Amazon reveals aviation antenna as LEO inflight connectivity race intensifies

Amazon has unveiled the antenna its upcoming constellation would use to provide gigabit speeds to commercial aircraft, after gaining ground with major airlines despite Starlink’s LEO broadband dominance.
President Trump signs legislation reauthorizing SBIR

COLORADO SPRINGS – President Donald Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act April 13, reestablishing key sources of funding for early-stage space companies.
Washington agrees on space urgency, but not on how to deliver

Policymakers and industry warn that money alone won’t solve structural bottlenecks
Q&A: Heather Pringle on what to expect from Space Symposium

The global space community is looking to build on a wave of momentum to expand its civil and national security sectors and sustain the industry’s resurgence well into the future.
The Net That Could Change Everything: China’s Bold Gambit to Reinvent Rocket Recovery

China completed a wet dress rehearsal of its Long March 10B reusable rocket over the weekend at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site, a milestone that positions the vehicle for its maiden flight within weeks and marks a sharp acceleration in Beijing’s bid to master rocket reusability. Unofficial images and footage circulating on Chinese social […]
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SBIR Funding Restored: What a Six-Month Lapse Meant for the People Behind Early-Stage Space Companies

President Donald Trump signed legislation restoring federal funding to early-stage companies after a six-month lapse that left space startups and defense innovators in financial limbo. For small space firms gathered at the spring industry conference in Colorado Springs, the news landed as relief. The legislation reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business […]
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The perfect place for Celeste’s first navigation signal
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The perfect place for Celeste’s first navigation signal Axiom Space plans 2027 flight test of spacesuit

Axiom Space expects to test the spacesuit it is developing for Artemis lunar missions in space in 2027, either on the International Space Station or Artemis 3.
AI and geopolitics spur space investment surge

AI advances and rising geopolitical tensions are helping usher in a new phase of investment in space infrastructure, according to quarterly research released April 14 by early-stage investor Space Capital.
Tendeg Delivers First Antenna from New Industrial Production Facility, Targets 100+ Deployable Apertures Annually

Louisville, Colorado – Tendeg today announced the delivery of the first flight antenna manufactured at Innovation Drive, the company’s new 120,000-square-foot production facility built to support scaled production of deployable […]
