Connecting the Dots Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:52:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Connecting the Dots Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Public offerings take the stage as the space industry learns from the SPAC boom and bust https://spacenews.com/public-offerings-take-the-stage-as-the-space-industry-learns-from-the-spac-boom-and-bust/ https://spacenews.com/public-offerings-take-the-stage-as-the-space-industry-learns-from-the-spac-boom-and-bust/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512938 Illustration of Starlab, a commercial space station under development by Voyager Space, which went public in January 2025. Credit: Voyager Space

The space industry is preparing for an uptick in stock listings, even as the sour legacy of SPAC deals in the sector continues to leave a bad taste in public […]

The post Public offerings take the stage as the space industry learns from the SPAC boom and bust appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/public-offerings-take-the-stage-as-the-space-industry-learns-from-the-spac-boom-and-bust/feed/ 0 512938
Connecting the Dots | Growth amid uncertainty https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-growth-amid-uncertainty/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-growth-amid-uncertainty/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512093 Illustration of a futuristic space mining operation generated for SpaceNews via DALL-E.

The space industry is on the cusp of major growth as 2025 gets underway, even as multiple uncertainties loom. Analysts are broadly optimistic that growing government support will help push […]

The post Connecting the Dots | Growth amid uncertainty appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-growth-amid-uncertainty/feed/ 0 512093
Connecting The Dots | IRIS² anchors SES and Eutelsat next steps https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-iris%c2%b2-anchors-ses-and-eutelsat-next-steps/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-iris%c2%b2-anchors-ses-and-eutelsat-next-steps/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509506 Illustration of a Eutelsat OneWeb LEO satellite. Credit: Eutelsat OneWeb

Europe’s proposed sovereign broadband constellation is slowly chugging along, carrying with it the non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite upgrades that SES and Eutelsat will need to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The […]

The post Connecting The Dots | IRIS² anchors SES and Eutelsat next steps appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-iris%c2%b2-anchors-ses-and-eutelsat-next-steps/feed/ 0 509506
Connecting the Dots | More data storage, more space AI https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-more-data-storage-more-space-ai/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-more-data-storage-more-space-ai/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508916 The storage device currently undergoing dress tests outside the ISS. Credit: Seagate

Expanding data storage in space is crucial for enabling more powerful artificial intelligence systems to process larger volumes of information directly from orbit. More capable hard drives would facilitate faster […]

The post Connecting the Dots | More data storage, more space AI appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-more-data-storage-more-space-ai/feed/ 0 508916
Connecting the Dots | The next connectivity frontier: A universal 5G broadband terminal https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-the-next-connectivity-frontier-a-universal-5g-broadband-terminal/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-the-next-connectivity-frontier-a-universal-5g-broadband-terminal/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507302 SoftBank and Intelsat plan to jointly develop a hybrid communication solution that allows users to stay connected via available networks, whether terrestrial or satellite, anywhere in the world. Credit: Intelsat

Efforts to standardize satellite and terrestrial communications are moving beyond narrowband capabilities toward a universal broadband terminal for seamless, global connectivity. Geostationary operator Intelsat recently partnered with Softbank, a Japanese […]

The post Connecting the Dots | The next connectivity frontier: A universal 5G broadband terminal appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-the-next-connectivity-frontier-a-universal-5g-broadband-terminal/feed/ 0 507302
Connecting the dots | FCC’s space sustainability authority in question as need grows https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-fcc-space-sustainability-authority-question-need-grows/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-fcc-space-sustainability-authority-question-need-grows/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505551 Illustration of orbital debris. Credit: IARPA

Pressure is mounting on the Federal Communications Commission to do more to protect the environment from rising megaconstellations, even as a Supreme Court ruling casts uncertainty on its authority to […]

The post Connecting the dots | FCC’s space sustainability authority in question as need grows appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-fcc-space-sustainability-authority-question-need-grows/feed/ 0 505551
Connecting the Dots: Avoiding space explosions https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-avoiding-space-explosions/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-avoiding-space-explosions/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497833 A GeniGPT-generated image depicting two satellites exploding in orbit.

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules to manage the risk of debris-generating explosions in space, but whether they go far enough for the new reality in orbit is […]

The post Connecting the Dots: Avoiding space explosions appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-avoiding-space-explosions/feed/ 0 497833
Riding out rough air in inflight connectivity | Connecting the Dots https://spacenews.com/riding-out-rough-air-in-inflight-connectivity-connecting-the-dots/ https://spacenews.com/riding-out-rough-air-in-inflight-connectivity-connecting-the-dots/#respond Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:43:44 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=143073

Forecasts for a weakening global economy this year are a drag for an in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) market that many satellite operators are relying on to expand their businesses. […]

The post Riding out rough air in inflight connectivity | Connecting the Dots appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/riding-out-rough-air-in-inflight-connectivity-connecting-the-dots/feed/ 0 143073
Connecting the Dots | Space insurers toast another profitable year https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-space-insurers-toast-another-profitable-year/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-space-insurers-toast-another-profitable-year/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:38:36 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=135996 Vega C second launch

The space insurance market made a profit for 2022 despite a devastating rocket failure at the end of the year. However, the shift toward constellations of satellites in LEO poses questions about the shape of the market in the years ahead.

The post Connecting the Dots | Space insurers toast another profitable year appeared first on SpaceNews.

]]>
https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-space-insurers-toast-another-profitable-year/feed/ 0 140605