Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
SEOPS says it will launch its Waymaker low Earth orbit rideshare service in 2028, targeting payloads that can’t be accommodated on existing rideshare options and missions requiring assured launch integration for time-critical demand.
Reuters
By Reuters: The European commission is set to allocate two thirds of lucrative mobile satellite spectrum to European companies, with the rest available for non-European rivals such as Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's low-earth-orbit satellite business Leo, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: Researchers analyzing crimson auroras over Japan found the glowing displays stretched hundreds of miles higher into Earth's atmosphere than expected, challenging long-held assumptions about the strength of geomagnetic storms.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup has conducted a successful long-duration hot fire test of a closed-cycle kerosene-liquid oxygen engine.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Orbit Fab and Thales Alenia Space are partnering to design new satellite refueling architecture that enhances space operation resilience.
SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
By SpaceWatch Global: Earth Observation will not become infrastructure because it is explained better. Markets shift when something makes adoption unavoidable.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: ORBITInsure has launched Warren AI™, a purpose-built artificial intelligence underwriting engine for the global space economy.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Two companies best known for brokering payload space on SpaceX rideshare launches have each purchased Falcon 9 launches to meet growing demand.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
