FCC clears AST SpaceMobile constellation as clouds of launch setbacks rise

FCC clears AST SpaceMobile constellation as clouds of launch setbacks rise

TAMPA, Fla. — Days after a failed launch, AST SpaceMobile has received permission to provide direct-to-smartphone broadband service on up to 248 satellites in the United States, with a complex plan to ramp up its deployment this year. The Federal Communications Commission approved the Texas-based company’s complete constellation on April 21, subject to conditions ranging … Read more

Space Force moves from SDA transport layer to new space data network ‘backbone’ – Breaking Defense

Space Force moves from SDA transport layer to new space data network 'backbone' - Breaking Defense

WASHINGTON – The Space Force once again has no plans to fund future iterations of its Space Development Agency (SDA)-managed data relay constellation, choosing instead to build a new constellation dubbed the “backbone” of the service’s budding Space Data Network (SDN), officials revealed. “Tranche 3’s transportation layer is not funded,” Space Force officials said Tuesday. … Read more

$1 trillion flip-flop? SpaceX says orbital data center may never be profitable

$1 trillion flip-flop? SpaceX says orbital data center may never be profitable

Elon Musk has been predicting a new era of AI for more than a year. SpaceX’s CEO said it would be “easy” to build an AI data center in space and that it would become the cheapest place to deploy AI within two to three years. However, the company’s pre-IPO filing shows a much more … Read more

Investments from Alphabet’s Anthropic and SpaceX add new perspective to evaluation

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Find your next quality investment using Simply Wall St’s easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. The value of Alphabet’s stake in AI startup Anthropic Inc. has risen in value as Anthropic Inc. reports its business has tripled. The company’s AI chips and Google Cloud services are closely tied to … Read more