Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Starpath Space today unveiled Starlight Air, a new line of ultra‑thin, ultra‑light space solar panels the company says are far lighter than anything on the market. The product is presented as a high‑specific‑power photovoltaic option for space applications seeking reduced mass and simplified integration.
SpaceNews.com
• John David Callison, Joseph Minafra
By SpaceNews.com: Hardware is no longer the problem holding back space-based data centers — the supply chain is.
CNBC
• Kai Nicol-Schwarz
By CNBC: The service will go live in 2028. It comes as Starlink's owner, SpaceX, gears up for an IPO.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force rethinks satellite ground station strategy.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: NewOrbit has won a SPRIND validation contract to examine the breakthrough innovation potential of Very Low Earth Orbit.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace has pushed back the expected launch date for the inaugural flight of its rocket to 2027.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: In the first four days of February this year the Sun unleashed six powerful X-class flares in rapid succession including an X8.1 that was the strongest in several years.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: The European Space Agency announced up to $118 million in funding March 2 for projects promising to accelerate the convergence of satellite and terrestrial communications.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
