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    Monday 19 October 2026
    DIGITIMES Insights: SpaceX moves closer to independent mobile network as Starlink expands spectrum holdings beyond satellites
    SpaceX announced on October 8, 2026, that it would acquire US 800MHz low-band spectrum licenses held by Grain Management, covering up to 14MHz of paired bandwidth. The transaction remains subject to approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
    Monday 19 October 2026
    Space solar outsourcing heats up as Taiwan targets non-SpaceX players
    As advances in aerospace technology lower the barriers to launching and building low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, emerging satellite operators worldwide are driving demand for outsourced space solar cells and modules. Supply-chain sources say the trend is creating new opportunities for Taiwan's solar industry beyond SpaceX, which is led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
    Monday 19 October 2026
    South Korea's TelePIX wins global satellite contracts, targets 2027 launch of AI-powered optical payload
    South Korean space AI solutions provider TelePIX is accelerating the development of high-resolution optical payloads and onboard AI technologies, with plans to launch its next-generation system into space for validation in 2027.
    Saturday 17 October 2026
    Tesla Roadster turns SpaceX rocket tech into halo product for Musk's physical-AI empire
    The engineering fusion of SpaceX and Tesla's flagship technologies is making a dramatic showcase through Tesla's next-generation Roadster reveal, held at SpaceX's McGregor, Texas test site on October 15.
    Thursday 15 October 2026
    TSMC breaks silence on Musk's Terafab: Talks underway, but fab control non-negotiable
    TSMC has confirmed that it is in discussions with Elon Musk's Terafab initiative over potential semiconductor manufacturing cooperation, marking the first public acknowledgment of talks between the two sides.
    Thursday 15 October 2026
    LEO satellite boom strains supply chain amid AI data-center demand
    The global race to build low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations is intensifying, but the massive deployment requirements are straining the aerospace supply chain. As AI data centers expand at the same time, the space industry faces shortages of specialized components and critical materials while competing with well-funded AI companies for power-equipment capacity, raising the risk of higher costs and deployment delays for some mega-constellation projects.
    Tuesday 13 October 2026
    Terafab and beyond: Musk's push to fuse silicon, robotics, space into one AI system
    As plans for the Terafab project begin to take shape, the emergence of a scaled chipmaking initiative increasingly reflects Elon Musk's broader ambition to push vertical AI integration across his expanding industrial stack.
    Tuesday 13 October 2026
    AUO enters next chapter as David Chang takes president role to reshape group operating model
    Amid ongoing shifts in panel market cycles and end-market demand, AUO continues to press forward with its strategic corporate transformation. Marking its 30th anniversary in 2026, the company will host its "30 Years of Excellence, Co-Creating the Future" sports day on October 17. chairman and CEO Paul Peng and newly appointed president David Chang will meet with the media, drawing keen market attention to AUO's next-phase transformation roadmap.
    Monday 12 October 2026
    Baso Optical eyes steady performance in 2027 with focus on high-margin AOI, semiconductor, aerospace applications
    Baso Precision Optics held its latest online earnings call on October 7, during which the company acknowledged short-term pressures on its gross margin, due to ongoing adjustments to its product mix, resulting in higher upfront costs and initial production yields that could still see improvement. Looking ahead to 2027, the company expects generally stable revenue and gross margin, with potential for additional growth depending on the validation of new products or pilot production breakthroughs in the semiconductor and automated optical inspection (AOI) segments.
    Saturday 10 October 2026
    SK Hynix sends memory chips into orbit for testing
    SK Hynix's dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and Universal Flash Storage (UFS) products have reached orbit aboard a South Korean satellite that successfully established communication with the ground following the country's fifth Nuri rocket launch. The mission opens the way for in-orbit reliability testing as the memory maker explores potential opportunities in the space electronics market. No in-orbit test results for SK Hynix's memory products have been announced.
    Thursday 8 October 2026
    LG to test five commercial components in space aboard South Korea's fifth Nuri launch
    LG Group is preparing to test five commercial components developed by LG Electronics, LG Innotek, and LG Energy Solution (LGES), including cameras and batteries, aboard a CubeSat carried as a secondary payload on South Korea's fifth Nuri rocket launch. The mission aims to assess whether commercially available components can operate reliably in space.
    Wednesday 7 October 2026
    Beyond AI: Starcloud tests whether orbital compute can stay busy enough to pay
    The excitement around massive orbital infrastructure mainly stems from its tremendous potential in offering compute nodes powered by near-continuous solar energy beyond the spatial limits of terrestrial infrastructure.
    Wednesday 7 October 2026
    Nokia, ICEYE turn Europe's satellite autonomy push into an ownership model
    Europe's push for sovereign satellite connectivity is moving beyond simply securing access to bandwidth, as Nokia and ICEYE prepare a new low Earth orbit (LEO) system that would let governments own and control the satellites, ground infrastructure and terminals themselves.
    Tuesday 6 October 2026
    Can satellites share power?— Star Catcher puts an orbital grid to the test
    As in-orbit AI computing, Earth observation, and defense missions expand rapidly, satellites are demanding more power, turning energy supply into an emerging challenge for the growing space economy.
    Monday 5 October 2026
    Nuri launch takes center stage at AEROTEC 2026 as Hanwha moves from rocket manufacturing to launch operations
    With South Korea preparing for the fifth launch of its Nuri rocket, the country's space ambitions took center stage at AEROTEC 2026, the second International Aerospace Technology Exhibition held recently in Changwon, a major hub for South Korea's aerospace industry.
    Monday 5 October 2026
    SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit, but engine issues raise stakes for NASA's Moon plan
    SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight and successfully deployed 26 third-generation Starlink satellites, marking a major milestone for the heavy-lift rocket. Engine anomalies during the flight, however, forced SpaceX to cut short a mission originally planned to last about 10 hours, with Starship deorbiting after roughly three hours.
    Friday 2 October 2026
    Google's first Suncatcher satellite reaches orbit to test AI chips in space
    Google has moved its orbital AI data center ambitions from paper to hardware. A prototype satellite carrying the company's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) reached orbit on October 1, 2026, and the data it returns over the coming weeks will help decide whether Project Suncatcher's vision of solar-powered compute clusters in low Earth orbit can survive contact with reality. The launch also puts the first real test data behind a concept that a Gartner analyst has said does not make economic sense.
    Tuesday 29 September 2026
    Trump-Xi state dinner puts tech titans at the head table, spotlighting Taiwan's quiet supply chain clout

