Space Force set to choose contractors for next-gen GEO spy satellites
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 10:00
The service plans to select satellite manufacturers as soon as March for the Geosynchronous Reconnaissance & Surveillance (RG-XX) program,
Vega C to launch Brazilian satellite
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 09:55
A Brazilian government agency will launch an Earth observation satellite on a Vega C rocket, working with a launch broker rather than contracting directly with Avio.
Northwood Space raises $100 million Series B, lands $49 million Space Force deal
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 09:30
The company makes phased-array ground stations that connect with satellites across multiple orbits
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Oman signs Artemis Accords
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 09:08
Oman signed the Artemis Accords for responsible space exploration Jan.
Europe’s next-generation weather satellite sends back first images
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 08:30
The first images from the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been shared at the European Space Conference in Brussels, showing how the mission will provide data on temperature and humidity, for more accurate weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa.
NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 01:34
SAN FRANCISCO – NASA’s Earth Science Division is exploring partnerships with external organizations to support instruments mounted on the International Space Station and free-flyer missions.
Proposed new mission will create artificial solar eclipses in space
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Hanwha exploring South Korean defense constellation with MDA Space and Telesat
Monday, 26 January 2026 20:28
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Systems is partnering with Canada’s MDA Space to explore collaboration on the development of a defense satellite constellation for the Asian nation.
Microgravity rewires microbial metabolism, limiting space-based manufacturing efficiency
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Astranis adds Oman customer to summer GEO launch lineup
Monday, 26 January 2026 15:48
Oman-based industrial conglomerate MB Group has ordered a small geostationary broadband satellite from Astranis that is slated to launch this summer.
Flight engineers give NASA's Dragonfly lift
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New insight into economic outcomes of the US space race
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We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection
Monday, 26 January 2026 13:00
ESA’s Biomass goes live with data now open to all
Monday, 26 January 2026 12:27
The European Space Agency’s innovative Biomass satellite is now fully commissioned, opening free access to a powerful new stream of data that promise a step change in our understanding of forest dynamics and their role in regulating the global carbon cycle.
Crawling, gripping and floating above ESA’s flat floor
Monday, 26 January 2026 12:00
Last autumn, the European Space Agency’s Orbital Robotics Laboratory hosted three student teams from universities across Europe. After being selected to join the ESA Academy Experiments programme, the students were invited to carry out the experimental part of their research projects in the agency’s test facilities with support and guidance from experts.

