Missions & Constellations
Expanding Beyond our “Urban” Satellite Congestion
The Yogi maxim "No one goes there anymore, it’s too crowded," matches a massive strategic shift in the space industry. The "crowded restaurant" of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is driving a significant expansion into what experts call the "Expanded Neighborhood" ...
Space Is Hard But It’s Always Sunny in Orbit
That "always sunny" optimism is exactly what's fueling the most audacious pivot in the space industry right now. It's certainly true that as of early 2026, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have become much more than just entrepreneurs. They are ...
Muon Space ramps up multi-mission satellite constellations
On February 4, 2026, Muon Space announced a major transition from executing discrete satellite missions to the sustained deployment of multi-mission constellations. This strategic shift follows a period of rapid growth for the Silicon Valley startup, which reported a 100 ...
OHB Hellas’ Versal Orbital HPC hardware collaboration with Parsimoni’s Satellite App Store,
On February 4, 2026, OHB Hellas and Parsimoni announced a strategic joint project to launch a secure, sovereign in-orbit software platform designed to accelerate value creation for European space missions. This collaboration integrates OHB Hellas’ Versal Orbital HPC hardware with ...
NASA Launches “Space to Soil” Challenge to Pioneer Onboard AI for Earth Observation
On January 30, 2026, the NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) officially opened the Space to Soil Challenge, an initiative inviting the global SmallSat community to propose mission concepts that leverage adaptive sensing and onboard artificial intelligence (AI). The challenge ...
ST Engineering Unveils Advanced Satellite Roadmap at Space Summit 2026
During the Space Summit 2026, ST Engineering announced an ambitious expansion of its space program, introducing three major satellite initiatives—NEBULA, NeuSAR-2, and POLARIS—designed to bolster Singapore’s sovereign capabilities in high-speed communications and Earth observation. NEBULA: Pioneering Gigabit Laser Communications Scheduled ...
Midnight and Spacecoin Partner to Secure Global Communications via Decentralized Satellite Network
Targeting the growing gap between encrypted application layers and vulnerable terrestrial infrastructure, Spacecoin and the Midnight Foundation announced a partnership on January 29, 2026, to develop a private peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging platform. Screenshot The collaboration aims to bypass traditional internet ...
SSTL and Oxford Space Systems Achieve Successful In-Orbit Deployment of CarbSAR Antenna
On January 29, 2026, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) confirmed the successful in-orbit deployment of the Wrapped Rib Antenna aboard the CarbSAR In-Orbit Demonstration mission. This milestone marks the first flight heritage for the OSS ...
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 ...
Blue Origin Completes Critical Acoustic Qualification for Blue Moon MK1 Using Direct Field Technology
The test utilized a portable, high-intensity loudspeaker array to simulate the ascent environment, replacing traditional shaker-table methods for the massive lunar vehicle ...
KAI, Hanwha Systems Vie for ROK Military’s 40-Satellite SAR Constellation Contract
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hanwha Systems are competing for a 1.2 trillion won ($850 million) military contract to construct a 40-satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation, with the South Korean government piloting a rare "develop-first, select-later" procurement strategy to ...
NASA Selects AtmOCube Mission to Study Orbital Wave Interference
This instrument observes the natural infrared radiation of oxygen in the upper atmosphere to obtain high-resolution temperature profiles ...
Hydrosat Secures €51 Million Series B to Expand Thermal Imagery Constellation
Hydrosat currently serves a range of high-stakes clients, including the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...
Black Moon Energy Partners with JPL for Helium-3 Resource Mission
The primary objective of the mission is to locate and quantify Helium-3 concentrations within the lunar regolith ...
Global Konet Secures AS 9100D Certification for Aerospace Phased Array Systems
ANYANG, South Korea – Global Konet Co., Ltd., a developer of electronically scanned array (ESA) technology, announced on Wednesday that it has officially obtained KS Q 9100 and AS 9100D certifications. These international standards are the benchmark for quality management ...
Blue Moon MK1: The ‘Innovative, Affordable, and Expedited’ Pivot for Artemis
The Blue Moon MK1 is a single-launch cargo lander optimized for the New Glenn launch vehicle ...
NASA’s SWOT Satellite Captures Unexpected Tsunami Behavior Following Kamchatka Quake
SWOT was able to "spot" the resulting tsunami wave as it rippled across the Pacific ...
Third COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Satellite Reaches Orbit via SpaceX Falcon 9
The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space for the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian Ministry of Defense, ...
NASA to Outline Future Flagship Mission Timelines at 247th AAS Meeting
The Habitable Worlds Observatory, a future flagship mission concept responding to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey, will have a dedicated special session on Tuesday, January 6 ...
