Congress Rejects White House Cuts, Proposes $24.4 Billion for NASA in FY2026
The proposed budget represents a $1.1 billion increase signaling strong legislative support.
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L3Harris Consolidates into Three Segments; Creates Dedicated Space & Mission Systems Unit
A multi-year portfolio-shaping process intended to streamline the company into a "Trusted Disruptor".
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SES to receive “billions” from FCC
The bonus for SES is the freeing up of more C-band frequencies. The bank puts a value of that 100 MHz of more than $1 billion.
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Indra confirms ‘external impact’ on Spainsat NG-II; contingency plans activated
Indra Group has confirmed that the Spainsat NG-II secure communications satellite suffered a significant anomaly caused by an “external impact” while en route to its final geostationary orbital slot.
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SDA Awards $1.6 Billion in Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Contracts to Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman
As previously reported on SatNews, the Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded $3.5 Billion in contracts for a Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Constellation. On December 19, 2025 two of those agreements […]
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MDA Taps Sidus, Ursa Space for $151 Billion ‘Golden Dome’ SHIELD Contract
WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) selected 1,086 additional companies, including Sidus Space and Ursa Space Systems, to compete for task orders under the $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) […]
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The Operational Pivot: Why Silicon Valley 2026 is the War Room for the Next Cycle
As the industry prepares for the SmallSat Symposium 2026, held February 10–12 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the sector is moving beyond experimental R&D into a […]
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Flat Panel Satellite Antenna Market Poised for Explosive Growth, Projected to Reach $6.7 Billion by 2033
NEW YORK — The global market for Flat Panel Satellite Antennas (FPAs) is on the verge of a significant upward trajectory, signaling a major shift in ground segment infrastructure over […]
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Congress Blocks the “Easy Button”: The Strategic Logic Behind Restoring Tranche 3
The fight over the Space Development Agency's (SDA) budget was actually a proxy war between two acquisition philosophies: the SDA's open shop vs. a classified sole source alternative.
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Europe’s Vanishing Rocket Capability
Chris Forrester — An Arianespace cargo ship, the spectacular hybrid Canopée (wind and fuel), is this week making the final rounds off the French coast picking up various elements of […]
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