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CEOs Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Commercial Satellite Imaging Programs

Chief executives from leading Earth observation firms are warning that proposed government budget cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs risk undermining critical data streams for defense, environmental monitoring and disaster response. They argue that reduced procurement will stifle industry investment and leave gaps in space-based reconnaissance capabilities.

2025-06-17T13:29:44.243163-07:00

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Commercial ISR Operators Urge Restoration of NRO Funding to Safeguard 'Golden Dome' Shield On June 16, leading commercial ISR satellite firms petitioned congressional appropriators to reverse proposed National Reconnaissance Office budget cuts, warning the reductions would undercut the Pentagon’s Golden Dome air and missile defense shield over the US homeland.

2025-06-17T14:32:10.691404-07:00

Commercial ISR Operators Urge Restoration of NRO Funding to Safeguard 'Golden Dome' Shield

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CEOs Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Commercial Satellite Imaging Programs Chief executives from leading Earth observation firms are warning that proposed government budget cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs risk undermining critical data streams for defense, environmental monitoring and disaster response. They argue that reduced procurement will stifle industry investment and leave gaps in space-based reconnaissance capabilities.

2025-06-17T13:29:44.243163-07:00

CEOs Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Commercial Satellite Imaging Programs

Axios

Amazon launches Washington program to train workers for satellite jobs Amazon has unveiled a workforce development initiative in Washington state, which industry insiders now dub the “Silicon Valley of space.” The program partners with local colleges and training centers to equip job seekers with skills in satellite manufacturing, assembly and operations for its upcoming orbital projects.

2025-06-17T11:17:27.903725-07:00

Amazon launches Washington program to train workers for satellite jobs

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Slow Uplinks Leave Over 80% of Starlink Users Below Federal Broadband Speeds Despite recent improvements in SpaceX’s Starlink network, uplink speeds remain a critical bottleneck, with fewer than one in five users consistently achieving the FCC’s minimum 25 Mbps down/3 Mbps up broadband standard. The disparity underscores persistent performance gaps in Starlink’s LEO satellite broadband service.

2025-06-17T10:46:08.695236-07:00

Slow Uplinks Leave Over 80% of Starlink Users Below Federal Broadband Speeds

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Portal Space Systems opens Bothell-area manufacturing hub to scale Supernova production Portal Space Systems has opened a 50,000 sq ft manufacturing facility three miles from its Bothell, Washington design and testing hub to begin production of its Supernova maneuverable spacecraft. The expansion lays groundwork to triple staff and ramp up to one spacecraft per month by 2027.

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Portal Space Systems opens Bothell-area manufacturing hub to scale Supernova production

South China Morning Post

China Demonstrates 5× Starlink-Comparable Laser Downlink from GEO Chinese researchers have used a 2 W laser to transmit data from a geostationary satellite to Earth in under five seconds, achieving downlink speeds five times greater than SpaceX’s Starlink. The breakthrough marks a significant advance in optical space-to-ground communications.

2025-06-16T22:07:13.314009-07:00

China Demonstrates 5× Starlink-Comparable Laser Downlink from GEO

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