Satellite   Middle East   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Reuters • Cassell Bryan-Low, Parisa Hafezi, Supantha Mukherjee

Iran deploys military‑grade jamming to knock out Starlink nationwide as some users keep broadcasting protests

Iran has deployed military‑grade electronic jamming described as a 'kill switch' that cut access to Elon Musk's Starlink and left about 80 million citizens in a nationwide communications blackout, experts say. Despite the jamming and government hunts for users, some Iranians continue to use Starlink to share protest footage internationally.

Also: indiatoday.in, South China Morning Post and intellinews.com
2026-01-12T12:40:30.462584-08:00
Europe   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   NASA  
SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Portugal becomes 60th country to sign the Artemis Accords

By SpaceNews.com: Portugal has become the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration, becoming the 60th to join.

Also: NASA and miragenews.com
2026-01-12T15:49:43.937228-08:00