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Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis: Drought, Decay, and a Policy Gap
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FCC preserves incumbent MSS rights as US D2D spectrum race grows
The FCC dismissed SpaceX, Iridium, Kepler, Sateliot, and AST SpaceMobile bids to access or expand use of Mobile Satellite Service bands in the Big LEO and 2 GHz spectrum, citing harmful interference risks and the need to protect current MSS licensees. The decision preserves incumbent rights for MSS users (including EchoStar and Globalstar) and aims to provide market certainty, even as Amazon moves to acquire Globalstar to enter the D2D market and AST SpaceMobile advances its US D2D plans with partner cellular frequencies.
15.26 min•4 months ago
Senators push for bigger NASA Mars funding to safeguard U.S. leadership
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Isaacman rails for Roscosmos talks, eyes Soyuz launch attendance
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House bill tightens NASA oversight of Artemis lander and spacesuits
The House Science Committee’s NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 would require NASA to provide detailed progress, funding, milestones, and challenges reports on Blue Origin and SpaceX’s lunar lander work and on spacesuit development, with reports due within 60–90 days of enactment. It also mandates maintaining in-house spacesuit expertise at Johnson Space Center, outlines ISS transition plans to commercial stations, and requests a Mars Sample Return strategy, all while keeping Artemis architecture largely intact and aiming for a 2028 Artemis 3 landing.