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.
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.
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.
SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
By SpaceWatch Global: Ahead of NASA's Artemis III crew announcement, we examine what the selection could reveal about the agency's evolving Moon Base strategy, commercial partnerships, and the future of human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit.
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?.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli, Alberto Brambilla, Samuel Stolton
