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Muon Space Appoints Chief Product Officer and Head of Strategy as Company Scales Constellation Operations

Submit on Friday, October 9th, 2026 07:40

On October 8, 2026, satellite platform developer Muon Space announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the appointments of Jody Kelman as Chief Product Officer and Emelia Probasco […]

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SpaceX Granted U.S. Patent for Direct-to-Cell Beam Synchronization and Delay Compensation Technology

Submit on Friday, October 9th, 2026 07:40

On October 8, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Patent No. 12,757,141 B1 to SpaceX, detailing a beam synchronization and signal delay compensation system engineered for […]

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DOT Proposes Five FAA Rule Changes to Streamline Part 450 Commercial Launch Licensing

Submit on Friday, October 9th, 2026 07:40

On October 6, 2026, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced five proposed rule changes to revise the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 450 commercial launch and reentry licensing framework. […]

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GAO Report Finds Full Deployment of Secure Military GPS Receivers Delayed to 2049 and Beyond

Submit on Friday, October 9th, 2026 07:40

On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report detailing extended deployment timelines for modernized military satellite navigation equipment across Armed Forces operational platforms. According to […]

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SpaceX Identifies Unshared Ephemeris Data as Primary Orbital Collision Hazard in Low Earth Orbit

Submit on Friday, October 9th, 2026 07:40

In a presentation delivered on October 6, 2026, SpaceX identified the refusal of satellite operators to share ephemeris data—including precise orbital position data and planned maneuver schedules—as the single greatest […]

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FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

Submit on Thursday, October 8th, 2026 16:19

On October 7, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted regulatory approval to SpaceX to launch and operate a 15,000-satellite Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) constellation dedicated to direct-to-device (D2D) […]

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U.S. and Japan Formally Designate AST SpaceMobile and Rakuten LEO Infrastructure Under Bilateral Technology Prosperity Deal

Submit on Thursday, October 8th, 2026 16:19

On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of State and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) confirmed that the United States and Japanese governments are jointly […]

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Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin While Scaling Vertical Integration via $8B Iridium Acquisition

Submit on Thursday, October 8th, 2026 16:19

Financial market disclosures released in early October 2026 highlighted shifting competitive dynamics across the commercial space sector as Rocket Lab USA pursues dual operational tracks: challenging civil space contract awards […]

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