Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
An analysis finds NASA’s recently canceled exploration programs were significantly behind schedule, with contract values reportedly increasing from nearly $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion. The delays contributed to the programs’ unfavorable trajectory, culminating in cancellation.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: GTON — The U.S. Space Force is launching a new competition for mobile satellite-control antennas, formally restarting a program it canceled after abandoning a $1.7 billion contract with AeroVironment and shifting toward a more commercial procurement strategy.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: NASA's plan to return astronauts to the moon and bolster a rapidly growing commercial space industry is facing an infrastructure obstacle.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: British startup Shield Space plans to combine its autonomous satellite operations software with ClearSpace’s in-orbit servicing capabilities to address emerging orbital threats.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — European officials all but quashed any hope that global telecom regulators would decide next year on whether to loosen power limits on non-GEO constellations that were put into place 25 years ago to protect GEO-orbit satellites from interference.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: MDA Space will build a radar imaging satellite for the Canadian Space Agency as the government studies options for a next-generation satellite system.
Via Satellite
• Alvaro Ovejero, Juan Cacace
By Via Satellite: The European Commission’s proposal to re-authorize the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services band beyond 2027 comes at a time when satellite connectivity is increasingly shaped by geopolitical considerations as much as technical or commercial ones.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: FOSSA, a Spanish IoT satellite company, has closed a new funding round worth 9.25 million euros ($10.5 million) to fund international expansion and global deployment of its sovereign satellite capabilities.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
