Event   Satellite   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

U.S. Space Force reopens competition for mobile satellite-control antennas after canceling AeroVironment deal

The U.S. Space Force has restarted a procurement competition for mobile satellite-control antennas, after canceling a prior $1.7 billion contract with AeroVironment and pivoting toward a more commercial acquisition approach. The move signals renewed effort to modernize deployable ground-control capacity for satellite operations.

2026-06-24T14:40:02.183650-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Despite FCC, European regulators seem willing to let 25-year-old GEO/Non-GEO interference limits remain for now

By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — European officials all but quashed any hope that global telecom regulators would decide next year on whether to loosen power limits on non-GEO constellations that were put into place 25 years ago to protect GEO-orbit satellites from interference.

2026-06-24T14:25:35.279463-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Via Satellite • Alvaro Ovejero, Juan Cacace

The EU’s 2 GHz Plan: A Test Case for Sovereignty in Satcom

By Via Satellite: The European Commission’s proposal to re-authorize the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services band beyond 2027 comes at a time when satellite connectivity is increasingly shaped by geopolitical considerations as much as technical or commercial ones.

2026-06-24T13:47:52.301354-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space  
Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Spanish IoT Startup FOSSA Secures $10M in Funding

By Via Satellite: FOSSA, a Spanish IoT satellite company, has closed a new funding round worth 9.25 million euros ($10.5 million) to fund international expansion and global deployment of its sovereign satellite capabilities.

2026-06-24T13:07:59.837508-07:00
Mars   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
Space.com • Chelsea Gohd

Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks

By Space.com: Could Martian mudstones be holding evidence of ancient microbes? New findings strengthen the case that the Red Planet once held life.

Also: The Guardian, psi.edu and Science Alert
2026-06-24T11:13:36.090978-07:00