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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX applies to operate a 100,000-satellite Starlink megaconstellation—each spacecraft ~4,400 lb

SpaceX has applied for approval to deploy and operate a 100,000-member Starlink megaconstellation in Earth orbit. The company says each next-generation satellite would weigh about 4,400 pounds.

2026-07-09T12:45:17.037586-07:00
FCC   Space Debris & Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications

By SpaceNews.com: Environmental and scientific groups are calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight.

Also: Space.com
2026-07-09T12:54:44.821732-07:00
Blue Origin   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews  
New York Times • Richard Goldstein

Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

By New York Times: As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.

Also: Washington Post, CNN, CBS News and nasawatch.com
2026-07-09T09:59:25.062127-07:00
Satellite  
SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Xona unveils program to verify Pulsar-compatible devices

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Xona, the Silicon Valley startup establishing Pulsar, a precision positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) constellation, announced a high-profile roster of partners developing compatible equipment.

2026-07-09T11:00:11.955954-07:00
ISS   Satellite   Europe   M&A   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

MDA Space buys French Earth data analytics company CLS

By SpaceNews.com: Canadian company MDA Space is buying a French Earth data analytics company in its second big acquisition in recent weeks, part of a space M&A wave.

Also: SpaceQ and betakit.com
2026-07-09T04:29:00.090902-07:00
Satellite   Space Force   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Defense Policy  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force awards Pulse Space $40 million to advance laser power technology

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Pulse Space, a startup developing laser technology designed to transmit power and data between spacecraft, said it has won a $40 million contract from the U.S.

Also: Defense One, Seeking Alpha and 7 more
2026-07-09T06:15:31.858085-07:00