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Frontier Airlines signs with SpaceX Starlink for fleetwide in-flight Wi-Fi, targeting installation by early 2027

Frontier Airlines will install SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet across its Airbus fleet starting this early 2027 timeframe, under an agreement with Indigo Partners. The carrier is part of a broader plan covering five Indigo-backed airlines equipping more than 1,000 aircraft with Starlink connectivity.

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2026-07-14T04:15:32.496645-07:00

Space Intel Report

Axelspace reports 38% revenue decline, wider operating loss for six months to May 31

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2026-07-14T10:15:00.688464-07:00

Breaking Defense

Pentagon backs space-based solar power—linking NATO summit priorities to anticipated Farnborough work

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2026-07-14T09:45:55.662937-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Lunar Outpost Europe to support NUVIEW’s Moonraker lunar LiDAR mapping mission

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2026-07-14T01:14:38.831411-07:00

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Axelspace reports 38% revenue decline, wider operating loss for six months to May 31 Japan small-satellite manufacturer and operator Axelspace posted revenue down 38% (reported as 39% in the earnings summary) and a wider operating loss for the six months ending May 31 versus the same period a year earlier. The company cited higher satellite test-model construction costs, increased personnel charges, and a change in the business mix.

2026-07-14T10:15:00.688464-07:00

Axelspace reports 38% revenue decline, wider operating loss for six months to May 31

Breaking Defense

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Pentagon backs space-based solar power—linking NATO summit priorities to anticipated Farnborough work The Pentagon is pursuing space-based solar power, positioning the effort as part of broader defense and allied priorities discussed around the NATO summit. With Farnborough in view, the program’s next milestones are expected to shape near-term industry engagement and technology focus areas.

2026-07-14T09:45:55.662937-07:00

Pentagon backs space-based solar power—linking NATO summit priorities to anticipated Farnborough work

Reuters

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Germany presses for on-time delivery of €10B military satellite program German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius urged strict timetable and budget discipline for a planned German military satellite project valued at €10 billion, warning that delays are unacceptable given current security threats. The remarks were made in the context of NATO command-and-control handover activities.

2026-07-14T08:45:48.692615-07:00

Germany presses for on-time delivery of €10B military satellite program

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Frontier Airlines signs with SpaceX Starlink for fleetwide in-flight Wi-Fi, targeting installation by early 2027 Frontier Airlines will install SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet across its Airbus fleet starting this early 2027 timeframe, under an agreement with Indigo Partners. The carrier is part of a broader plan covering five Indigo-backed airlines equipping more than 1,000 aircraft with Starlink connectivity.

2026-07-14T04:15:32.496645-07:00

Frontier Airlines signs with SpaceX Starlink for fleetwide in-flight Wi-Fi, targeting installation by early 2027

SpaceWatch Global

2 sources

Lunar Outpost Europe to support NUVIEW’s Moonraker lunar LiDAR mapping mission Lunar Outpost Europe will contribute to Moonraker, a lunar LiDAR mapping program led by NUVIEW GmbH under ESA’s initiative. The announcement positions the subsidiary as an enabling supplier for surface sensing and mapping efforts aimed at generating higher-fidelity lunar terrain data.

2026-07-14T01:14:38.831411-07:00

Lunar Outpost Europe to support NUVIEW’s Moonraker lunar LiDAR mapping mission

SpaceNews.com

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Flexell Space completes $20M Series A to scale next-generation space solar solutions FLEXELL SPACE, a South Korea-based developer of next-generation space solar solutions, said it has completed a $20 million Series A funding round. The financing is intended to support commercialization and scaling of its space solar technology.

2026-07-13T17:14:25.995552-07:00

Flexell Space completes $20M Series A to scale next-generation space solar solutions

Via Satellite

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Dual-use blurs civil/defense lines—reshaping how Europe protects space assets Europe’s long-standing separation of civil space, defense space, and institutional contracting is being challenged by dual-use realities. The article argues that as commercial capabilities increasingly overlap with government and security needs, space-asset protection frameworks must evolve beyond legacy distinctions.

2026-07-13T14:52:35.889609-07:00

Dual-use blurs civil/defense lines—reshaping how Europe protects space assets

SpaceNews.com

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SDA awards $1.75B for Golden Dome Tranche 3 tracking satellites; L3Harris gets $955M for 18 spacecraft The U.S. Space Development Agency awarded $1.75 billion for Tranche 3 Tracking Layer satellites supporting the Golden Dome missile defense shield. L3Harris received $955 million to produce 18 satellites, with Sierra Space getting $798 million, under fixed-price OTA rapid-prototyping contracts targeting Tranche 3 by end-2028.

2026-07-13T14:19:46.091532-07:00

SDA awards $1.75B for Golden Dome Tranche 3 tracking satellites; L3Harris gets $955M for 18 spacecraft

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