpaceX to buy 50 MHz of EchoStar AWS‑4 spectrum for $17B to enable direct‑to‑device Starlink

SpaceX will buy 50 MHz of EchoStar’s US‑licensed AWS‑4 H‑Block spectrum for about $17 billion and take an equity stake, giving Starlink its own frequencies to launch direct‑to‑device 5G services and addressing a concurrent FCC probe.

2025-09-08T04:44:41.645164-07:00

ABC News

Crew-10 Astronauts Splash Down in Pacific After Five-Month ISS Rotation

2025-08-09T10:55:51.181690-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Trump Signs Executive Order to Ease Commercial Rocket Launch Regulations

2025-08-13T16:40:33.939906-07:00

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX's 10th Starship/Super Heavy test scrubbed after ground‑systems issue; follows three upper‑stage failures

2025-08-24T08:22:33.376901-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global

DE-CIX outlines plan for first internet exchange point in space DE-CIX has outlined plans to create the first internet exchange point in space, detailing a space–earth communications architecture to enable orbital peering and direct traffic exchange. The proposal defines DE-CIX’s role in managing interconnection points and routing between terrestrial networks and LEO satellite links.

2025-09-11T02:20:59.954732-07:00

DE-CIX outlines plan for first internet exchange point in space

SpaceNews.com

The grief of a fandom: Starship, Elon Musk and the fading of public enthusiasm The article probes why devoted Starship fans continue defending Elon Musk despite controversies and program setbacks, and how that loyalty masks a broader loss of the emotional spark that once powered public enthusiasm for SpaceX's flagship launch program. It examines the human dynamics behind technological fandom.

2025-09-10T04:02:27.906507-07:00

The grief of a fandom: Starship, Elon Musk and the fading of public enthusiasm

SpaceNews.com

NASA says 30‑day commercial station demo is a limited test, not a shift to short missions NASA says its planned 30‑day demonstration in the revised commercial space‑station development plan is a limited test and not a policy shift toward short‑duration missions. The agency reiterated its focus on enabling long‑duration commercial platforms to preserve continuous LEO access as ISS retirement approaches.

2025-09-09T17:22:48.695341-07:00

NASA says 30‑day commercial station demo is a limited test, not a shift to short missions

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FCC ends probe, clearing EchoStar's >$40B spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX The FCC has closed its investigation into EchoStar after the operator announced two spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX totaling more than $40 billion. The agency's action removes a major regulatory obstacle to transactions that could materially reshape the direct‑to‑device (D2D) connectivity market.

2025-09-09T11:59:20.493936-07:00

FCC ends probe, clearing EchoStar's >$40B spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX

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SpaceX to buy 50 MHz of EchoStar AWS‑4 spectrum for $17B to enable direct‑to‑device Starlink SpaceX will buy 50 MHz of EchoStar’s US‑licensed AWS‑4 H‑Block spectrum for about $17 billion and take an equity stake, giving Starlink its own frequencies to launch direct‑to‑device 5G services and addressing a concurrent FCC probe.

2025-09-08T04:44:41.645164-07:00

SpaceX to buy 50 MHz of EchoStar AWS‑4 spectrum for $17B to enable direct‑to‑device Starlink

SpaceNews.com

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GHGSat satellites to feed ExxonMobil’s COMET for large-scale onshore methane monitoring GHGSat will supply satellite-derived methane emissions data to ExxonMobil’s Center for Operations and Methane Emissions Tracking (COMET), expanding continuous onshore monitoring across the oil major’s assets. Launched in 2022, COMET aggregates multiple measurement technologies and the GHGSat feed scales high-resolution remote sensing for asset-level tracking.

2025-09-05T10:09:28.604365-07:00

GHGSat satellites to feed ExxonMobil’s COMET for large-scale onshore methane monitoring

Aerospace America

Lunar Outpost details Eagle lunar terrain vehicle test program as NASA LTV selection nears Lunar Outpost has unveiled its Eagle lunar terrain vehicle test and development program, displaying its second prototype, Falcon, on the company test range. The startup is one of three multi‑company teams competing to supply NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle as an agency selection approaches.

2025-09-04T02:02:13.099827-07:00

Lunar Outpost details Eagle lunar terrain vehicle test program as NASA LTV selection nears

Via Satellite

EU Space Act: Fieldfisher flags legal, compliance and liability risks for space businesses Fieldfisher's space law team outlines the key legal implications for space businesses arising from the EU Space Act, highlighting new compliance, reporting and liability obligations that will affect licensing, contracts and operations across the EU. The analysis sets out practical legal risks firms must address now.

2025-09-03T11:50:13.949327-07:00

EU Space Act: Fieldfisher flags legal, compliance and liability risks for space businesses

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