Starlink vs AST SpaceMobile: Will the winner take it all?
Chris Forrester — CE Noticias Financieras (CENF), a well-regarded university-backed financial publication which focuses on Latino and Iberian financial news, suggests in a Jan 19 feature story that “Elon Musk has lost the space mobile race before it has even ...
D-Orbit Secures $53M Series D Funding to Accelerate M&A and In-Space Computing Capacity
The investment, led by Azimut Group, is earmarked for strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the expansion of the company’s in-space computing and logistics capabilities ...
Antaris and Infostellar Integrate Software-Defined Ground Operations into Mission Planning
In an effort to streamline satellite mission management, Antaris and Infostellar announced a strategic partnership on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to integrate cloud-native ground services directly into an AI-powered mission planning platform. The collaboration aims to unify fragmented satellite operations ...
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ESA Expands IRIS² Low-LEO Component and Introduces Industrialization Cost Reimbursements
In a move to accelerate the deployment of Europe’s third flagship space program, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Monday, January 26, 2026, a significant expansion of the IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) network's low-LEO ...
Kratos Expands Hypersonic Infrastructure as VisionWave Unveils Space-Based Counter-UAS Architecture
The defense landscape is undergoing a structural pivot toward integrated Radio Frequency (RF) and autonomous sensing systems, moving away from isolated point-defense toward wide-area, theater-scale awareness. This shift was underscored on Monday, January 26, 2026, as VisionWave Holdings (Nasdaq: VWAV) ...
Efficient Probabilistic Framework Accelerates Satellite Trace Gas Retrieval and Uncertainty Quantification
To address the computational bottleneck in analyzing massive Earth observation datasets, researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a lightweight machine learning framework that enables satellites to quantify uncertainty in trace gas retrievals in real time. Global Global Vapor ...
JAXA Trace H3 Flight 8 Failure to Payload Fairing Separation Anomaly
On January 20, 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) released a progress report identifying a payload fairing separation anomaly as the root cause of the December 22, 2025, failure of the eighth H3 launch vehicle (H3 F8). Investigative data ...
Oman Secures Dedicated Orbital Asset in Nine-Figure Deal with Astranis
On Monday, January 26, 2026, Oman’s MB Group and San Francisco-based Astranis Space Technologies Corp. announced a nine-figure agreement for the procurement of a dedicated, sovereign communications satellite. This deal marks a significant expansion of Oman’s National Space Program and ...
Force and Pressure: The Interplay of Newtonian Mechanics and Pascal’s Law in Modern Rocketry
In the aerospace sector, the success of orbital delivery and recovery cycles is fundamentally dependent on the equilibrium between Newtonian mechanics and Pascal’s principle. During the launch phase, Isaac Newton’s Second Law (F=ma) governs the transition from the pad, where ...
Legislative Deadlines and High-Level Industry Summits Dominate Space Policy Outlook
The final week of January 2026 presents a critical intersection of legislative deadlines and high-level industry dialogue as the U.S. Congress faces a February 1 deadline to pass the second "minibus" of FY2026 appropriations. This funding package includes essential budgets ...
China Finalizes First Offshore Recovery Platform for Reusable Liquid Rockets
In a significant expansion of its maritime launch capabilities, China has completed construction of its first offshore platform specifically engineered for the launch and recovery of reusable liquid-propellant rockets. According to a statement released on Friday, January 23, 2026, the ...
TeraWave: Blue Origin Enters the High-Capacity Backbone Market with 6 Tbps Constellation
In a strategic expansion that shifts its focus from launch services to orbital infrastructure, Blue Origin announced on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the development of "TeraWave"—a multi-orbit satellite communications network. Designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 ...
Russian “Starlink” Launch Pushed to 2026 Amid Production Shortfalls
In a report released on Friday, January 23, 2026, the Russian aerospace company Bureau 1440 announced the postponement of its initial deployment of 16 high-speed internet satellites. Originally scheduled for late 2025, the launch of the first batch for the ...
EUMETSAT Finalizes €1 Billion EPS-Sterna Constellation Following AWS Success
Developed under the European Space Agency (ESA) Earth Watch program, the AWS demonstrator was designed to show that low-cost, rapidly built microsatellites could deliver data comparable to larger, traditional meteorological missions ...
The 200,000-Satellite Filing: When Commercial Loopholes Become State Weapons
By Evan Grey, Legal Contributor, SatNews The primary battleground for space supremacy has shifted. While the world watches the launchpads, the decisive contest is unfolding inside the filing processes of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). In the final week of ...
Orestone Mining Initiates Phase I Exploration at Francisca Gold Project in Argentina
In modern mineral exploration, particularly for high-altitude projects in the Argentinian Puna, satellites are the primary tool for "Target Prioritization" before any boots hit the ground ...
Ericsson Reports Strong 2025 Fiscal Results Driven by 5G Core and Cloud Growth
The results were bolstered by significant operational improvements and the divestment of iconectiv, leading to a year-end net cash position of SEK 61.2 billion ...
The Architecture We Inherited: Artemis, Commercial Space, and the Long Shadow of 2010
The January 17 rollout of Artemis II represents a genuine technical achievement and a policy paradox. To understand why NASA is rolling out a roughly $4 billion-per-launch vehicle in an era of reusable rockets, we must examine what happened in ...
Rocket Lab Hiring Trends for January 2026 Signal Acceleration in Neutron Production and Space Systems
In an analysis of recruitment data released January 22, 2026, Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has shown a significant surge in hiring, specifically targeting its medium-lift Neutron rocket program and its burgeoning Space Systems division. The trends indicate a strategic pivot ...
U.S. Space Force Field Commands Prepare Upcoming GPS III Launch to Enhance Warfighter Capabilities
In an announcement from El Segundo and Colorado Springs, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and Combat Forces Command (CFC) confirmed the upcoming launch of the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite. Space Vehicle (SV)09, named in ...
Aalyria Selected by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for Space Data Network Experimentation (SDNX) Program
In an announcement released January 22, 2026, the advanced networking firm Aalyria confirmed it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support the Space Data Network Experimentation (SDNX) program. The contract, awarded through the AFRL’s ...
CNES Awards Loft Orbital Consortium €50M Contract for French Radar Imaging Demonstrator
In a statement released January 21, 2026, the French space agency (CNES) announced it has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Loft Orbital to develop the DESIR (Démonstrateur des Éléments Souverains en Imagerie Radar) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ...
NordSpace Advances High-Scale Additive Manufacturing for Medium-Lift Rocket Engines via Canada-Germany R&D Collaboration
In an announcement released January 22, 2026, Markham-based aerospace startup NordSpace confirmed it is receiving advisory services and up to $335,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). The funding supports a ...
