Amazon has unveiled the final production version of Leo Ultra, the company’s highest-performing enterprise terminal for the satellite broadband constellation it aims to bring into service next year. The post Amazon unveils production-ready gigabit-class Leo Ultra broadband terminal appeared first on SpaceNews.

Star Wars is back in vogue with President Trump’s executive order to establish the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield. It will feature an ambitious space-based boost-phase interceptor program in addition to terrestrial systems. While admittedly the holy grail of defense against ballistic missiles, the obstacles that plagued its discontinued predecessor, “Brilliant Pebble,” under the Strategic

China conducted a pair of launches last week, adding new spacecraft to its opaque TJS and Shijian satellite series. The post China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series. The post Science fiction and innovation in space appeared first on SpaceNews.

Col. Brian Chatman: The volume is here to stay. The next step is making sure the infrastructure can keep up The post Florida Space Coast tops 100 launches as Space Force pushes for range upgrades appeared first on SpaceNews.

A new German military space policy outlines the ambitions the country has fueled by tens of billions of euros of new spending over the next several years. The post Germany outlines military space priorities in new strategy appeared first on SpaceNews.

A member of the European Parliament said there is widespread support there for the proposed European Union Space Act, while acknowledging that the draft released this summer can be refined. The post European Parliament member sees support for EU Space Act there appeared first on SpaceNews.

The first booster in the new generation of Starship vehicles suffered significant damage during a Nov. 21 test, adding to doubts about the vehicle’s development schedule. The post First next-generation Starship booster damaged in testing appeared first on SpaceNews.

The company is pitching Blue Ring as a workhorse for military missions that demand aggressive maneuvering in orbit The post Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national security mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

Europe must move quickly to craft a large-scale strategy for space-based data centers or risk ceding a potential pillar of future digital infrastructure to global competitors, according to the European Space Policy Institute. The post Think tank urges Europe to scale up space-based data center efforts appeared first on SpaceNews.