Space Quotes — Tidbits https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/ Sourced tidbits from real FCC, ITU and FAA space filings, each built around a quotable line from the filing. en-us Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:58:27 GMT AST SpaceMobile tells the FCC how it will steer its giant satellites back down https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/ast-deorbit/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/ast-deorbit/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT Before a satellite dies, someone has to plan how it falls. In a February 20, 2026 supplement to the FCC, AST & Science (AST SpaceMobile) replaced a passive p… Planet Labs backs faster satellite licensing, with a warning about what would still slow it down https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/planet-labs-25-306/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/planet-labs-25-306/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT Planet Labs wants the FCC to license satellites faster, and it has a warning about why faster licensing alone will not be enough. In reply comments filed Feb… Starcloud asks the FCC to license a data center in orbit for training AI https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/starcloud-datacenter/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/starcloud-datacenter/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT Starcloud, Inc. is asking the FCC for permission to put a data center in orbit, and it is not thinking small. The company's February 2, 2026 license applicat… Amazon says the FCC is sharing satellite spectrum by a yardstick from when Ka-band was 'in its infancy' https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/kuiper-gso-links/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/kuiper-gso-links/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT Amazon thinks the FCC is refereeing a modern spectrum fight with an outdated rulebook. In a January 29, 2026 letter, its Kuiper Systems unit asked the Commis… Rural carriers tell the FCC: don't let satellites beam over our spectrum without permission https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/cca-oppose-25-201/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/cca-oppose-25-201/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT The Competitive Carriers Association represents wireless providers that range, in its words, from "small, rural carriers serving fewer than 5,000 customers" … SpaceX wants EchoStar's appeal of its direct-to-cell waiver thrown out https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/spacex-oppose-23-135/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/spacex-oppose-23-135/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT EchoStar asked the FCC to reverse a waiver the agency's bureaus had granted for SpaceX's satellite-to-phone service. SpaceX notes that EchoStar was the only … Astroscale asks the FCC to license a spacecraft that refuels other satellites in orbit https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/astroscale-refueling-demo/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/astroscale-refueling-demo/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT Astroscale wants to refuel satellites in orbit, and its FCC license application spells out the hardware that would do it. The spacecraft, called APS-R (Astro… Amazon urges the FCC to open the 17 GHz band for satellite broadband https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/kuiper-ngso-20-330/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/kuiper-ngso-20-330/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT Amazon wants more room for satellite broadband, and it told the FCC the homework is done. In an ex parte letter filed September 24, 2024, its Kuiper Systems … Iridium joins SpaceX and Kuiper in asking the FCC for a hard limit on satellites exploding https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/iridium-debris-18-313/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/iridium-debris-18-313/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT Iridium wants the FCC to put a hard number on how often satellites are allowed to blow up. In a June 24, 2024 letter to the orbital-debris docket, it said it… Aethero wants to launch a satellite that does its computing in orbit, not on the ground https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/aethero-edge-compute/ https://spacequotes.org/tidbits/aethero-edge-compute/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT Most satellites collect data and beam it down to be processed on the ground. Aethero wants to do the work in orbit. Its March 11, 2024 FCC license applicatio…