SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
A Senate committee has delayed consideration of legislation intended to speed FCC reviews of satellite licenses after members warned the measure may be too permissive. The pause leaves congressional efforts to shorten approval timelines for commercial satellite and ground-station projects on hold.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: Viridian signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the US Air Force to co-develop Viridian’s VLEO tech.
SpaceNews.com
• Elad Baram
By SpaceNews.com: Silicon as strategy: the hidden battleground of the new space race.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: After helping place proliferated LEO constellations at the center of U.S. military space planning, the SmallSat Alliance is now tackling how these networks can be used together as a unified system.
SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
By SpaceWatch Global: Microgravity is no longer viewed solely as a domain for scientific exploration. Across industries like biomanufacturing, advanced materials, cosmetics and pharmaceutical development, it is increasingly discussed as a potential industrial tool.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
By DefenseNews.com: The Navy is looking for space-based sensors on sensor-ready platforms, according to a Naval Research Laboratory Request for Information.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: "The fundamental elements of generative AI are showing a lot of promise in streamlining the pillars of autonomous navigation for off-planet driving.".
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Tomorrow.io has raised $175 million in new funding to fund its next-generation DeepSky weather monitoring constellation.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
