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Chris Forrester — Luxembourg-based satellite giant SES has detailed its plans to completely restructure how it procures future satellites. SES boss Adel Al-Salah explained that the first launch of 3 demo missions with K2 Space was expected shortly and its ...

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) confirmed the encapsulation of its BlueBird 7 (BB7) satellite within the payload fairing of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. The technical handover marks the final major milestone before the mission, designated ...

In a significant shift for the European space industry, German defense giant Rheinmetall is reportedly preparing a competing bid for Mynaric, the Munich-based laser communications specialist. This move, reported on February 22, 2026, directly threatens the acquisition agreement previously signed ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. — In an announcement released Monday, February 23, 2026, the aerospace communications firm Aalyria confirmed it has secured $100 million in Series B funding, propelling the company to a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Battery ...

Chris Forrester — There were more than a few episodes of Star Trek when seemingly Mr Spock would tell Captain Kirk of that week’s challenge that the life form wasn’t one they were familiar with. In reality, neither Spock nor ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — In a technical analysis published on Monday, February 16, 2026, space policy analyst Robert Oler detailed the critical engineering trade-offs preventing the industry-wide adoption of fully reusable launch vehicles. While first-stage recovery is now a routine ...

Addressing the critical challenge of increasing orbital congestion, SpaceX has officially unveiled "Stargaze," a novel Space Situational Awareness (SSA) system designed to enhance the safety of the low Earth orbit (LEO) environment. Stargaze utilizes the existing hardware on the Starlink ...

A new analysis released February 17, 2026, highlights a decisive pivot among U.S. allies toward establishing independent, sovereign launch capabilities. Driven by the "SpaceX monopoly" on the commercial market and heightened geopolitical instability, nations including Australia, Canada, Spain, and Germany ...

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 summer IPO with some Crystal Ball gazers suggesting that June ...

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO – Addressing the critical "2% problem" in Earth observation, The Compression Company has closed a $3.4 million pre-seed round led by Long Journey Ventures. The funding, announced on Feb. 12, 2026, aims to commercialize an AI-driven, ...

MIDLAND, Texas – Shares of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) climbed as much as 6.9% in premarket trading on Wednesday, Feb. 11, following the company’s announcement of the successful unfolding of its BlueBird 6 satellite antenna. The event marks a ...

At the SmallSat Symposium in Silicon Valley on February 10, 2026, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) unveiled the Hyperion mission, a pivotal demonstration intended to move its HYPER in-orbit relay constellation from concept to operational reality. By transposing its world-leading terrestrial ...

On February 9, 2026, Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) announced a significant $24.5 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from NASA’s Johnson Space Center. This four-year agreement establishes Voyager as a cornerstone of the International Space Station (ISS) ecosystem, tasking the ...

Chris Forrester — India has increased its space-related budget for the upcoming 2026-2027 period to $1.64 billion which goes to the nation’s Dept. of Space.  The total is ₹13,705.63 crore Rupees expressed in local terms.  While the 2.1% increase over ...

On February 5, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially granted Logos Space Services, Inc. the authority to construct, launch, and operate a major new non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite system. The approval clears the path for the company to deploy ...

The telecommunications and cloud computing sectors witnessed a seismic shift on February 4, 2026, as AT&T and Amazon announced an extensive strategic partnership that effectively merges terrestrial fiber infrastructure with orbital satellite capabilities. This agreement centers on "Amazon Leo," the ...

On January 30, 2026, Amazon formally requested a 24-month extension from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to meet a critical deployment milestone for its satellite broadband network, now rebranded as Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper). Citing a "near-term shortage of ...

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 approximately $1.25 trillion. The move creates a vertically integrated "innovation ...

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 centres in order to power AI, according to the filing ...

Speaking at the Space Mobility Conference in Orlando, Florida, on January 29, 2026, Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, delivered a blunt assessment of the regulatory hurdles facing the U.S. space industry ...