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Bloomberg • Fraidoon Poya, Loni Prinsloo, Marissa Newman

Black‑market Starlink prices spike in Iran as US troop buildup raises internet‑shutdown fears

Iran's black‑market price for SpaceX Starlink terminals has surged amid the largest US troop deployment to the Middle East since the Iraq War, as residents rush to secure satellite links amid fears a broader conflict would prompt another nationwide internet blackout.

2026-02-20T08:05:02.867971-08:00
Satellite   Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

The Optical Engineering Required to Photograph an Earth Twin

By Universe Today: More and more papers are coming out about the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). As the telescope moves from theory to practice (and physical manifestation), various working groups are discovering, defining, and designing their way to the world’s next major exoplanet observatory.

2026-02-20T07:25:36.137469-08:00
Satellite   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   NASA  
actualidadaeroespacial.com

(ES) Human exploration and the return of Mars samples mark the close of SSSIF 2026

By actualidadaeroespacial.com: La séptima edición del Small Satellites & Services International Forum (SSSIF) cerró en Málaga con una mirada clara hacia el futuro: la exploración humana del espacio y las misiones de retorno de muestras de Marte como ejes estratégicos de la próxima década.

2026-02-20T00:55:30.080236-08:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation   Boeing   NASA  
Bloomberg • Julie Johnsson, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar

NASA Classifies 2024 Starliner Mishap Alongside Challenger and Columbia Shuttle Disasters

By Bloomberg: NASA is putting the botched 2024 test flight of Boeing Co.’s Starliner capsule in the same category of disaster as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents, underscoring the dramatic failures that kept a pair of astronauts stuck in space for nine months.

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2026-02-19T10:02:21.748038-08:00