20 January 2026 Mina Faltas, the founder and chief director of the investment firm Washington Harbor Partners, announced the acquisition of Radome Services, a company, which provides inspection services, repair and maintenance of ground facilities, that protect satellite antennas, radars and communications at military and government facilities. After the deal, Radome Services was renamed Outpost Mission […]

20 January 2026 In 2018, the Australian launch rocket and satellite manufacturing company Gilmour Space Technologies announced its involvement $146 million in a Series E funding round. The round was co-led by the Australian Government's National Reconstruction Fund and superannuation fund Hostplus with participation from several other investors. Gilmour Space stated, that this funding makes it Australia's first space tech […]

One of the key antennas of NASA's Space Communications Network (DSN) will be repaired until May 2026 year. This could complicate the implementation of the Artemis II mission, during which the first for will take place 54 years manned flight to the moon. The Deep Space Communications Network is designed to maintain communications with NASA missions throughout the solar system., and for conducting […]

The US Space Force has ended the Resilient GPS research program (or R-GPS) with the addition of smaller ones, cheaper navigation satellites to strengthen the global positioning system (GPS). Представник Космічних системних команд Космічних сил США заявив, that the initial phase of R-GPS is complete and will serve as the basis for future GPS architecture decisions. He also informed, that funding phase 1 programs are not included in the […]

The State University "Kyiv Aviation Institute" and the public organization "Maker Hub" invite all interested parties to take part in the innovative space competition ActInSpace, which will take place on January 30-31 2026 year. Representatives take part in the event 50 countries. ActInSpace is an international 24-hour hackathon, where teams work on real challenges, using space technologies, data, patents and infrastructure for projects with […]

16 and 17 January 2026 China made two orbital launches last year, which ended in rocket accidents and loss of payload. The first launch took place 16 January from the Sichan Cosmodrome. The Changzheng-3B missile was involved in it, which failed to reach orbit due to a malfunction in the third stage operating area. "Changzhen-3B" is a heavy class carrier, which is mostly used […]

16 January 2026 year company Indra Group (majority owner of satellite operator Hisdesat) announced the conclusions of the engineers, according to which it is established, that the SpainSat NG satellite 2 will not be able to fulfill the task of providing communications services for the Spanish Ministry of Defense and allied governments. The company announced two weeks ago, What a satellite, launched in October 2025 year, was "hit by a cosmic particle" during […]

16 January 2026 2015, the Senate voted to approve a "mini-package" of appropriations, which combines three spending bills. It provides for NASA $24,438 billion - a little less, than $24,875 billion, which the agency received in the previous two fiscal years, but much more, than $18,8 billions, proposed by the Trump administration in May 2025 year. The bill restores funding for NASA science programs, […]

15 January 2026 Parsons Corporation is an American multidisciplinary technology corporation, which specializes in defense, scouts, cyber security and critical infrastructure - announced the acquisition of Altamira Technologies for $375 million to expand capabilities in space data analytics and reconnaissance missions. Altamira employs more than 600 employees, close 90% of which have access to classified information. […]

19 January 2026 year Fr. 07:48 (UTC) from the Wenchang Launch Center, China was launched using the Long March 12 launch vehicle 9 Chinese communications satellite "SatNet LEO Group 19". «SatNet LEO Group 19» – the next batch of communication satellites within the framework of the global project "GuoWang". Communication satellites, will be deployed in low Earth orbit for the Chinese state group […]

At the beginning of December 2025 of the NASA MAVEN spacecraft, who spent more than a decade studying the upper atmosphere of Mars, suddenly stopped responding to Earth's calls. Telemetry signals, which were supposed to come through the powerful antennas of the Deep Space Network, were never received. Since the loss of communication with the spacecraft, NASA engineers have been trying to figure out what happened to it. Analysis […]

NASA in collaboration with the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the renewal of their partnership within the space nuclear reactor project. It is planned to be used in the Artemis program and future missions to Mars. NASA has been working on a nuclear reactor project for a long time, which could be used to power bases on the surface of the Moon, as well as Mars. The main advantage […]

18 January 2026 year Fr. 22:06 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 6-100". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to increase the number […]

15 January 2026 Portal Space System is a defense startup, which develops long-duration maneuverable satellites for national security missions - announced the selection of a new shielding material from Atomic-6 for the Starburst-1 mission, scheduled for October 2026 year. For decades, spacecraft designers have been using Whipple-type shields to protect against space debris, which with the help of […]

In China 16 January 2026 year Fr. 14:55 (UTC) launched the Long March 3B/E rocket ("Changzhen-3B") from the launch complex LC-3 of the Sichang Cosmodrome, located in the mountains of Sichuan province in the southwestern part of China. 17 January 2026 year Fr. 08:03 it became known, that the launch was unsuccessful. It is reported, that the rocket's payload was the Shijian 32 experimental satellite, purpose of which […]

17 January 2026 year Fr. 04:39 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5" launched the NROL-105 mission spacecraft. The payload on board the Falcon launch vehicle 9 Block 5" is probably a batch of "Starshield" satellites. This is government, Improved version of Starlink Satellites SpaceX with improved encryption and a number of other security features, […]

15 January 2026 year from the International Space Station (ISS) NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fink are back, who were respectively the commander and pilot of Crew-11, as well as mission specialists Kimiya Yui from the Japanese space agency JAXA and Oleg Platonov from Roscosmos. The team performed tasks at the station for five and a half months, however, she was forced to return more […]

13 January 2026 Firefly Aerospace announced its intention to put into operation a new modification of the Alpha rocket. Changes made to the design of the carrier will increase its reliability and load capacity. Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2014 year, however, three years later, it filed for bankruptcy and put its assets up for sale. She was saved by a Ukrainian entrepreneur and […]

York Space Systems has released information about its propulsion supplier for the first time, who Orbion turned out to be, specializing in propulsion systems for small satellites. The company Orbion delivered 33 electric propulsion units for the US military satellite group York. These units are Orbion's Hall effect-based Aurora electric propulsion systems for small satellites. York […]

12 January 2026 European Space Agency (THIS) and the Luxembourg-based company ClearSpace announced a new PRELUDE mission, which involves the use of two small spacecraft, intended for testing close-range operations, and in the long term, it can ensure the extension of the service life of satellites, their repair and removal in orbit. According to preliminary information, PRELUDE is scheduled to be launched in 2027 […]