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EchoStar Stock Explodes After AT&T License Deal

The AT&T deal has other competitors, like T-Mobile and Starlink, hungry for their own piece of EchoStar’s pool of underused spectrum licenses.

Launch

Starship’s Tenth Test Flight Deploys Payloads for the First Time

SpaceX’s losing streak is over.

Launch

Firefly Explains Alpha Launch Failure

Can you say “plume induced flow separation” three times fast?

EO • International • Startups

Esper Satellites Sends its Hyperspectral Sensor to Orbit

This sensor type can identify the unique hyperspectral signatures of many natural resources, including rare Earth elements—helping mining companies save millions of dollars in exploration costs.

Polaris

A Policy Proposal For Happy Hour in Orbit

“This is not to squash anyone’s dreams. This is to say you can’t just go up there and use lead pipes to make bathtub gin.”

Europe • Startups

Aerospacelab Closes €94M Series B to Complete its Megafactory

The construction project would make Aerospacelab the operator of the largest satellite manufacturing facility in Europe.

Analysis

This Isn’t Our First Obsession With Mars

An insightful new book documents turn of the century excitement over the Red Planet.

Military • Policy

Rep. Jeff Crank On the Mission of the Golden Dome Caucus

A new caucus established this summer is aiming to educate lawmakers about Golden Dome and build a coalition to support the Trump administration’s proposed missile defense program.

Military • Satcom

York Space Systems Delivers Tranche 1 SDA Sats

These sats will form a mesh network of optical communications links to provide global, low-latency comms for the DoD.

Europe • Science

Study Finds Space Solar Power Could Make Europe Net-Zero

Space could play a key role in helping the European Union reach its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to a study released this week.

Opinion • Policy

Op-ed: The EU Space Act Will Stifle Innovation And Hurt US Space Companies

The EU Space Act, published in June, would establish a unified, EU-wide approach to regulating space activities, and address issues related to space safety, resiliency, and sustainability. However, the space act is poised to unleash a Pandora’s box of consequences, including putting a brake on innovation and raising the costs of doing business in space.