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- 1FCC holds lone power over projects that could alter the night sky●"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can single-handedly green-light massive spaceflight projects that could comp
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can approve massive spaceflight projects on its own, potentially changing how the night sky looks for everyone on Earth. Space law experts note that despite public outcry over such ventures, there are few other regulatory routes to challenge them. Critics argue an agency focused on communications is effectively deciding questions with global visual and environmental consequences, with little international oversight.
- 2Constellation lands $5 billion US loan pledge for nuclear upgrades●Constellation has secured a conditional loan commitment of up to USD5 billion from the DoE towards uprates and modernisa
Constellation has secured a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion from the US Department of Energy to fund power uprates and modernisation projects across its nuclear reactor fleet. The backing would help the company raise output at existing plants rather than build new units, part of a wider push to expand American nuclear capacity.
- 3SpaceX's satellite plans worry mobile carriers▼Cellular providers putting on a brave face, but SpaceX is keeping them up at night
Cellular providers are publicly projecting confidence in the face of SpaceX's push into direct-to-cell satellite connectivity, but industry observers suggest the company's ambitions are causing real anxiety behind the scenes. SpaceX's partnership with T-Mobile and its expanding Starlink constellation could eventually let phones connect directly via satellite, bypassing traditional carrier networks and threatening a core part of mobile operators' business.
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Canadian aerospace company MDA Space has signed an agreement worth €64 million to supply antennas for the European Union's IRIS2 satellite constellation programme. The deal ties the Canadian firm into Europe's flagship secure communications project, which aims to build a sovereign satellite broadband and government communications network. The contract highlights growing international involvement in the EU space initiative.