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In 2026, the space sector is defined by a significant shift that industry analysts call “Utility Validation.” This movement transitions space from a realm of one-time scientific exploration to a […]
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BlackSky Technology Inc. announced the signing of a significant eight-figure international contract to provide a sovereign space-based intelligence solution to a global defense customer. The agreement includes the sale of […]
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CARLSBAD, California – A major new report from Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) reveals a rapidly closing window for industrial IoT (Internet of Things) transformation, as 91% of decision-makers now plan […]
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February 15, 2026 — Following the February 2, 2026, acquisition of xAI by SpaceX, the newly integrated artificial intelligence division is undergoing a significant structural and cultural transformation. The transition, […]
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Chris Forrester — You can almost smell the investment bankers and their tangible excitement over a probable SpaceX Initial Public Offering (IPO) this year. The current gossip points to a […]
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Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. If there was any doubt that the center of gravity in the commercial space sector has shifted from venture capital speculation to kinetic necessity, that doubt was shattered by the final session, Smallsats at the Tactical Edge - Hybrid ISR and Defense Integration. SmallSat Symposium this year was no longer about democratization for the sake of access. It is about survival, deterrence, and the industrialization of the kill chain.
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Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. The visionaries pitching Mars colonies have largely left the building. In their place sit investment bankers, project finance lawyers, and strategic investors who are currently rewiring the architecture of the $613 billion space economy. At this year’s SmallSat Symposium, the speculative exuberance of the SPAC (special-purpose acquisition company) boom has vanished, replaced by a mood of disciplined pragmatism. The Space Capital Markets session delivered a painful clarity to the room: the novelty of access to orbit is commoditized. Value now relies on applying traditional financial rigor to orbital infrastructure.
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Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. Novaspace Partner Nathan De Ruiter presented staggering figures. Opening the floor with an exclusive forecast, he predicted that 70,000 small satellites launching over the next decade will represent an investment of roughly $134 billion. Yet the mechanism for getting those satellites’ data back to Earth remains archaic, fragmented, and dangerously slow. We have entered the era of the Data Trap, where terabytes of potential insight perish in orbit because the physical pipe to the ground is too narrow.
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Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. For decades the space industry measured ground segment power in rack units and heavy copper cabling. That model was effectively retired here at the SmallSat Symposium. Instead of bigger antennas or faster rockets, discussion on the floor focuses on the convergence of Silicon Valley software agility with modern defense’s strategic requirements.
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Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. Taking the stage, Dr. Bryan Benedict, Senior Director of Innovation at SES Space & Defense, dismantled rather than defended the legacy model. He described the merger between satellite giants SES and Intelsat that created a fleet of over 100 operational spacecraft not as a strategic power play but as a tactic necessary for survival.
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