ExoAnalytic tool aims to show when fire-monitoring satellites can actually see the ground The post FireSat adds orbit-visualization software to help firefighters plan around satellite passes appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/02/2026 16:50Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather slower speeds. Take, as one example, the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA began feasibility studies for the mission in the mid-1990s and […] The post Space telescopes at light speed appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/02/2026 16:00In the consumer electronics playbook, custom silicon is the final step in the marathon: you use off-the-shelf components to prove a product, achieve mass scale and only then invest in proprietary chips to create differentiation, improve operations, and optimize margins. In the modern satellite communications (SATCOM) ecosystem, this script has been flipped. For the industry’s […] The post Silicon as strategy: the hidden battleground of the new space race appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/02/2026 15:00A Senate committee has delayed consideration of a bill intended to expedite Federal Communications Commission reviews of satellite license applications amid concerns that the proposal may be too permissive. The post Senate committee delays consideration of bill to streamline FCC satellite licensing appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/02/2026 14:01After helping place proliferated LEO constellations at the center of U.S. military space planning, the SmallSat Alliance is now tackling how these networks can be used together as a unified system. The post SmallSat Alliance shifts focus from proliferation to coordination appeared first on SpaceNews.
04/02/2026 13:16Gen. Shawn Bratton, the Space Force’s vice chief of space operations, spoke with SpaceNews’ Sandra Erwin as part of an event focused on the Space Force 2040 at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center on Jan. 21. Here are six takeaways from their conversation: Planning for 2040 means more space superiority A long-range planning initiative […] The post As satellites become targets, Space Force plans a broader role appeared first on SpaceNews.
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