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Qatar Airways first to fit Starlink on Boeing 787‑8; completes A350 rollout, nearly 120 widebodies online

Qatar Airways is the first carrier to enable Starlink on the Boeing 787‑8, operating three Dreamliners with the system while shifting focus after outfitting its entire Airbus A350 fleet in eight months to December 2025. Nearly 120 widebodies — about 58% of its long‑haul fleet — are now Starlink‑connected.

2026-01-07T02:28:10.352483-08:00

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Terran Orbital appoints Michael Vishion as VP of Program Management

2026-01-07T07:52:33.890136-08:00

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Space Force moves to standardize satellites with 'Handle 2.0' contract

2026-01-07T07:01:24.471376-08:00

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SpaceX IPO to Broaden Investor Base and Reshape Commercial Space Financing

2026-01-07T06:08:16.141810-08:00

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Terran Orbital appoints Michael Vishion as VP of Program Management Terran Orbital has appointed Michael Vishion as vice president of program management. Vishion brings more than 25 years of aerospace experience and will lead the company's program management functions, overseeing delivery and coordination of Terran Orbital's satellite programs across development and production.

2026-01-07T07:52:33.890136-08:00

Terran Orbital appoints Michael Vishion as VP of Program Management

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Space Force moves to standardize satellites with 'Handle 2.0' contract The U.S. Space Force has launched 'Handle 2.0', a procurement contract to standardize satellite designs and interfaces across its constellation acquisitions, aiming to reduce integration complexity, accelerate fielding and cut lifecycle costs. The move centralizes technical standards across commercial and military satellite buys.

2026-01-07T07:01:24.471376-08:00

Space Force moves to standardize satellites with 'Handle 2.0' contract

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SpaceX IPO to Broaden Investor Base and Reshape Commercial Space Financing SpaceX's planned IPO will open the company to public-market investors, broadening access to space-sector financing and reshaping capital allocation across launch, satellite services and on-orbit businesses. A blockbuster listing could compress private-market premiums and set public valuation benchmarks for competitors.

2026-01-07T06:08:16.141810-08:00

SpaceX IPO to Broaden Investor Base and Reshape Commercial Space Financing

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SkyFi integrates Vantor imagery to expand its virtual satellite constellation SkyFi has expanded its virtual constellation by integrating satellite imagery from Vantor, making Vantor's Earth-observation data available through SkyFi's marketplace and aggregating it with existing providers to broaden imagery sources for customers and analytic users for commercial, civil and defense applications.

2026-01-07T04:45:19.267534-08:00

SkyFi integrates Vantor imagery to expand its virtual satellite constellation

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Qatar Airways first to fit Starlink on Boeing 787‑8; completes A350 rollout, nearly 120 widebodies online Qatar Airways is the first carrier to enable Starlink on the Boeing 787‑8, operating three Dreamliners with the system while shifting focus after outfitting its entire Airbus A350 fleet in eight months to December 2025. Nearly 120 widebodies — about 58% of its long‑haul fleet — are now Starlink‑connected.

2026-01-07T02:28:10.352483-08:00

Qatar Airways first to fit Starlink on Boeing 787‑8; completes A350 rollout, nearly 120 widebodies online

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NASA moves to extend Swift spacecraft's life ahead of planned reboost As teams prepare a mission to raise the orbit of NASA's Swift spacecraft, project officials are pursuing measures to extend the satellite's operational life. Those actions are intended to preserve Swift's science capabilities and maximize mission value ahead of the planned reboost.

2026-01-06T16:45:03.649967-08:00

NASA moves to extend Swift spacecraft's life ahead of planned reboost

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Israel selects Access to Space consortium to build national R&D space laboratory The Israel Space Agency has selected the Access to Space consortium to establish and operate Israel’s national R&D space laboratory. The facility is intended to accelerate development of space technologies by providing a centralized national platform for research, prototyping and technology maturation.

2026-01-06T13:55:08.163880-08:00

Israel selects Access to Space consortium to build national R&D space laboratory

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SpaceX reports 148,696 Starlink collision‑avoidance maneuvers in six months; operator reporting criticized SpaceX reported 148,696 collision‑avoidance maneuvers by its Starlink constellation over a recent six‑month period. The disclosure drew criticism from other satellite operators and observers for the company's reporting practices and transparency around conjunction assessments and maneuver notifications, including timeliness and data sharing, officials said.

2026-01-06T12:14:47.346510-08:00

SpaceX reports 148,696 Starlink collision‑avoidance maneuvers in six months; operator reporting criticized

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Qatar Airways first to fit Starlink on Boeing 787‑8; completes A350 rollout, nearly 120 widebodies online

Terran Orbital appoints Michael Vishion as VP of Program Management

Space Force moves to standardize satellites with 'Handle 2.0' contract

SpaceX IPO to Broaden Investor Base and Reshape Commercial Space Financing

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