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• Miguel A. Lopez-Medina
As spacecraft become software-defined and more autonomous, conventional protection tools can miss how cyberattacks, equipment failures and environmental hazards overlap in orbit. A defense approach that treats these risks together could better address threats that may present similar symptoms to operators.
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Bengaluru-based OXG Space raised ₹17 crore in a round led by Aum Ventures’ India Innovation Fund II to build a satellite connectivity network in orbit. Separately, U.S. startup Atombeam raised $18.3 million to accelerate adoption of networking software for satellite, defense and commercial links, taking its total funding to $55 million.
The Space Development Agency is evaluating sensor technologies for future satellites designed to detect and track targets throughout their flight. The exploration points to a continuing focus on expanding space-based missile warning and tracking capabilities, though the report provides no details on specific technologies or program timelines.
As spacecraft become software-defined and more autonomous, conventional protection tools can miss how cyberattacks, equipment failures and environmental hazards overlap in orbit. A defense approach that treats these risks together could better address threats that may present similar symptoms to operators.
Solstar Space says its Wi-Fi technology connected NASA’s R5-S10 CubeSat with Momentus’ Vigoride-7 orbital service vehicle during proximity operations, relaying data to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The Oct. 20 announcement documents an in-orbit connectivity demonstration involving a spacecraft and an orbital servicing vehicle.
Craft Prospect says it has spent recent months in discussions across the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States on the future of secure communications as quantum technologies advance. The company’s account highlights growing international engagement around space-based quantum key distribution (QKD), but provides no specific project commitments or timelines.
Chinese startup Sinxbot has raised tens of millions of dollars from investors including Alibaba and China Mobile to develop robotic arms for on-orbit satellite refueling and deorbit services. The funding brings major Chinese technology and telecom investors into a venture targeting emerging in-space servicing capabilities.
A Russian satellite conducted a close approach to a privately operated U.S. Earth-observation spacecraft, prompting questions about the purpose of the maneuver. The available reporting describes the encounter as risky and controversial but provides no further details on the satellites, distance or stated intent.
US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Starlink disruptions that hampered Ukraine’s defenses, while Kyiv faces a severe shortage of Patriot interceptors amid intensified Russian missile and drone attacks. Lockheed Martin has met Ukrainian defense officials and unveiled the PAC-3 Edge, a new interceptor for Patriot systems.
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