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On February 3, 2026, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio (a Leonardo Group company) signed a strategic agreement to launch the RESPONSE program. This initiative focuses on modernizing the […]
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REMOTE | HIGH AUTONOMY | UNCAPPED POTENTIAL The space industry isn’t just expanding, it’s exploding. From Starship test flights and mega-constellation deployments to regulatory battles and billion-dollar M&A deals, the […]
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On February 2, 2026, SpaceX officially announced the acquisition of xAI, merging Elon Musk’s aerospace empire with his artificial intelligence venture in a deal that values the combined entity at […]
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On January 28, 2026, Vodafone IoT and Skylo Technologies announced a strategic partnership to integrate satellite-based Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) NB-IoT connectivity into Vodafone’s global IoT ecosystem. The collaboration aims to […]
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On February 2, 2026, Austin-based CesiumAstro announced a landmark $470 million funding milestone, positioning the company as a formidable domestic alternative to vertically integrated giants like SpaceX. The capital infusion […]
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By early 2026, the industry has shifted from isolated technical demonstrations to large-scale, demand-driven commercial operations across high-bandwidth satellite constellations, space-based AI, and suborbital logistics.
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On February 2, 2026, analyst Omkar Nikam released a high-impact analysis through the Access Hub | Space & Defense Newsletter, arguing that the fundamental logic of satellite procurement has shifted […]
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On January 29, 2026, Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV), Ukraine’s largest digital operator, announced the pricing of a secondary public offering of 12,500,000 common shares at a price of $10.50 […]
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Chris Forrester — SpaceX has filed an application with the FCC for 1 million additional orbiting satellites. The aim is to use the new fleet as orbiting computing and data […]
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Before we dream of floating data centers, we must understand why the SmallSat is the only laboratory that matters. Welcome to The Fractal Lab: a three-part series on why orbital computing succeeds or fails first at 10 kilograms, not 10,000.
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