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Trump’s move of SPACECOM to Alabama has little to do with national security
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that US Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Alabama, returning to the Pentagon’s plans for the command’s headquarters from the final days of Trump’s first term in the White House. The headquarters will move to the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Trump made the announcement in the…
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PERSEI Space to test tether solution for orbital mobility
In the increasingly crowded corridors of low-Earth orbit, a Spanish company is pioneering technology that could revolutionize how satellites operate. PERSEI Space has developed an elegant solution to two of the space industry’s most pressing challenges: the proliferation of orbital debris and the limitations of conventional propulsion systems. PERSEI Space has been selected for the…
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Former NASA Boss Bridenstine: US “Highly Unlikely” to Land on Moon Before China
In a pointed testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed deep concerns about the complexity and feasibility of NASA’s Artemis program, warning that the United States is “highly unlikely” to land astronauts on the Moon before China due to challenges with orbital refueling and an…
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Amazon executives tout gigabit data speeds during test of Project Kuiper satellite network
A screenshot shows a data downlink speed in excess of 1.2 gigabits per second. (Panos Panay via X) Amazon executives are showing off evidence that the company’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is capable of transmitting data at speeds in excess of a gigabit per second. The evidence is in the form of a video posted…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches four Falcon 9 missions this week
The launch manifest for this week included five Falcon 9 launches. Four of them collectively added over 100 satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. A further one was expected to transport a single Indonesian telecommunications satellite into orbit, but this has now slipped into next week. Internationally, China launched four missions during the week. Falcon 9…
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Fuel supply is a bottleneck for Starship—here’s how SpaceX will get around it
If SpaceX is going to fly Starships as often as it wants to, it’s going to take more than rockets and launch pads. First, there’s the sprawling factory that SpaceX has constructed at its Starbase location along the Gulf Coast in South Texas. The building, known as Starfactory, is designed to produce one Starship per…
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Satellogic’s Deal With Suhora Expands Market to India and Nepal
Satellogic has a new strategic partnership with satellite data analytics company Suhora that gives Suhora exclusive rights to market Satellogic’s imagery and data in India and Nepal. Satellogic announced the partnership on Sept. 3, calling it a seven-figure, multi-year deal. Suhora, based in India, will leverage its in-country expertise to deliver Satellogic’s geospatial intelligence tailored…
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UNIO Acquired by OrbitsIQ in Mobility-Focused Combination
UNIO Enterprise has been acquired by OrbitsIQ Global (OIQ) in an interesting piece of pan-European consolidation. The acquisition aims to combine UNIO’s connectivity software with OIQ’s vision to seamlessly integrate satellite and terrestrial networks with mobile assets. The two companies announced the deal, Sept. 2. UNIO, a Munich-based company, is aiming to solve the challenge…
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Ted Cruz reminds us why NASA’s rocket is called the “Senate Launch System”
All of the original US senators who created and sustained NASA’s Space Launch System rocket over the last 15 years—Bill Nelson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Richard Shelby—have either retired or failed to win reelection. However, a new champion has emerged to continue the fight: Texas Republican Ted Cruz. He seems an unlikely hero for NASA’s…
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The EU Space Act: How Will New Laws Affect Space Businesses?
As a ground-breaking initiative, the new EU Space Act aims to create a new framework for space safety, sustainability and resilience, and promote investment in the sector. The result will be a whole new regime for space in Europe. Against this background, Fieldfisher’s space law team highlights some of the most important implications for space businesses in…