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SpaceX launches Starlink batch from California (liftoff 04:00 EDT, Mar 8)

SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink broadband satellites from California, lifting off at 4:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, March 8. The flight placed additional Starlink spacecraft into low Earth orbit as part of the operator's ongoing effort to expand and replenish its broadband constellation.

2026-03-08T14:18:20.297311-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Space‑Comm Expo floor: DEFEM's Rosa Schmidt on defence and resilience

2026-03-07T23:38:11.547066-08:00

CNBC

China's rapid rise in space: Tiangong, Mars rover, lunar sample return and Beidou challenge U.S. industry

2026-03-07T13:22:22.465664-08:00

AINonline

Omni Aircraft developing Gogo Galileo FDX STC for Bombardier Challenger jets; certification targeted Aug 2026

2026-03-07T20:38:11.337144-08:00

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SpaceX launches Starlink batch from California (liftoff 04:00 EDT, Mar 8) SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink broadband satellites from California, lifting off at 4:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, March 8. The flight placed additional Starlink spacecraft into low Earth orbit as part of the operator's ongoing effort to expand and replenish its broadband constellation.

2026-03-08T14:18:20.297311-07:00

SpaceX launches Starlink batch from California (liftoff 04:00 EDT, Mar 8)

SpaceWatch Global

Space‑Comm Expo floor: DEFEM's Rosa Schmidt on defence and resilience Laura Todd tours the Space‑Comm Expo exhibition floor with Rosa Schmidt, founder of DEFEM Agency, spotlighting defence‑ and resilience‑focused exhibitors. The conversation captures exhibitor priorities, emerging commercial and defence‑grade satellite technologies on display, and commercial‑to‑government bridging at the London event.

2026-03-07T23:38:11.547066-08:00

Space‑Comm Expo floor: DEFEM's Rosa Schmidt on defence and resilience

AINonline

Omni Aircraft developing Gogo Galileo FDX STC for Bombardier Challenger jets; certification targeted Aug 2026 Omni Aircraft is developing a supplemental type certificate to install Gogo's Galileo FDX connectivity on Bombardier Challenger business jets, on a seven-month development schedule that targets regulatory approval in August 2026. The STC will enable retrofit installation of Galileo FDX on Challenger-series aircraft.

2026-03-07T20:38:11.337144-08:00

Omni Aircraft developing Gogo Galileo FDX STC for Bombardier Challenger jets; certification targeted Aug 2026

CNBC

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China's rapid rise in space: Tiangong, Mars rover, lunar sample return and Beidou challenge U.S. industry Over recent years China has executed a string of high‑profile space milestones — a low‑Earth‑orbit station (Tiangong), a Mars rover landing, the first sample return from the Moon’s far side and a global Beidou navigation system — positioning Beijing as a direct competitor to the U.S. space sector.

2026-03-07T13:22:22.465664-08:00

China's rapid rise in space: Tiangong, Mars rover, lunar sample return and Beidou challenge U.S. industry

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US Air Force lab awards BlackSky up to $99M for large optical satellite payload The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded BlackSky a contract worth up to $99 million to develop and deliver a large optical satellite payload. The award funds design and production of an optical sensor payload intended for forthcoming Air Force lab satellite missions.

2026-03-07T03:59:34.900039-08:00

US Air Force lab awards BlackSky up to $99M for large optical satellite payload

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX stake in active ETFs balloons into a 'monster' holding, exposing limits of unlisted assets in public funds A small SpaceX position bought by a niche fund has ballooned into a 'monster' holding inside newly launched active ETFs, raising questions about whether exchange-traded funds can effectively carry significant unlisted assets. Critics say mixing private and public stocks undermines the sales pitch for these products.

2026-03-06T17:13:17.808011-08:00

SpaceX stake in active ETFs balloons into a 'monster' holding, exposing limits of unlisted assets in public funds

Ars Technica

Planet Labs withholds Gulf satellite imagery for 96 hours after Iranian drone strikes Planet Labs will delay public release of newly captured satellite imagery over Gulf states for 96 hours after Iranian drone attacks, citing risk that adversaries could use near‑real‑time images for "battle‑damage assessment." The pause impacts media, commercial customers and researchers who normally receive images almost immediately.

2026-03-06T15:40:00.851912-08:00

Planet Labs withholds Gulf satellite imagery for 96 hours after Iranian drone strikes

Associated Press

U.S. precision strike likely hit Iranian girls' school, investigators say Satellite imagery and eyewitness footage show a precision aerial strike struck an Iranian girls' school at the outset of the U.S.-Israeli campaign; U.S. military investigators say a U.S. precision strike likely caused the blast and are reviewing whether AI-assisted targeting and human error played a role.

2026-03-06T11:20:36.512110-08:00

U.S. precision strike likely hit Iranian girls' school, investigators say

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SpaceX launches Starlink batch from California (liftoff 04:00 EDT, Mar 8)

Space‑Comm Expo floor: DEFEM's Rosa Schmidt on defence and resilience

China's rapid rise in space: Tiangong, Mars rover, lunar sample return and Beidou challenge U.S. industry

Omni Aircraft developing Gogo Galileo FDX STC for Bombardier Challenger jets; certification targeted Aug 2026

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