EchoStar has abandoned its plans to create a direct-to-device satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, selling spectrum to SpaceX while canceling a brand-new contract with MDA Space. The post EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

Dmitry Poisik surveyed the room. “How many of you guys represent owner/operators?” he asked a crowd of a few dozen people attending a side session at the SmallSat 2025 Conference in Salt Lake City on Aug. 11. No one raised their hands. That didn’t seem to surprise Poisik, the program manager for the Office of

Only a bold satellite operator takes on SpaceX, especially in the nascent race to connect smartphones from space, where Starlink’s rapidly expanding broadband network is pushing for domination. But Lynk Global’s leaders see an opening for a nimble, capital-efficient contender in a sector that also includes AST SpaceMobile, which is now fully funded to deploy

The FAA approved a significant increase in Falcon 9 launches from one Florida pad as it takes public input on plans for Starship launches from another. The post FAA approves increase in Falcon 9 launches while studying Starship environmental impacts appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Blue Origin $1.3 million and Anduril $1 million under the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics program The post Blue Origin, Anduril win military ‘rocket cargo’ study contracts appeared first on SpaceNews.

China added a third trio of spacecraft to a group of remote sensing satellites Saturday, marking the country’s 52nd launch of the year. The post China launches new set of Yaogan-40 satellites into polar orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Pentagon on Sept. 5 announced a slate of senior leadership shifts, including new appointments to key command and planning posts. The post Pentagon announces senior U.S. Space Force leadership changes appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA expects to spend up to $1.5 billion to support at least two companies to demonstrate crew-tended space stations as part of a revised approach to transition from the ISS. The post NASA releases details on revised next phase of commercial space station development appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO – Orbital Sidekick hyperspectral sensors revealed new information on damage sustained by Iran’s Fordow nuclear fuel enrichment plant after U.S. armed forces bombed the site in June. OSK’s Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite (GHOSt) constellation exposed the outline of a rectangular subsurface structure, indicating “the potential collapse or damage of the underground facility,” according to

China conducted a pair of launches sending an experimental spacecraft to geosynchronous orbit and three further satellites into polar orbits. The post China launches experimental Shiyan-29 to GEO, commercial Ceres-1 carries 3 satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.