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European Commission adds Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg to EU Space Surveillance and Tracking partnership

The European Commission has adopted an Implementing Decision making Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg members of the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking partnership. The move formally expands the SST partnership's membership and completes the Commission's approval process for these four states.

2025-12-29T04:10:34.218715-08:00

Universe Today

Design-for-Demise Dilemma: MaiaSpace paper flags unintended consequences of smallsat burn-up strategy

2025-12-28T07:44:42.241739-08:00

Wall Street Journal

FAA documents show Jan. 16 Starship explosion posed greater risk to flights over the Caribbean

2025-12-20T20:49:48.640802-08:00

Flying Magazine

Report: SpaceX notified FAA only after agency had activated debris-response areas following Starship explosion

2025-12-23T06:08:31.428535-08:00

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SpaceWatch Global

European Commission adds Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg to EU Space Surveillance and Tracking partnership The European Commission has adopted an Implementing Decision making Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg members of the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking partnership. The move formally expands the SST partnership's membership and completes the Commission's approval process for these four states.

2025-12-29T04:10:34.218715-08:00

European Commission adds Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg to EU Space Surveillance and Tracking partnership

Universe Today

Design-for-Demise Dilemma: MaiaSpace paper flags unintended consequences of smallsat burn-up strategy A paper by Antoinette Ott and Christophe Bonnal of MaiaSpace argues the Design-for-Demise principle — letting most small satellites burn up at end-of-life — creates unintended consequences for orbital sustainability and operations, calling into question disposal assumptions used for current megaconstellation deployments.

2025-12-28T07:44:42.241739-08:00

Design-for-Demise Dilemma: MaiaSpace paper flags unintended consequences of smallsat burn-up strategy

Space Explored

Orbital Data Centers: Why the Space Industry Is Betting on In‑Orbit Cloud Infrastructure The concept of 'orbital data centers'—cloud computing and AI infrastructure hosted in Earth orbit—is gaining traction across the space industry as operators, cloud providers and satellite firms explore moving compute and storage off‑Earth to exploit near‑constant solar power, vacuum cooling and new on‑orbit assembly techniques.

2025-12-27T11:58:54.253611-08:00

Orbital Data Centers: Why the Space Industry Is Betting on In‑Orbit Cloud Infrastructure

Flying Magazine

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Report: SpaceX notified FAA only after agency had activated debris-response areas following Starship explosion Reports say SpaceX informed the FAA about the Starship explosion only after the agency had already activated debris-response areas, despite the event producing potentially hazardous debris. The timing highlights a discrepancy in notification that bears on launch–airspace coordination and debris response protocols.

2025-12-23T06:08:31.428535-08:00

Report: SpaceX notified FAA only after agency had activated debris-response areas following Starship explosion

Space.com

WorldView-3 photographs failing SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit Vantor's WorldView-3 Earth-observation satellite photographed a malfunctioning SpaceX Starlink spacecraft in orbit on Dec. 18, capturing visible signs of a failure. The image provides rare commercial imagery of an in-orbit anomaly within SpaceX's large broadband constellation, offering situational awareness to operators and observers.

2025-12-23T03:04:21.041997-08:00

WorldView-3 photographs failing SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit

The Independent

NATO warns Russia developing anti‑satellite 'zone‑effect' weapon aimed at Starlink Two NATO‑nation intelligence services say Russia is developing an anti‑satellite 'zone‑effect' weapon intended to disable SpaceX's Starlink satellites by generating a debris cloud. NATO says such a capability would erode Western space advantage and threaten Ukraine's ability to maintain battlefield communications.

2025-12-21T22:28:14.484427-08:00

NATO warns Russia developing anti‑satellite 'zone‑effect' weapon aimed at Starlink

Wall Street Journal

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FAA documents show Jan. 16 Starship explosion posed greater risk to flights over the Caribbean FAA documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal reveal the Jan. 16 SpaceX Starship explosion posed a significantly greater hazard to aircraft transiting the Caribbean than public accounts indicated, prompting renewed scrutiny of launch safety assessments, flight‑routing procedures and range‑risk calculations for commercial launches.

2025-12-20T20:49:48.640802-08:00

FAA documents show Jan. 16 Starship explosion posed greater risk to flights over the Caribbean

Space.com

Arkisys, Odin partner to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping satellites with Odin Nano Sensors Arkisys and sensor developer Odin have teamed to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping Arkisys spacecraft with Odin’s Nano Sensors. The partnership pairs on‑orbit collision detection and characterization with insurance underwriting to improve satellite survivability, operations and orbital sustainability amid rising congestion.

2025-12-19T12:04:12.600579-08:00

Arkisys, Odin partner to offer insurance against space‑debris strikes by equipping satellites with Odin Nano Sensors

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European Commission adds Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg to EU Space Surveillance and Tracking partnership

Design-for-Demise Dilemma: MaiaSpace paper flags unintended consequences of smallsat burn-up strategy

FAA documents show Jan. 16 Starship explosion posed greater risk to flights over the Caribbean

Report: SpaceX notified FAA only after agency had activated debris-response areas following Starship explosion

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