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, December 16, 2025

KAI Networks + INTEGRASYS: World’s First NGSO Regulatory and Monitoring System Deployment – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-12-15 00:00 KAI Networks has been recognized by the Ministry of Technology for a groundbreaking achievement in NewSpace regulation. The successful implementation ...

Space News for Friday, March 28, 2025

Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-27 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions. Rocket ...

Space News for Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-25 00:00 Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission called “VV26”, will ...

Space News for Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Major operator consolidation is a long time coming Original Publication Date: 2022-09-12 13:12 Satellite operator consolidation has been a perennial topic at industry conferences. The rise of Starlink, OneWeb, and other NGSO broadband constellations has come amid a broader shift away from video ...

Space News for Saturday, September 03, 2022

Countdown begins for second Artemis 1 launch attempt Original Publication Date: 2022-09-02 08:01 NASA restarted the countdown for the first launch of its Space Launch System vehicle. Countdown clocks started ticking down after a mission management team meeting Sept. 1. Launch attempt at 2:17 ...