APR 26
1 ITEM
FCC Set to Vote Apr 30 on Replacing EPFD Rules; Up to 7x Capacity Lift Expected
The FCC is scheduled to vote on April 30 on a Report and Order that replaces decades-old satellite spectrum-sharing rules with a modern performance-based regime in the bands Sta...
SATNEWS
Regulatory
APR 24
1 ITEM
SpaceX and 11 Others Win $3.2B Golden Dome Space-Based Interceptor Prototypes Contract
The U.S. Space Force awarded up to $3.2 billion across 12 companies for space-based interceptor prototypes under Golden Dome. Awardees include SpaceX, Anduril, Lockheed Martin, ...
SPACENEWS
Defense
Golden Dome
SpaceX
APR 23
4 ITEMS
SpaceX Filing Surfaces "First of Its Name" Quad-Band Starlink Gateway at Bastrop Factory
SpaceX filed an FCC application, SES-LIC-20260306-00745, for a new gateway earth station called "First of Its Name" at its Starlink manufacturing campus in Bastrop, Texas. The f...
NEXTBIGFUTURE
SpaceX
Starlink
FCC DA 26-398 Dismisses SpaceX and Three Other MSS Petitions; Preserves Globalstar and Iridium Big LEO Exclusivity
FCC order DA 26-398 dismissed with prejudice SpaceX's RM-11975 petition on the Big LEO 1.6/2.4 GHz NGSO MSS sharing plan, Iridium's parallel petition, Kepler's market-access app...
FCC
Regulatory
SpaceX
Spectrum
Blue Origin CEO Confirms NG-3 Anomaly Traced to BE-3U Upper-Stage Thrust Shortfall
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp confirmed that the NG-3 anomaly, which stranded AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 at a 95-mile orbit against a 285-mile target, was caused by one of the two...
SATNEWS
Blue Origin
Launch
FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Commercial Authority for 248-Satellite Direct-to-Device Constellation
The FCC granted AST SpaceMobile commercial authority to deploy 248 satellites and provide direct-to-device cellular broadband in the U.S. using 700 MHz and 800 MHz spectrum coor...
BUSINESSWIRE
AST Spacemobile
Regulatory
APR 21
2 ITEMS
China Backs Orbital Data Center Startup Orbital Chenguang with $8.4 Billion in Credit Lines
Beijing-based Orbital Chenguang closed a Pre-A1 equity round from Haisong Capital, CITIC Construction Investment Capital, Cathay Capital, and others, alongside strategic credit ...
SPACENEWS
China
Orbital Data Centers
SpaceX Secures Right to Acquire Cursor for $60 Billion
SpaceX executed an agreement granting it the option to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion later this year, or pay a $10 billion partnership fee. Cursor will train ...
BLOOMBERG
SpaceX
xAI
Cursor
APR 20
1 ITEM
FAA Grounds New Glenn, Orders Mishap Investigation
The FAA grounded New Glenn on Monday and ordered a mishap investigation into the NG-3 upper-stage underperformance. The agency must approve Blue Origin's final report and any co...
TECHCRUNCH
Blue Origin
New Glenn
APR 19
1 ITEM
Blue Origin Reuses New Glenn Booster, But AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 Is Stranded in Wrong Orbit
Blue Origin refurbished and re-flew a New Glenn first stage for the first time on the NG-3 mission, landing the booster at sea on its second flight. The upper stage underperform...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
AST Spacemobile
Blue Origin
New Glenn