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, arrived at the White House on the evening of September 24 US time to attend a state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

    Saturday 26 September 2026
    SpaceX's AI-in-space bet is worth trillions, but space data centers won't be ready until the 2030s
    SpaceX's IPO has already put a price on "AI in space" in the capital markets. But the people actually building satellite computers describe a different timetable.
    Friday 25 September 2026
    Rockets are booked until 2029, and suppliers won't expand without firm orders
    A new customer booking Ariane 6 today would find the earliest opening in 2029. The space industry is not short of demand; it is short of people willing to build the factory before the orders are certain.
    Tuesday 22 September 2026
    Tmytek lists on Taiwan Innovation Board, pushes 5G/6G, satellite, defense

    Millimeter-wave communications technology and solutions provider TMY Technology (Tmytek) officially listed on Taiwan's Innovation Board on September 22 at an offering price of NT$60 (approx. US$1.90) per share. The company said its products, which span millimeter-wave R&D and validation instruments, Lego-like phased-array antennas and subsystem modules, have moved from development and verification into commercial delivery and mass production.

    Tuesday 22 September 2026
    China puts AI computing into orbit with first integrated satellite launch
    China has taken another step toward deploying artificial intelligence (AI) computing infrastructure in space after a commercial rocket launched nine satellites, including the country's first integrated "rocket-and-satellite" AI computing project.
    Saturday 19 September 2026
    Amazon Leo clears Taiwan's NCC review, with commercial launch pointed at 2027
    FarEasTone Telecommunications has cleared four of the six regulatory steps required to bring Amazon Leo to Taiwan, but commercial service will not start until 2027 at the earliest, in line with Amazon's own timetable.
    Thursday 17 September 2026
    VLEO emerges as next orbital frontier as China warns of critical 2026–2030 window

    Very low Earth orbit (VLEO) is moving from concept toward real-world deployment.

    Thursday 17 September 2026
    Musk hints at Tesla-SpaceX merger, but the companies are already converging underneath
    The broader high-tech landscape has wondered for years about the subtle transactions and movements unfolding underneath the enormous technology ecosystem Elon Musk has stitched together amid a rapidly expanding business reach across AI-driven industries.
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