US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East: Sources

The Starlink system plays a significant role in Ukraine's defense By Erin Banco and Joey Roulette, ReutersPublished by The Straits Times, 24 October 2026 WASHINGTON – Well before the throttling in October of Ukraine’s military access to Elon Musk’s satellite communications system, the Biden and Trump administrations had several times

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After Starshield interruption, Ukraine wants to build its own satellite communication network with ICEYE and Nokia

The Starshield system plays a significant role in Ukraine's defense By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 22 October 2026 “Ukraine needs secure, sovereign and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls." Ukraine wants its own satellite-communication system, which shouldn't be surprising given the events of the past week or so.

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Russian satellite plays ‘cat-and-mouse’ with a commercial US spacecraft likely used by Ukraine. But why the risky close encounter?

Iceye SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, taken in early September 2024. Credit: Iceye By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 October 2026 "I think it's just more a matter of demonstrating military prowess in a manner that the Ukrainians cannot respond to." A Russian satellite just

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What a Russian Satellite Stalking a Commercial Spacecraft Means for the Space Force

ICEYE Satellite image. (ICEYE) By Todd Smith, Published by Air and Space Forces, 21 October 2026 Over a two-week period beginning in late September and culminating in mid-October, a Russian satellite maneuvered dangerously close to a commercial Finnish satellite currently providing intelligence to the Ukrainian military. The apparent provocation has

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NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module

NASA's Space Reactor-1 Freedom cruises past Mars in this artist's concept, demonstrating nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. Source. Credit: NASA. By Jacqueline Minerd, Published by NASA, 20 October 2026 Destined for Mars and beyond, NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom will be humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft to travel outside Earth’s

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Trump’s weapons in space violate international law

A U.S. soldier stares into space in a U.S. Space Force promotional video (Screenshot via YouTube) By Karl Grossman, Published by Independent Australia, 17 October 2026 Last month, the Trump Administration confirmed that, for the first time, the U.S. has weapons in space in violation of international law, writes Professor

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UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss

By Jasper Jolly, Published by The Guardian, 16 October 2026 Guillaume Faury writes to Andy Burnham warning him against choosing US firm Lockheed Martin to build Skynet satellites The boss of Airbus has told Andy Burnham that choosing its US rival Lockheed Martin to manufacture military satellites could cost the

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