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Wall Street Journal • Alexander Ward, Robbie Gramer

U.S. covertly shipped nearly 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran after protest blackout

The Trump administration, via the U.S. Department of State, purchased roughly 7,000 SpaceX Starlink terminals over recent months—most in January—and covertly shipped nearly 6,000 into Iran to keep dissidents online after Tehran's protest crackdown and sweeping internet blackouts, according to reporting.

Also: tass.com

2026-02-12T12:57:20.165595-08:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Commercial Space NASA

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial space station development and NASA spacesuit program

By SpaceNews.com: Axiom Space has raised $350 million to advance development of a commercial space station and new spacesuits for NASA.

Also: CNBC

2026-02-12T13:54:10.035042-08:00

Satellite Space Force Space Defense & Militarization Defense Policy

Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

Project Hecate: The Space Force's quiet effort to keep GPS survivable after 2040

By Breaking Defense: Meanwhile, the Space Warfighting Analysis Center is pushing the use of signals from communications satellites in low Earth orbit as a near-term alternative to GPS.

2026-02-12T13:03:51.956369-08:00

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Space.com • Mike Wall

Ariane 6 A64 completes first flight, lofts 32 Amazon (Kuiper) satellites — Europe’s most powerful rocket reaches orbit

By Space.com: It was the Ariane 6 rocket's sixth flight overall, and the first to feature its most powerful variant.

European Spaceflight

Arianespace Launches First Four‑Booster Ariane 6, Deploys 32 Amazon LEO Satellites

Space Intel Report

Ariane 6 (64) maiden flight delivers 32 Amazon Kuiper LEO satellites to 465 km; next Ariane 6 mission also booked by Amazon

Also: Aerospace America, ESA, newsroom.arianespace.com and 5 more

2026-02-12T09:24:43.456467-08:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Iridium CEO Defends L-band Spectrum Position, Outlines Four Growth Areas in 2025 Results Call

By Via Satellite: CEO Matt Desch addressed “buzz” around Iridium’s L-band spectrum position and highlighted four growth areas for Iridium’s future.

Also: SpaceWatch Africa

2026-02-12T13:10:56.965200-08:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Sharmila Kuthunur

Astronomers witness vanishing star collapse into a black hole in Andromeda galaxy

By Space.com: "This is essentially as close as we can get to seeing the death of a massive star.".

2026-02-12T11:14:16.457790-08:00

Reuters

Italian rail operator Italo picks Starlink for satellite internet on trains

By Reuters: Italian high‑speed rail operator Italo said on Thursday it would introduce SpaceX's Starlink system across its fleet, becoming the world's first major train company to rely on the low‑Earth‑orbit satellite connectivity service.

Runway Girl

Southwest selects Starlink Ku‑band LEO connectivity for entire fleet, displacing Anuvu and Viasat

2026-02-12T04:15:30.825945-08:00

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Spaceflight Now

NASA loads liquid hydrogen into Artemis II SLS at KSC in unannounced test to validate umbilical repairs

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260212-SLS-Lower-Michael.jpg) NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb.

2026-02-12T07:33:48.280724-08:00

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