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AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a space-based cellular broadband network of 45 to 60 satellites by the end The post The satellite industry’s most expensive problem isn’t in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

Pet technology company Fi launched a dog tracker July 8 that uses T-Mobile’s Starlink-enabled T-Satellite service to remain connected across the United States, even outside the telco’s terrestrial network. The post Fi expands Starlink direct-to-device capability into dog-tracking appeared first on SpaceNews.

Funding will support development and production of the company’s rotating detonation rocket engine The post Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology appeared first on SpaceNews.

The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 did more than destroy a rocket and severely damage a launch pad. The The post The government’s options to address strained spaceports appeared first on SpaceNews.

The NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 program opens door to newer companies competing for military missions The post Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program appeared first on SpaceNews.

Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is preparing for its first orbital launch attempt as soon as July 12, with plans to quickly scale up to monthly launches. The post Skyroot prepares for first orbital launch attempt appeared first on SpaceNews.