Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

UN space situational awareness framework faces friction over operator-to-operator links

A UN committee developing a coordinated international framework for space situational awareness and satellite collision avoidance has hit a roadblock. The sticking point: some nations want government agencies to be the first contact for operator communications, rather than allowing private sector operator-to-operator coordination. The group plans its first report in July.

2026-07-01T10:14:19.402780-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
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, Seeking Alpha, Forbes and 3 more
2026-07-01T04:16:37.527166-07:00
Blue Origin   Intuitive Machines   Moon   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   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: fr.laodong.vn, NASA, CNET and 5 more
2026-07-01T03:44:59.807551-07:00
Antitrust   Satellite   North America   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy

By SpaceNews.com: EchoStar subsidiaries tied to its satellite TV and abandoned 5G network businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, advancing a prepackaged restructuring plan to repay debt early after selling spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T.

Also: Financial Times, satnews.com and newsable.asianetnews.com
2026-07-01T05:24:51.917591-07:00