LEO

Satellite fleets may choke on their own telemetry

Low Earth orbit is entering a phase where operators are no longer scaling only spacecraft counts, but the number of signals they must understand before the fleet turns into its own data noise.

Contrivian wants satellite resilience without the GEO latency jump

Contrivian's challenge to the multi-orbit playbook comes down to a network claim: redundancy loses value if failover changes the physics of the link.

The Vatican pushes AI toward a harder test: labor, warfare and human dignity

The Pope's AI encyclical is not a technical specification, but it could change the language used to judge warfare, labor and responsibility in the model age.

The U.S. military wants a second orbital compass for jammed navigation

TrustPoint’s $4M Space Force contract targets a 12-month demo of a GPS-independent C-band navigation system for LEO.

Orbital cleanup is moving from demo mission to service contract

Orbital debris is becoming a service business, not just a one-off demo mission.

Capella Is Moving From Satellite Imagery Into Military Links Built to Survive Jamming

Capella Space, known for commercial SAR radar imagery, is expanding into military communications after the Space Development Agency awarded it a $49 million contract to develop two tactical satellites in low Earth orbit.

5G’s Last Mile: How Satellites Close the Global Coverage Gap

3GPP Release 17 formally integrates satellite networks into 5G, targeting the 60% of Earth beyond terrestrial reach.

EU Data Breach Exposes Critical Gap in Space-Grade Cybersecurity

The European Commission’s 350GB data breach reveals a chasm between terrestrial cybersecurity and the unprotected flank of orbital science.

NASA’s Ignition Program: A Moon Base Without the Orbiter

NASA’s Ignition Program will land astronauts on the Moon’s south pole by 2028 without first building a Lunar Gateway.

SES bets on MEO with 28-satellite order for 2030 network

Starcloud Seeks FCC Nod for 88,000-Satellite Data Center Constellation

Startup Starcloud wants FCC to greenlight 88,000-satellite orbital data centers—more than tripling all tracked objects in orbit.

NASA detects a star collision where none should exist

NASA spots star collision in a gas-choked dwarf galaxy—where such violent mergers were thought impossible, solving two cosmic mysteries at once.