At the beginning of October, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first-ever fine to a satellite operator that had failed to move defunct hardware to a ‘graveyard orbit’ as agreed. The $150,000 makes it clear the FCC has the authority and capability to enforce the rules, creating opportunities for start-ups and others.
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Sweden is setting up a national innovation platform for materials and the life sciences, to help companies make the most of research infrastructures such as the Max IV synchrotron radiation facility and the European Spallation Source (ESS), currently under construction near Lund. Seven regional nodes will be established in universities across Sweden to act as gateways to these and other research facilities.