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Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) exits beta, targets mid-2026 commercial satellite internet launch

Amazon says its rebranded LEO broadband service, Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), entered enterprise beta on April 8 and is aiming to go live by mid-2026. CEO Andy Jassy frames the service as “on the verge” of going live, supported by three terminal tiers and 22 new rocket contracts.

2026-04-10T11:18:12.475052-07:00

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Commerce Department budget proposal revives doubts over TraCSS civil space traffic management program

2026-04-10T05:27:46.573994-07:00

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Russia delays Luna-28/29/30 lunar missions to 2032–2036 as Artemis II returns

2026-04-09T04:39:45.791841-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1

2026-04-09T01:17:42.717995-07:00

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Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) exits beta, targets mid-2026 commercial satellite internet launch Amazon says its rebranded LEO broadband service, Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), entered enterprise beta on April 8 and is aiming to go live by mid-2026. CEO Andy Jassy frames the service as “on the verge” of going live, supported by three terminal tiers and 22 new rocket contracts.

2026-04-10T11:18:12.475052-07:00

Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) exits beta, targets mid-2026 commercial satellite internet launch

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Commerce Department budget proposal revives doubts over TraCSS civil space traffic management program A U.S. Department of Commerce budget proposal raises renewed concerns about the future of TraCSS, a civil space traffic management system currently under development. The development reopens questions about continuity, funding, and the program’s path to operational deployment.

2026-04-10T05:27:46.573994-07:00

Commerce Department budget proposal revives doubts over TraCSS civil space traffic management program

SpaceWatch Global

SpaceWatchGl Opinion: The Legal Frontier of Space-Based Data Centres: Jurisdictional Challenges in the Orbital Economy Part 2

2026-04-10T01:19:33.075107-07:00

SpaceWatchGl Opinion: The Lega

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Expert warns commercial satellite image blackout over Iran risks dangerous precedent A leading expert warned that a commercial satellite firm's decision to withhold imagery of Iran could set a dangerous precedent, saying the move appears aimed at limiting the American public's ability to understand what’s happening rather than changing battlefield outcomes.

2026-04-09T10:38:48.556800-07:00

Expert warns commercial satellite image blackout over Iran risks dangerous precedent

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Heather Pringle previews the 2026 Space Symposium and the future of international collaboration in space Heather Pringle previews the 2026 Space Symposium, focusing on how nations and commercial players can rebuild and expand international collaboration in space. The piece examines policy, partnership and diplomatic fault lines that will shape civil, commercial and defense cooperation at the Colorado Springs gathering.

2026-04-09T08:07:24.055463-07:00

Heather Pringle previews the 2026 Space Symposium and the future of international collaboration in space

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Scientific roadmap assesses feasibility and risks of terraforming Mars A new arXiv preprint from Edwin Kite of the University of Chicago and co-authors lays out a scientific roadmap assessing whether humanity can terraform Mars, modelling the technical feasibility, climate engineering pathways and long-term environmental risks. The paper intentionally avoids the ethical question of whether we should attempt it.

2026-04-09T06:56:08.988040-07:00

Scientific roadmap assesses feasibility and risks of terraforming Mars

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Russia delays Luna-28/29/30 lunar missions to 2032–2036 as Artemis II returns Russia's Academy of Sciences has postponed its Luna-28, Luna-29 and Luna-30 lunar missions, moving planned launches into a 2032–2036 window. The schedule shift comes as NASA prepares the crewed Artemis II lunar flyby, reshaping the near‑term international lunar exploration timeline.

2026-04-09T04:39:45.791841-07:00

Russia delays Luna-28/29/30 lunar missions to 2032–2036 as Artemis II returns

SpaceWatch Global

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Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1 The convergence of AI and orbital infrastructure has prompted major technology companies to race to deploy data centres in low Earth orbit. That commercial push is colliding with unclear jurisdictional, licensing and liability regimes for on‑orbit services, raising urgent legal and governance questions for regulators and operators.

2026-04-09T01:17:42.717995-07:00

Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1

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Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) exits beta, targets mid-2026 commercial satellite internet launch

Commerce Department budget proposal revives doubts over TraCSS civil space traffic management program

Russia delays Luna-28/29/30 lunar missions to 2032–2036 as Artemis II returns

Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1

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