MIT Technology Review
A company's plan to reflect sunlight from space could make the night sky 40 times brighter than a full moon, and astronomers are not amused.
The Verge
ABC and Disney sue the FCC for allegedly using broadcast license threats as a political cudgel, because nothing says 'free press' like a federal agency with a grudge.
SpaceNews
Intuitive Machines scores a $600M mystery satellite contract, because why not? Also, they're speeding up their lunar comms constellation to get those pay-by-the-minute space services rolling.
The Verge
Trump declares 100% tariffs on certain drones and parts, because nothing says 'free market' like a 100% tax on foreign robots - unless you make them here, then it's cool.
SpaceNews
FCC's latest processing round sees SpaceX, Amazon, and a handful of hopefuls vying for orbital space - newcomers might need to find a niche or get crushed by the giants.
The Verge
Amazon wants 5,105 satellites to beam cell service directly to your phone by 2028, because apparently one giant satellite constellation wasn't enough.
SpaceNews
Commerce Department offers optional space activity certification, because what could possibly go wrong with a voluntary approval system based on 'presumption of approval'?
SpaceNews
FCC votes to kick satellite operators out of more C-band for 5G and streamline licensing, because nothing says progress like slower internet from space.
SpaceNews
The Office of Space Commerce wants to be the friendly front desk for space companies, offering a shiny certification to cut through regulatory red tape - assuming the White House signs off.
ZDNet
SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 more satellites to deliver internet that's still slower than fiber but at least will annoy astronomers more efficiently.
The Atlantic
The Supreme Court just made it easier for the president to fire officials from independent agencies, and the FCC is already using that vibe to silence The View. Your bank account and labor rights are next.
SpaceNews
Apolink's cubesat finally says hello, proving that space-based data relay is real and that FCC licenses can indeed be 'first-of-its-kind'.
SpaceNews
FCC proposes satellite licensing assembly line to replace glacial reviews, plus a spectrum auction that might finally let SpaceX test its mobile ambitions without buying a whole phone company.
Inside Climate News
As companies rush to turn orbit into a data center and the night sky into a commodity, scientists and space lawyers ask: who authorized this cosmic land grab?
SpaceNews
Amazon crams 36 satellites onto a single Ariane 6 with bigger boosters, a new record, while its Blue Origin rocket sits in pieces and FCC deadlines loom.
Ars Technica
The FCC wants you to weigh in on whether a talk show that's been exempt for 23 years is actually news - because apparently, there's nothing more pressing to regulate.
SpaceNews
Cowboy Space wants to put 20,000 data centers in orbit, because terrestrial power grids are so last century and your cloud storage deserves a view.
SpaceNews
FCC tells EchoStar to set aside $2.4 billion for abandoned 5G dreams before SpaceX gets sweet spectrum deal - because nothing says innovation like a massive escrow account.
Ars Technica
ABC tells the FCC that trying to police The View's guest list is unconstitutional and that threatening broadcast licenses over jokes is not how the First Amendment works.
The Verge
The FCC's old rule limiting broadcast reach to 39% of households is getting the deregulatory treatment, because who needs guardrails?
The Good Times
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