In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations
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 ...
ExLabs Selects Adds CUS-GNC SpacePilot Autonomy Software Heading to Asteroid Apophis
On February 3, 2026, ExLabs (Exploration Laboratories) announced a strategic partnership with CUS-GNC to integrate the SpacePilot onboard autonomy software into its upcoming Mission to Asteroid Apophis. Artwork of an asteroid and planet earth. The mission, dubbed ApophisExL, is one ...
Astroscale France and Exotrail Join Forces to Build Deorbiting Capability for LEO
On January 28, 2026, Astroscale France and Exotrail announced a strategic partnership to develop and demonstrate controlled deorbiting capabilities for satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The collaboration aims to address increasing orbital congestion by providing a repeatable, sovereign European ...
U.S. Space Command Urges Pentagon Pivot to Sustained On-Orbit Logistics and Maneuver
On January 28, 2026, Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), delivered a keynote address at the Space Mobility Conference in Orlando, Florida, calling for a foundational shift in military space strategy. Whiting argued that the Department of ...
UARX Space Details Logistics Expansion and Maiden OSSIE OTV Flight for 2026
In a statement released Wednesday, January 21, 2026, Nigrán-based UARX Space detailed the final integration phase of its first Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), named OSSIE. After operating in a "stealth" development mode, the company has transitioned to a fully operational ...
Low Orbit Can Be Such a Drag
Just a reminder that Mother Earth finds it hard to let go ...
Astroscale Secures Patent for “Fuel-Free” Capture of Tumbling Satellites
Tokyo, Japan — In the high-stakes environment of orbital mechanics, the most dangerous object isn't necessarily a meteor; it’s a "tumbler." When a satellite runs out of fuel or suffers a mechanical failure, it often begins an uncontrolled rotation. For ...
NASA Loses Contact with MAVEN Mars Orbiter
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has experienced a critical loss of situational awareness, triggering a safe mode event that threatens to disrupt data relay operations for the agency's Tier 1 surface assets, including the Perseverance ...
IDS Cameras Redefine Planetary Imaging with Sony Starvis 2 Technology
OBERSULM, Germany — Targeting the extreme sensitivity and high frame-rate requirements of high-resolution astrophotography, IDS Imaging Development Systems has validated its uEye XCP camera series for planetary imaging applications. By integrating Sony Starvis 2 sensors, the industrial camera manufacturer is ...
Al Jazeera Media Network and Es’hailSat Sign Broadcast MoU
Doha – 1 December 2025 Al Jazeera Media Network and Es’hailSat have signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in satellite communication services, ground station infrastructure, and crisis and disaster management systems, to ensure the continuity of services and the ...
UARX’s OSSIE Spacecraft to fly Dawn Aerospace’s docking port
UARX Space will carry Dawn’s Docking and Fluidic Transfer (DFT) Port for integration on UARX Space’s upcoming OSSIE OTV, launching in 2026. The DFT Port, developed by Dawn Aerospace, is the hardware foundation of the company’s Loop Network: a scalable, ...
An IoT alliance by Measat, Guodian Gaoke and StarWin
from Left to Right:Mr Guo Zhongjia (郭中甲), Chief Operating Officer, Guodian GaokeMr Yau Chyong Lim (邱琼琳), Chief Operating Officer, MEASATMr James Li, (李庆安), Chairman, StarWin Measat has entered a strategic alliance agreement with three parties: Beijing Guodian High-Tech Technology (Guodian ...
Amazon’s KF-03 mission now planned for Sunday by SpaceX with calmer seas
After postponing the KF-03 since Monday, SpaceX is now targeting Sunday, October 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is ...
NASA selects 6 Companies to provide OTV studies
NASA earlier this month selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price awards comprise nine studies with a maximum total value of ...
DataM Intelligence: Space propulsion market growth driven by deep space missions, green engines + satellite constellations
According to DataM Intelligence, the space propulsion market is set to grow at 12.42% CAGR, fueled by satellite constellations, lunar missions, and sustainable propulsion technologies. The Space Propulsion Market is rapidly gaining momentum as demand surges for more efficient, sustainable, ...
Launch Update: D-Orbit has launched 2 OTV Missions with their ION Satellite Carrier
On June 23, 2025, D-Orbit launched Space Bound and Skytrail, the 18th and 19th commercial missions of ION Satellite Carrier (ION), the firm's orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission. The two IONs were launched from Space Launch Complex ...
Startups Skynopy + SpaceLocker make space more accessible, sustainable and connected with “Airbnb” + plug-and-play
Out of the Box One offers an “Airbnb” for ground stations, the other makes orbital hosting plug-and-play. Startups Skynopy and SpaceLocker are joining forces to simplify and accelerate access to space and space data. During the Assises du NewSpace, SpaceLocker officially announces it has selected Skynopy to provide ground ...
Startical launches the firm’s 2nd demo satellite — IOD-2
IOD-2, Startical’s second demonstrator satellite and part of the EU-funded ECHOES project, will continue validating real-time VHF voice and data communications between aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers from space Startical, the company created by ENAIRE and Indra, has successfully ...
Deutsche Telekom strengthens Europe’s connectivity: Participation in the IRIS² satellite project
Satellite Network © Deutsche Telekom With the satellite constellation IRIS2 (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security via Satellite), the European Union wants to improve Europe's digital infrastructure with modern satellite technology. The project aims to build a powerful, secure and ...
Northrop Grumman successfully integrates spacecraft for next-generation space robotic servicing system
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics LLC has integrated a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus, achieving another milestone for its MRV and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program ...
