Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
The Air Force Research Laboratory will evaluate Aalyria’s Spacetime network-orchestration software as a candidate for a future “network of networks” concept, testing its ability to coordinate space-based data flows and integrate heterogeneous satellite and ground links during a space data network experimentation program.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: AiDash, a provider of vegetation, storm, and ignition risk intelligence and SatelliteFirst grid monitoring solutions, has tapped Spire to help improve its services.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: Tom Ainsworth has been named as the Air Force's top space acquisition officer, taking over from Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy who will remain in place as Ainsworth's military deputy.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Florida-based Space Beyond plans to start building its first memorial spacecraft next week after booking a launch on SpaceX’s October 2027 rideshare mission.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: With the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process effectively complete, a key House appropriator says the next spending bill for NASA should build on that.
SpaceNews.com
• Volodymyr Levykin
By SpaceNews.com: Launch operators are the rocket fuel required to galvanize spaceports in Europe.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: "Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean.".
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has issued a call for tender for a study examining the re-entry and breakup of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage over Poland in early 2025.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
