Midnight and Spacecoin Partner to Secure Global Communications via Decentralized Satellite Network – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2026-01-29 00:00
Spacecoin and Midnight Foundation announce partnership on January 29, 2026. The collaboration aims to bypass traditional internet gateways prone to censorship, surveillance, and nationwide blackouts. The initiative responds to increasing instances of internet shutdowns used to mask political crackdowns, such as those recently documented in Uganda and Iran.
The Fractal Lab – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2026-01-29 00:00
SmallSat Symposium is the only laboratory that matters for orbiting computing. The engineering challenge is never just about computing; it is about keeping the machine from melting itself. Low Earth Orbit (LEO), despite its proximity, is likely a dead end for permanent, megawatt-scale infrastructure. Space is not cold. It is a thermos.
U.S. Space Command to Integrate Commercial Firms into Classified Nuclear Threat Wargames – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2026-01-29 00:00
U.S. Space Command is inviting commercial space partners to participate in classified wargames focused on nuclear threats in orbit. The move reflects growing military concern over the vulnerability of private-sector constellations to Weapons of Mass Destruction. The wargames arrive amid intensifying reports that Russia is developing on-orbit nuclear capabilities.
York Space Systems Raises $629M in Upsized IPO to Scale Defense Production – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2026-01-29 00:00
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) successfully raised $629 million in an upsized initial public offering. As of late 2025, York is the primary provider for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Proceeds from the IPO are earmarked for immediate expansion of manufacturing inventory and research and development.
NASA readies unique science experiments and tech demonstrations for Artemis II crew
Original Publication Date: 2026-01-28 22:23
Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the coming weeks. The mission will be the first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since 1972. The four-person crew is expected to travel farther than any other human mission in spaceflight history.