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SpaceX is exploring an ambitious concept for deploying AI compute infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), leveraging Starship launch capacity, Starlink networking technology, and…
Starcloud signed a contract with SpaceX’s Starlink to integrate Starlink mini laser terminals into its next-generation satellites, adding optical intersatellite connectivity to its planned…
The FCC approved two EchoStar spectrum transactions totaling more than $40 billion, clearing the sale of about 50 MHz of nationwide 3.45 GHz and…
SpaceXAI has signed an agreement with Anthropicto provide access to Colossus 1, a large-scale AI supercomputer designed to support next-generation model training and inference. The…
Intuitive Machines secured a $175 million strategic equity investment to expand its satellite communications and in-space data processing capabilities. The Houston-based company said the…
HUMAIN invested $3 billion in xAI’s Series E financing round just days before xAI completed its acquisition by SpaceX, securing a minority equity position that…
SpaceX confirmed the acquisition of xAI, outlining a plan to integrate launch systems, satellite networks, and AI compute into a single space-centric platform. In a detailed…
SpaceX has filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeking authority to deploy and operate what it describes as an Orbital Data…
Voyager Technologies says it has secured a U.S. patent covering a microgravity-based manufacturing method aimed at producing higher-purity optical crystals for communications systems. The…
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a major expansion of SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink constellation, authorizing a large increase in low-Earth orbit satellite capacity aimed…
EchoStar agreed to sell its entire portfolio of AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses to SpaceX in a deal valued at approximately $17 billion. The…
Muon Space signed an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to integrate Starlink’s “mini laser” terminals into Muon’s Halo™ satellite platform, establishing the first persistent optical…
IonQ signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance quantum technologies in space, including quantum-secure communications, networking,…
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