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NASA Roman Space Telescope Passes Flight Readiness Review Ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (231+ words) satnews.com On August 21, 2026, mission managers from NASA and SpaceX completed the formal Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Observatory Specifications and Instrument Architecture The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is built around a 2.4-meter…...
Sovereign Satellite Strategy Expands AST SpaceMobile Backlog Amid Constellation Deployment Risks
14+ hour, 53+ min ago (270+ words) satnews.com On August 23, 2026, market analysis highlighted how AST SpaceMobile’s sovereign contract strategy is driving revenue growth across defense and national security sectors, even as the operator navigates launch cadence dependencies for its direct-to-device (D2D) constellation. AST SpaceMobile is leveraging its…...
Shanghai Spacecom Raises $1.94 Billion in Series B Round at $6.96 Billion Valuation
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (173+ words) On August 21, 2026, Chinese state-owned satellite operator Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST), also operating as Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology, closed a 7 billion yuan ($1.94 billion) Series B financing round. The capital injection values the commercial satellite company at approximately $6.96 billion. Founded in…...
Satellite Industry Association Endorses White House Space Transportation Policy Directive
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (201+ words) satnews.com On August 20, 2026, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) issued a statement supporting the White House’s release of the updated National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) on National Space Transportation Policy. Regulatory Priorities and Infrastructure Expansion The updated policy framework directs…...
Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Robert Antypas, Air Force Research Laboratory
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (556+ words) satnews.com Dr. Robert Antypas leads the Space Logistics, Access and Mobility mission area at the Air Force Research Laboratory, one of five space mission areas AFRL created to integrate and execute Space Force science and technology needs. The conference…...
Orbital Data Center Constellations Face Scrutiny Over Atmospheric Re-entry Pollution and Space E-Waste
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (146+ words) As commercial operators seek regulatory approval to deploy thousands of orbital data center satellites, researchers and space sustainability experts warn that rapid hardware replenishment cycles will generate unprecedented volumes of orbital debris and atmospheric metallic vapor. The operational parameters driving…...
Muon Space Reaches $1.5 Billion Valuation Following $250 Million Series C Round – SatNews
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (237+ words) On August 20, 2026, satellite manufacturer Muon Space announced it secured $250 million in Series C financing, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.5 billion. The funding round was led by Eclipse Capital, with participation from Google and Salesforce Ventures. The new capital will fund…...
INNOSPACE Terminates Initial Flight Test of SEBIT Suborbital Rocket Following Trajectory Anomaly
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (296+ words) On August 20, 2026, South Korean commercial launch provider INNOSPACE announced that the Brazilian Air Force activated the Flight Termination System (FTS) during the first test flight of its SEBIT multipurpose suborbital rocket on August 19, 2026. The flight was conducted at 16:30 BRT at…...
Ground Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Accelerate Industry Transition to Cloud-Based SATCOM Virtualization
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (262+ words) satnews.com On August 20, 2026, satellite communications industry experts Dubi Lever and Juan Deaton highlighted how recent kinetic and electronic attacks against military and commercial teleports are forcing a structural shift from legacy fixed ground architecture to cloud-virtualized networks. In the…...
United Launch Alliance Upsizes Private Bond Offering to $1.5 Billion to Fund Infrastructure Expansion
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (285+ words) On August 20, 2026, United Launch Alliance (ULA) initiated a $1.5 billion private bond placement to finance launch infrastructure expansion and scale production capacity for its heavy-lift launch vehicles. The debt offering represents a three-fold increase from the joint venture’s initial target of…...