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Space Force Seeks $277M for SpaceX MILNET LEO Network, Axes Tranche 3 Transport Layer

The Space Force’s fiscal 2026 budget request for the Space Development Agency includes $277 million to develop SpaceX’s MILNET proliferated LEO communications network, while discontinuing funding for SDA’s planned Tranche 3 Transport Layer. The move underscores a pivot to commercial satellite systems for military data transport.

2025-06-26T13:02:39.396247-07:00

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Senate Commerce Committee Advances Bedford as FAA Administrator, Rejects ATC Funding Hike

2025-06-25T09:55:28.244006-07:00

Space Intel Report

NATO's Commercial Space Strategy Aims to Harness Private Space, Hindered by Budget Questions

2025-06-24T06:34:04.928607-07:00

Space Intel Report

EU Commission Proposes Space Act Merging Single-Market Licensing with Operator Accountability

2025-06-25T13:55:29.569548-07:00

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Senate’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Holds Key to Space Shuttle Discovery’s Houston Move A legislative effort led by Senators Cornyn and Cruz to transfer NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian’s Virginia museum to Space Center Houston has been folded into the Senate’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill,” tying the orbiter’s relocation to a landmark economic and policy package awaiting a floor vote.

2025-06-30T12:14:38.209095-07:00

Senate’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Holds Key to Space Shuttle Discovery’s Houston Move

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Europe’s Airlines Urge Border Tariffs to Offset SAF Mandate Costs Airlines for Europe has called on the EU to impose import levies on non-EU carriers and fuels to cushion the cost increase from its upcoming sustainable aviation fuel mandate, warning that without trade measures, Europe risks losing passengers, jobs and emissions to less-regulated markets.

2025-06-30T09:07:51.257055-07:00

Europe’s Airlines Urge Border Tariffs to Offset SAF Mandate Costs

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China’s Rare Earth Export Clampdown Rattles Global Aviation Manufacturing Beijing has imposed export curbs on rare earth minerals vital for jet engine magnets, avionics systems and airframe alloys, tightening the supply of lanthanides and other key elements. The move threatens to disrupt OEM and supplier production schedules, drive up costs and spur a global scramble for alternative sources.

2025-06-29T22:02:22.398195-07:00

China’s Rare Earth Export Clampdown Rattles Global Aviation Manufacturing

koreatimes.co.kr

Dispute Over Relocating Gwangju Airport to Muan Intensifies as Government Forms Task Force President Lee Jae Myung’s administration has reignited a decade-long debate by launching an interministerial task force to assess economic benefits, security implications and community concerns over moving Gwangju’s dual-use airport operations to Muan International Airport.

2025-06-29T20:20:51.184829-07:00

Dispute Over Relocating Gwangju Airport to Muan Intensifies as Government Forms Task Force

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White House Budget Request Targets University of Arizona NASA Programs The White House’s FY26 budget proposal includes cuts to NASA funding that would strip support from several University of Arizona-led projects, threatening research at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and other academic initiatives jointly funded by NASA. The moves underscore growing fiscal pressure on university space science portfolios.

2025-06-28T16:14:38.562686-07:00

White House Budget Request Targets University of Arizona NASA Programs

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EU Charts Roadmap for €1.6 Trillion Space Economy, Aiming for Global Lead by 2050 The European Commission unveiled its Vision for the European Space Economy, a framework to secure EU leadership in space by 2050. The initiative arrives as the global space market is forecast to hit €1.6 trillion by 2035, underpinning the bloc’s drive to boost competitiveness, autonomy and innovation.

2025-06-28T16:13:44.349693-07:00

EU Charts Roadmap for €1.6 Trillion Space Economy, Aiming for Global Lead by 2050

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Mexico Opens Probe into Potential Environmental Damage from SpaceX Starship Debris Mexico’s environmental authorities have launched a formal investigation into possible ecological damage after debris from SpaceX’s latest Starship explosion washed up on beaches in northeastern Mexico. SpaceX denies the fragments harmed local wildlife or habitats and has requested cooperation from Mexican agencies to secure and recover the debris.

2025-06-28T16:11:45.630445-07:00

Mexico Opens Probe into Potential Environmental Damage from SpaceX Starship Debris

thetimes.com

Rolls-Royce hails UK support for next-gen engine, outlines short-haul, nuclear & drone push With UK backing for its next-gen UltraFan development, Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic aims to capture the short-haul market, expand nuclear energy operations and enter the defense drone sector, positioning the British engineering group for diversified growth.

2025-06-28T14:11:36.023877-07:00

Rolls-Royce hails UK support for next-gen engine, outlines short-haul, nuclear & drone push

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