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British Airways to offer free gate-to-gate Starlink Wi‑Fi fleetwide from 2026 as part of £3.7bn transformation

British Airways will install SpaceX Starlink across its fleet and provide fast, complimentary gate-to-gate Wi‑Fi to all passengers beginning in 2026, part of a £3.7bn transformation programme. The airline says the rollout will deliver consistent high-speed connectivity on short- and long-haul services.

2025-11-06T05:06:41.296724-08:00

Payload

OHB to join antitrust challenge to Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, CEO Marco Fuchs says

2025-11-06T21:12:35.721193-08:00

Axios

Musk says SpaceX could go public 'at some point' — IPO prospect would reshape space industry

2025-11-06T20:37:48.806765-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Blue Origin sets Nov. 9 New Glenn launch for NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars smallsats

2025-11-06T01:57:24.930290-08:00

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European Spaceflight

Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo to Demonstrate Orbital Cargo Deployment on HyPrSpace’s Baguette One in 2026 Germany's ATMOS Space Cargo will fly a technology-demonstrator mission to test orbital cargo deployment aboard HyPrSpace’s Baguette One test flight in 2026, validating hardware and operational procedures for commercial low‑Earth orbit logistics and informing commercial supply‑chain services and satellite‑servicing concepts.

2025-11-07T21:20:18.733260-08:00

Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo to Demonstrate Orbital Cargo Deployment on HyPrSpace’s Baguette One in 2026

Space Intel Report

MDA/Rocket Lab push Globalstar 17 deployment to mid‑2026; Globalstar to seek liquidated damages MDA Space and Rocket Lab USA have pushed the launch and deployment of Globalstar's 17‑satellite Globalstar 17 mission into mid‑2026 after repeated program delays. Globalstar said it will pursue liquidated damages from the contracting team as the slip affects its constellation schedule.

2025-11-07T10:51:22.837413-08:00

MDA/Rocket Lab push Globalstar 17 deployment to mid‑2026; Globalstar to seek liquidated damages

SpaceNews.com

Europe's hyperspectral Earth-observation lead hinges on public–private partnerships Europe's lead in hyperspectral Earth observation depends on public–private partnerships to finance sensor development, scale constellation deployment, and convert high-value spectral data into commercial services. Sustained government anchor customers, coordinated procurement and clear policy frameworks are essential for maintaining technological advantage and market growth.

2025-11-07T06:14:45.245050-08:00

Europe's hyperspectral Earth-observation lead hinges on public–private partnerships

Payload

Exolaunch to manage 58 satellites for 30+ customers on Transporter‑15 — its largest rideshare yet Exolaunch is managing 58 satellites for more than 30 customers across 16 countries on the Transporter‑15 rideshare, marking the company's busiest mission to date. The flight will be Exolaunch's largest rideshare by satellite count and customer diversity, consolidating a highly international payload manifest.

2025-11-07T06:04:19.586487-08:00

Exolaunch to manage 58 satellites for 30+ customers on Transporter‑15 — its largest rideshare yet

SpaceNews.com

GHGSat continues to expand its methane-monitoring constellation GHGSat is continuing to expand its methane-monitoring satellite constellation, adding capacity to detect and map methane emissions from orbit and broaden coverage for commercial and stakeholder users. The expansion is intended to scale monitoring frequency and improve identification of emission sources globally.

2025-11-07T05:14:25.750449-08:00

GHGSat continues to expand its methane-monitoring constellation

Space.com

NASA's ESCAPADE: Twin 'Blue' and 'Gold' smallsats to deliver first 3D stereo maps of Mars' upper atmosphere — launch NLT Nov. 9 NASA's ESCAPADE mission will launch no earlier than Nov. 9 from Cape Canaveral, sending twin, UC Berkeley‑managed smallsats dubbed Blue and Gold to Mars. Flying in formation, they'll produce the first stereo, 3D maps of the planet's magnetic fields, upper atmosphere and ionosphere to study atmospheric escape.

2025-11-07T05:09:47.824062-08:00

NASA's ESCAPADE: Twin 'Blue' and 'Gold' smallsats to deliver first 3D stereo maps of Mars' upper atmosphere — launch NLT Nov. 9

Space Intel Report

EchoStar takes $282M impairment on European S‑band service, plans disposal of large S‑band satellite EchoStar Corp. booked $282 million in impairment charges in the quarter ended Sept., tied to its European S‑band service, and said it plans to dispose of a large S‑band satellite — a move that trims its on‑orbit S‑band asset base as it refocuses its satcom strategy.

2025-11-07T04:27:43.773613-08:00

EchoStar takes $282M impairment on European S‑band service, plans disposal of large S‑band satellite

SpaceWatch Global

SWISSto12 expands U.S. mission-control node in Georgia to support HummingSat GEO deployments SWISSto12 has expanded its U.S. command-and-control center in Georgia to support upcoming HummingSat launches and early on‑orbit operations, adding a domestic mission‑control node to oversee its small geostationary satellite programme. The capability ramp targets operational readiness ahead of the programme's commercial deployment.

2025-11-07T01:54:47.363021-08:00

SWISSto12 expands U.S. mission-control node in Georgia to support HummingSat GEO deployments

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