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Space.com • Sharmila Kuthunur

Europa’s buried ocean may preserve clues to habitability and potential life

New research indicates that Jupiter’s moon Europa may contain signs of life or habitability within its buried ocean. The findings could help future missions interpret what they discover and refine where they search for evidence of biological activity beneath the moon’s icy surface.

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2026-08-03T11:14:49.301971-07:00

Bloomberg • Reshmi Basu

EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Files for Bankruptcy as Debt Falls Due

By Bloomberg: Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, saying intensifying competition was undermining its core broadband business.

SpaceNews.com

Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink

Space Intel Report

In Hughes Network Systems Chapter 11 restructuring, lenders question terms of its transactions with parent EchoStar

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2026-08-03T00:14:38.321534-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ArianeGroup Keeps MaiaSpace Operating Despite Negative Equity

By European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup has opted to keep MaiaSpace operating after the launch startup’s shareholders’ equity into negative territory.

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2026-08-03T08:14:50.234680-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Policy & Regulation

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Xona secures spectrum approval for satellite navigation network

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Xona Space Systems has received conditional federal approval to broadcast commercial navigation signals from a planned constellation of more than 250 satellites, clearing a major regulatory obstacle as the startup prepares to begin deploying the network, the company said Aug.

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2026-08-03T08:44:34.002726-07:00

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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

By Bloomberg: Many wonder whether a merger is ahead Expand Elon Musk during a video interview in May at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv.

New York Times

SpaceX Employee Share Lockup Expiration Could Test Its Private-Market Valuation

CNBC

SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

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2026-08-03T04:15:18.832523-07:00

North America Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana

By Ars Technica: A Louisiana launch site would offer several significant advantages.

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2026-08-03T07:44:39.024775-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Planet Acquires Berlin Innovation Campus Space to Set up its First European Production Facility

By SpaceWatch Global: Planet acquires space at the BERLIN DECKS innovation campus as it expands its headquarters to include its first production facility in Europe.

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2026-08-03T03:50:07.426075-07:00

Space Debris & Traffic Management

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

University of Warwick Astronomers Detect Tiny, Previously Undocumented Debris in Geosynchronous Orbit

By SpaceWatch Global: Astronomers have uncovered some of the faintest debris in geo orbit ever observed, obtaining valuable data for characterizing their behavior.

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2026-08-03T03:50:08.475495-07:00

Europa’s buried ocean may preserve clues to habitability and potential life

EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Files for Bankruptcy as Debt Falls Due

Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to Starlink

In Hughes Network Systems Chapter 11 restructuring, lenders question terms of its transactions with parent EchoStar

ArianeGroup Keeps MaiaSpace Operating Despite Negative Equity

Xona secures spectrum approval for satellite navigation network

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

SpaceX Employee Share Lockup Expiration Could Test Its Private-Market Valuation

SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana

Planet Acquires Berlin Innovation Campus Space to Set up its First European Production Facility

University of Warwick Astronomers Detect Tiny, Previously Undocumented Debris in Geosynchronous Orbit

Jupiter's moon Europa may have signs of life in its buried ocean

Xona secures spectrum approval for satellite navigation network

ArianeGroup Keeps MaiaSpace Operating Despite Negative Equity

SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

Outlier Space Raises US$7.35m to Develop a Commercial Microgravity Research and Return Platform

Outlier Space Raises US$7.35m to Develop a Commercial Microgravity Research and Return Platform

Earth Observation’s “Dual-Use” Promise Is a Cost Function, Not an Opportunity

Rocket issue delays 1st orbital rocket launch from the UK

Jefferies Analyst Calls Out ‘Simple-Minded’ Criticism of SpaceX’s Governance

SpaceX Advances Starbase Pad 1 Retrofit as Block 3 Flights Begin

SpaceX looks beyond Falcon 9 as Starfall targets in-space logistics and Boeing advances Starliner cargo plans

NASA disputes estimate that repurposing Mars rover for lunar mission could cost more than $1 billion

Companies and governments vie for increasingly valuable space-spectrum rights

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