European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Isar Aerospace plans the second orbital flight of its Spectrum rocket with liftoff targeted between 20 and 23 January. The mission represents a near-term return-to-flight attempt for the commercial small‑launcher as the company advances operational cadence and validation of Spectrum's performance.
Payload
• Rachael Zisk
By Payload: In its push to double down on its national security and defense clientele, spacecom firm CesiumAstro has secured $200M in government financing.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: ESA and Liberty Mutual Reinsurance will explore how space data can be used to create parametric insurance solutions for terrestrial assets.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: "It may be due to a lack of cyber hygiene from ESA staff.".
Space.com
• Stefanie Waldek
By Space.com: Understanding Antarctica's topography beneath the ice is crucial to predicting ice loss and sea level rise.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Lynk Global has tested its direct-to-device satellite service on the island of Catanduanes in the Philippines, working with partner Smart Communications.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Sodern is expanding to the U.S., adding manufacturing for its star trackers in Colorado with a new U.S. subsidiary led by Tiphaine Louradour.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — This year should be the first since 2021 when Arianespace can look….
Satellite Evolution
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Breaking Defense
• Sydney J Freedberg Jr, Theresa Hitchens
