Sundar Pichai says Google will deploy solar-powered data centers in space by 2027
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Ahead Of 2026 Launch, Marble Imaging Secures €5.3M for High-Resolution Earth Observation
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Bremen-based Marble Imaging has announced the closing of its oversubscribed €5.3 million Seed round, ahead of its first satellite launch scheduled for Q4 2026. The funding will support scaling operations and accelerating product and technology development…
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Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft to fly again
digitaltrends - NASA hasn't given up on the beleaguered spacecraft.
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Amazon’s Leo Satellite Internet Introduces 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Amazon is moving forward with its satellite broadband ambitions by debuting a high-powered antenna under its newly named Amazon Leo brand.The post Amazon’s Leo Satellite Internet Introduces 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.
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NASA unveils close-up pictures of the comet popping by from another star
go - NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system
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French Spacetech startup Infinite Orbits lands €40 million for satellite servicing growth
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Infinite Orbits, a Toulouse-based pioneer of in-orbit servicing, today announces securing an oversubscribed €40 million financing round to deploy its GEO inspection and life-extension satellite fleet and expand its pan-European operational footprint. The …
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Amazon’s Starlink Rival Renamed ‘Leo’ as Blue Origin Lands Rocket at Sea
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Amazon has renamed its satellite internet program from Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, as the company continues building a low Earth orbit network intended to bring high-speed connectivity to underserved regions. There are now over 150 Amazon Leo satellites…
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iPhones might soon get enhanced messaging and navigation even off the network grid
digitaltrends - Apple is reportedly expanding its satellite ecosystem beyond emergency use, introducing a new framework that lets developers add satellite connectivity to their apps.
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Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn's second flight due to bad weather
engadget - Blue Origin has postponed the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, which was slated to send a pair of NASA spacecraft on the first step of their journey to Mars on Sunday afternoon. The heavy-lift launch vehicle was scheduled to take off from Cape Canav…
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Apple reportedly plans ambitious satellite-powered iPhone features
Anthony Ha / techcrunch - While Apple’s iPhone already supports texting, calling emergency services, and contacting roadside assistance via satellite connectivity, the company may have many more satellite-powered features in the works.
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NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and theyre going a new way
mashable - A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.
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SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.
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Google exploring putting AI data centers in space — Project Suncatcher wants to harness in-orbit solar power to scale AI compute
tomshardware - Google is looking into putting AI data centers into orbit, but it still needs to solve a ton of engineering and cost challenges.
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Google's Next Moonshot Is Putting TPUs In Space With 'Project Suncatcher'
BeauHD / slashdot - Google's new "Project Suncatcher" aims to launch Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) into space, creating a solar-powered, satellite-based AI networkcapable of scaling machine learning beyond Earth's limits. Google says a "solar panel can be up to 8 times more…
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With $104M raise, EnduroSat builds new space centre to accelerate satellite launches
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Sofia-based EnduroSat has secured $104 million in new funding, marking one of the largest boosts for Europe’s growing…
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iPhone 18 Rumored to Feature 50% More RAM
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 could feature 50% more memory than its predecessor, according to Korea's The Bell.With its latest iPhone lineup, the iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max feature 12GB of memory. This is a significant increase of 4GB …
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United Airlines Flight Sustains Impact From Possible Space Object
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a United Airlines plane that was flying over Utah when something smashed into its windshield.
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DirecTV will start replacing screensavers with AI-generated ads next year
engadget - DirecTV will begin replacing your TV's screensaver with AI-generated ads thanks to a new partnership. The entertainment brand is working with Glance, an AI company that has received backing from Google and developed an on-device AI tool alongside the tech…
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SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2
Stephen Clark / arstechnica - This was the last flight of SpaceX's second-gen Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.
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