Space News for Tuesday, January 27, 2026

KSAT Launches Integrated Vake Platform to Monitor Dark Vessels via Multi-Sensor Fusion – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-26 00:00 Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) announced the launch of “Vake Powered by KSAT’s” maritime situational awareness platform. The platform integrates ...

Space News for Monday, January 26, 2026

Force and Pressure: The Interplay of Newtonian Mechanics and Pascal’s Law in Modern Rocketry – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-25 00:00 The success of orbital delivery and recovery cycles is fundamentally dependent on the equilibrium between Newtonian mechanics and Pascal’s ...

Space News for Saturday, January 24, 2026

The 200,000-Satellite Filing: When Commercial Loopholes Become State Weapons – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-23 00:00 China submitted a batch of NGSO filings totaling roughly 203,000 satellites. The scale alone makes clear this is not a near-term deployment plan. It is a strategic ...

Space News for Friday, January 23, 2026

The Architecture We Inherited: Artemis, Commercial Space, and the Long Shadow of 2010 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-22 00:00 NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 2010 bill ...

Space News for Thursday, January 22, 2026

AST SpaceMobile Submits Formal Comments to FCC Space Modernization NPRM – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-21 00:00 AST SpaceMobile submitted formal comments to the FCC on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The filing addresses the agency’s sweeping proposal to overhaul satellite licensing. ...

Space News for Wednesday, January 21, 2026

FY26 Defense Bill: Congress Unlocks Billions for ‘Golden Dome’ and Restores SDA Tranche 3 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-20 00:00 The FY26 Defense Appropriations Act includes a $838.7 billion topline. The bill specifically allocates approximately $13 billion for missile defense ...

Space News for Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Leonardo Expands U.S. Footprint with Acquisition of Enterprise Electronics Corporation – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-19 00:00 Leonardo announced on January 16 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enterprise Electronics Corporation (EEC) EEC has established a ...

Space News for Saturday, January 17, 2026

CesiumAstro Secures $200M to Expand Texas-Based Manufacturing Infrastructure – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-16 00:00 CesiumAstro has secured a $200 million financing package to significantly expand its domestic manufacturing operations. Supported by the Export-Import Bank of the ...

Space News for Friday, January 16, 2026

MDA Adds 340 Vendors to $151 Billion SHIELD Enterprise in Third Major Tranche – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-15 00:00 The Missile Defense Agency has executed a third massive tranche of contract awards. The awards are under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered ...

Space News for Thursday, January 15, 2026

Sat-Lite Technologies Scales Executive Leadership Amid Multi-Orbit Market Expansion – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2026-01-14 00:00 Sat-Lite Technologies announces expansion of its executive leadership team. The company aims to solidify its reputation for delivering configurable and ...