Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Space42 says its planned Equatys direct-to-device (D2D) joint venture with Viasat offers a “massive” $50-billion market opportunity. The company characterizes Equatys as a D2D constellation builder and expects to name it within weeks.
DefenseNews.com
• Linus Höller
By DefenseNews.com: Austria’s Defense Minister Claudia Tanner reaffirmed that Austria plans to put three operationally designated military satellites into orbit next year.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: The giant rocket still can’t carry as much stuff to orbit as Elon Musk has promised.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Starfighters Space, which is developing F-104 supersonic jets for satellite air-launch, is turning its Texas facility into a staging ground for microgravity flight testing in response to NASA’s call for information on commercial parabolic capabilities.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — A new report from supply-chain intelligence firm Altana quantifies the extent to which the U.S. commercial space industry remains dependent on components sourced from Chinese suppliers.
Payload
• Elizabeth Howell
By Payload: NASA has potentially funded or supported hundreds of scientific collaborations since 2015 that might involve Chinese researchers, a new Congressional report says.
SpaceNews.com
• Ian Clark
By SpaceNews.com: The satellite industry is entering an era defined by scale. Thousands of spacecraft are operating simultaneously in low Earth orbit (LEO), powering everything from global broadband networks to national security missions.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The head of NASA says he expects China to perform a crewed flight around the moon in 2027, ratcheting up perceptions of a space race with China.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
