Antitrust   Satellite   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Dish/EchoStar satellite-TV and wireless affiliates file prepackaged Chapter 11 to cut ~$9bn debt after spectrum sales to SpaceX

Dish DBS and its EchoStar wireless subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy under a prepackaged restructuring plan aimed at repaying debt early. The move follows delays around a crucial AT&T-related transaction and follows spectrum sales to SpaceX and AT&T, reshaping the group’s capital position.

Also: Financial Times and newsable.asianetnews.com
2026-07-01T05:24:51.917591-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • John Abbott

The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one.

By SpaceNews.com: When SpaceX publicly listed, the coverage focused on the rockets, the valuation, and the personalities. That’s understandable. But the more important story is what the IPO signals about where the space economy is heading — and what that means for the countries and companies that have been quietly building it.

Also: Bloomberg and Seeking Alpha
2026-07-01T04:16:37.527166-07:00
Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

NASA picks flight-proven moon landers for more lunar surface mission deliveries

By AeroTime: NASA has picked a further wave of flight-proven moon landers to deliver science payloads to the lunar surface for its Moon Base Program.

Also: Payload, SpaceWatch Africa and cosmiclog.com
2026-07-01T03:44:59.807551-07:00