Xona’s commercial GPS alternative is about to go live

Xona’s precision timing and navigation service will enter beta testing after SpaceX launches six satellites designed by the company.

SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’
SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’

SpaceX has acquired a portfolio of low-band spectrum licenses – a move the company says “will pave the way” for its Starlink Mobile service to become a “major” US carrier. When the Federal Communications Commission signs off on the deal, SpaceX says it will deploy its new architecture that combines its satellite-to-mobile constellation with a […]

Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, says space internet service is weeks away
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, says space internet service is weeks away

Amazon has built its 1,000th broadband satellite and says service is weeks away, having cut production from 27 satellites in six months to 27 a week, while the number in orbit is still 396. That shortfall cost it spectrum priority in July, and the FCC …

Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch stalls

“Is Ambani the real boss of India?” Elon Musk asked as he questioned why Starlink has yet to launch its satellite internet service in the country.

Bending Spoons’ Luca Ferrari says capital is no longer Europe’s big barrier
Bending Spoons’ Luca Ferrari says capital is no longer Europe’s big barrier

Bending Spoons co-founder and chief executive Luca Ferrari says access to capital is no longer the main obstacle for European founders. Strong companies can now raise at scale in Europe, he said on Wednesday. He was speaking on a panel at Wave by Vento…

SpaceX petition on launch spectrum meets opposition from aerospace and healthcare
SpaceX petition on launch spectrum meets opposition from aerospace and healthcare

SpaceX and the commercial space industry want the FCC to abolish the third-party council that coordinates the radio spectrum used by rocket launches and aircraft flight testing, replacing it with an unspecified system of self-coordination. Boeing, Lock…

Our Moon Is Becoming ‘Earth’s Junk Drawer,’ Former NASA Attorney Warns

With no central authority regulating lunar payloads, private ventures are turning the moon’s surface into a commercial wild west.

Zelensky asked Trump to block Russia’s Starlink rival, FT reports
Zelensky asked Trump to block Russia’s Starlink rival, FT reports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Donald Trump to sanction the Russian and Chinese companies building Russia’s answer to Starlink, the Financial Times reported. He has raised it with Trump several times, including at a recent meeting in …