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British Airways to fit SpaceX Starlink high‑speed Wi‑Fi from March; rollout timetable undisclosed

British Airways will begin installing SpaceX Starlink high‑speed inflight Wi‑Fi on select aircraft from March. The carrier confirmed initial installations next month but has not disclosed how many aircraft, which fleet types will be fitted, or a timetable for a broader rollout.

2026-02-28T01:31:37.433809-08:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing

2026-02-27T13:13:06.972967-08:00

Space Intel Report

Ukraine and SpaceX clash over maintaining Starlink service in conflict zone

2026-02-27T07:51:17.204715-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Rocket Lab pushes Neutron maiden to Q4 2026 after propellant‑tank test failure

2026-02-27T05:01:51.105204-08:00

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Paddle Your Own Kanoo

British Airways to fit SpaceX Starlink high‑speed Wi‑Fi from March; rollout timetable undisclosed British Airways will begin installing SpaceX Starlink high‑speed inflight Wi‑Fi on select aircraft from March. The carrier confirmed initial installations next month but has not disclosed how many aircraft, which fleet types will be fitted, or a timetable for a broader rollout.

2026-02-28T01:31:37.433809-08:00

British Airways to fit SpaceX Starlink high‑speed Wi‑Fi from March; rollout timetable undisclosed

Bloomberg

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SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing People familiar say SpaceX is aiming to file confidentially for an initial public offering as soon as March, advancing plans for what could become the largest-ever public listing. The filing would open the company to broad public-market capital after years of private financing.

2026-02-27T13:13:06.972967-08:00

SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing

Via Satellite

Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz plan NB‑NTN IoT certification tests Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz have unveiled a joint test plan to develop certification tests for narrowband non‑terrestrial network (NB‑NTN) IoT connectivity via satellite. The initiative will define test procedures to validate device and network performance for satellite‑based narrowband IoT services.

2026-02-27T12:12:20.379406-08:00

Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz plan NB‑NTN IoT certification tests

Reuters

Satellite imagery shows surge of U.S. tankers and AWACS at Prince Sultan Air Base amid Iran tensions Satellite imagery shows a rapid rise in U.S. support aircraft — including refuelling tankers and AWACS — at Prince Sultan Air Base over a four‑day period, with numbers increasing from 27 to 43 before a slight decline. Saudi Arabia said it will not allow strikes from its territory.

2026-02-27T09:26:19.641378-08:00

Satellite imagery shows surge of U.S. tankers and AWACS at Prince Sultan Air Base amid Iran tensions

Universe Today

JWST probes Uranus' ionosphere, maps vertical structure and detects faint auroras Uranus' extreme 97.8° axial tilt let JWST's NIRSpec probe the planet's ionosphere, producing the first vertical maps of its upper atmosphere and revealing faint auroral emissions. An international team used near‑infrared spectroscopy to resolve how temperature and charged‑particle densities change with altitude.

2026-02-27T09:17:01.621697-08:00

JWST probes Uranus' ionosphere, maps vertical structure and detects faint auroras

Space Intel Report

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Ukraine and SpaceX clash over maintaining Starlink service in conflict zone Four years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine and SpaceX are in a dispute over maintaining Starlink satellite broadband service in the conflict zone. The disagreement centers on continued use of Starlink for fixed and battlefield communications inside Ukraine and who is responsible for sustaining service amid wartime risks.

2026-02-27T07:51:17.204715-08:00

Ukraine and SpaceX clash over maintaining Starlink service in conflict zone

Business Wire

Archer to fit SpaceX Starlink on Midnight eVTOL Archer will equip its Midnight electric air taxi with SpaceX Starlink inflight broadband, giving passengers gate‑to‑gate, low‑latency internet on eVTOL flights. The integration will be Starlink’s first confirmed fit on an air taxi and underpins Archer’s commercial connectivity strategy.

2026-02-27T05:45:21.860263-08:00

Archer to fit SpaceX Starlink on Midnight eVTOL

SpaceNews.com

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Rocket Lab pushes Neutron maiden to Q4 2026 after propellant‑tank test failure Rocket Lab re‑baselined Neutron's inaugural flight to Q4 2026 after a Stage‑1 propellant‑tank rupture during qualification testing forced a schedule reset. The company—reporting record 2025 revenue and launch cadence—said it will prioritise structural repeatability, acceptance testing and production maturity.

2026-02-27T05:01:51.105204-08:00

Rocket Lab pushes Neutron maiden to Q4 2026 after propellant‑tank test failure

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British Airways to fit SpaceX Starlink high‑speed Wi‑Fi from March; rollout timetable undisclosed

SpaceX targets confidential IPO filing as soon as March, eyes biggest-ever listing

Ukraine and SpaceX clash over maintaining Starlink service in conflict zone

Rocket Lab pushes Neutron maiden to Q4 2026 after propellant‑tank test failure

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