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NetJets to equip 600 business jets with Starlink high-speed Wi‑Fi by end of 2026

NetJets has agreed with SpaceX's Starlink to install high-speed satellite broadband across 600 business jets, with systems fitted by the end of 2026. The move accelerates Starlink's adoption in private aviation and represents a major fleetwide connectivity upgrade for the fractional and charter market.

2025-12-10T07:37:57.364433-08:00

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NASA Loses Contact with MAVEN During Mars Far‑Side Pass; Teams Working to Restore Communications

2025-12-10T05:06:46.868310-08:00

CNBC

Starcloud trains Google's Gemma LLM on‑orbit aboard Starcloud‑1 — first LLM trained in space

2025-12-10T06:15:35.577065-08:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX targets $1.5tn IPO in 2026, aims to raise $25–30B+ as Starlink and launch tempo scale

2025-12-09T20:09:26.274344-08:00

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Space42 to invest $600M in Equatys D2D JV with Viasat, expands into geospatial imaging Space42 plans $600 million in capital spending for Equatys, its joint venture with Viasat to deliver global direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services. The company also said it will expand into geospatial imaging, combining connectivity and imagery offerings for commercial and government customers.

2025-12-10T13:24:13.449048-08:00

Space42 to invest $600M in Equatys D2D JV with Viasat, expands into geospatial imaging

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ITA Airways adopts Viasat’s Iris satellite datalink to enable 4D trajectories ITA Airways will deploy Viasat’s Iris satellite datalink—developed with the European Space Agency—on four A320neos to enable 4D trajectories and trajectory‑based operations across Europe, aiming to cut delays, optimize fuel burn and reduce CO2 emissions while advancing satellite‑enabled ATC modernisation.

2025-12-10T13:23:21.485469-08:00

ITA Airways adopts Viasat’s Iris satellite datalink to enable 4D trajectories

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Umbra and e‑GEOS sign multi‑year pact to combine high‑volume SAR with value‑added EO for geospatial intelligence Umbra and e‑GEOS signed a multi‑year strategic agreement to jointly develop geospatial intelligence solutions, combining Umbra’s high‑volume, high‑quality smallsat SAR capability with e‑GEOS’s value‑added Earth‑observation services. e‑GEOS is 20% owned by the Italian Space Agency and 80% by Telespazio, part of the Leonardo Group.

2025-12-10T13:11:51.294758-08:00

Umbra and e‑GEOS sign multi‑year pact to combine high‑volume SAR with value‑added EO for geospatial intelligence

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China launches new TJS reconnaissance satellite as Lijian‑1 (Kinetica‑1 Y11) deploys nine smallsats, including UAE payload China conducted two launches Dec. 10, 2025: a state vehicle placed a new, opaque TJS reconnaissance satellite into orbit, while a commercial Lijian‑1 (Kinetica‑1 Y11) lifted from Dongfeng/Jiuquan and deployed nine smallsats — one carrying a UAE payload.

2025-12-10T09:53:10.708961-08:00

China launches new TJS reconnaissance satellite as Lijian‑1 (Kinetica‑1 Y11) deploys nine smallsats, including UAE payload

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Colliding orbital debris emits radio bursts, opening door to real‑time ‘debris weather’ alerts Researchers report that collisions between orbital debris emit detectable radio bursts, suggesting a new sensing channel that could underpin near‑real‑time "debris weather" alerts to satellite operators and space‑situational awareness networks. The signal could help spot cascading collision events in increasingly congested low Earth orbit.

2025-12-10T09:53:10.501255-08:00

Colliding orbital debris emits radio bursts, opening door to real‑time ‘debris weather’ alerts

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NetJets to equip 600 business jets with Starlink high-speed Wi‑Fi by end of 2026 NetJets has agreed with SpaceX's Starlink to install high-speed satellite broadband across 600 business jets, with systems fitted by the end of 2026. The move accelerates Starlink's adoption in private aviation and represents a major fleetwide connectivity upgrade for the fractional and charter market.

2025-12-10T07:37:57.364433-08:00

NetJets to equip 600 business jets with Starlink high-speed Wi‑Fi by end of 2026

CNBC

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Starcloud trains Google's Gemma LLM on‑orbit aboard Starcloud‑1 — first LLM trained in space Starcloud has trained Google's open Gemma large language model aboard its Starcloud‑1 satellite, marking the first time an LLM has been trained in outer space. The Nvidia‑backed experiment validates on‑orbit model training and sharpens competition to build orbital AI data centres and edge compute for satellites.

2025-12-10T06:15:35.577065-08:00

Starcloud trains Google's Gemma LLM on‑orbit aboard Starcloud‑1 — first LLM trained in space

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Multi‑Agent AI for Space Missions: Enhancing Autonomy and Resilience Against the Unknown Multi‑agent AI distributes decision‑making across cooperating software agents to boost spacecraft autonomy and resilience to unforeseen events, enabling faster anomaly detection and mitigation, degraded‑mode operations and reduced ground intervention. The approach aims to harden science, commercial and operational missions against uncertainty in on‑orbit and deep‑space environments.

2025-12-10T06:09:20.592438-08:00

Multi‑Agent AI for Space Missions: Enhancing Autonomy and Resilience Against the Unknown

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