SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Luxembourg-based OQ Technology plans to run a direct-to-smartphone connectivity test in Germany next year, using a local telco’s cellular spectrum. The demo is designed to establish interoperability and performance credentials for OQ’s approach as it positions against U.S.-led direct-to-device services in the emerging market.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: EREMS has completed a €10 million expansion of its French manufacturing facility, adding new cleanrooms and an automated production line.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – NewOrbit Space, a UK startup developing satellites for very low Earth orbit (VLEO), has raised $18.5 million in a Series A investment round.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Switzerland will take no part in the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program in the coming years due to budget constraints according to local new outlets.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: OHB has begun work on the construction of the RAMSES planetary defense mission's spacecraft in time for a spring 2028 launch.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Hughes Network Systems has opted to stay flexible in its approach to IFC, offering multiple options and eschewing a one-size-fits-all model.
Space.com
• Anthony Wood
By Space.com: How do meteor showers affect NASA's Artemis missions to the moon, and how does it keep astronauts safe from micrometeoroid impacts?.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: A new analysis counts 30 privately held space companies with unicorn status, meaning they are valued at $1 billion or more.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli, Alberto Brambilla, Samuel Stolton
