Rocket Lab launches first satellites for Open Cosmos constellation
Thursday, 22 January 2026 17:53
A Rocket Lab Electron launched the first satellites for a new constellation being developed by Open Cosmos that will use spectrum previously assigned to Rivada Space Networks.
L3Harris to supply imager for Korean geostationary weather satellite
Thursday, 22 January 2026 16:30
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — L3Harris Technologies will provide the primary imagery for the Korean Meteorological Administration’s (KMA) next-generation geostationary weather satellite.
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly legacy keepsakes with astronaut crew
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Tomorrow.io unveils DeepSky: constellation of large satellites and instruments
Thursday, 22 January 2026 12:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Weather intelligence startup Tomorrow.io unveiled DeepSky, a satellite constellation designed to refine atmospheric forecasts by gathering the vast quantities of data needed to feed artificial intelligence models.
Rocket Lab suffers Neutron testing setback
Thursday, 22 January 2026 09:56
A tank built for Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket was damaged during qualification testing, threatening to further delay the vehicle’s first flight.
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Arctic Weather Satellite paves way for constellation
Thursday, 22 January 2026 09:12
Already recognised for its excellence and even adopted for operational weather forecasting, the European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite has now fulfilled its most important role. This small prototype mission has succeeded in paving the way for a new constellation of similar satellites, known as EPS-Sterna.
The hidden microbial communities that shape health in space
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D-Orbit raises $128 million in first tranche of Series D funding
Thursday, 22 January 2026 09:00
SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit has raised $124 million in the first closing of a Series D investment round announced Jan.
Azimut Group invests $128 million in D-Orbit
Thursday, 22 January 2026 09:00SAN FRANCISCO – Italy’s Azimut Group invested $128 million in italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit, directly and by buying out an existing investor.
Space station crew credits ultrasound machine for handling in-orbit health crisis
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A celebrity cluster in the spotlight
Thursday, 22 January 2026 08:00
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A celebrity cluster in the spotlight Flight ticket initiative: more tickets booked, flying with RFA One
Thursday, 22 January 2026 06:42
Elon Musk hints at buying Ryanair amid Starlink spat
Thursday, 22 January 2026 01:29
US tech boss Elon Musk has polled followers on his social network X about buying Ryanair, stoking a clash with the airline's boss Michael O'Leary over using the Starlink system onboard to use the internet.
By late Tuesday, lowcost carrier Ryanair had not replied to a request from AFP to respond to the poll that was posted Monday, with more than 900,000 participants.
Musk, who founded Tes AST SpaceMobile secures role on MDA SHIELD defense architecture
Thursday, 22 January 2026 01:29
AST SpaceMobile has been selected for a prime contract position on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, program, placing its space-based cellular broadband architecture inside a key U.S. missile defense modernization effort. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity framework is designed to rapidly deliver new capabilities across Slingshot to embed AI agent in US Space Force space warfare training
Thursday, 22 January 2026 01:29
Slingshot Aerospace has secured a 27 million dollar contract to modernize how the US Space Force trains for conflict in orbit by embedding its TALOS AI agent into the service's Operational Test and Training Infrastructure program. The 18 month effort will integrate AI native technology into existing training capabilities so that exercises more accurately reflect the rapidly evolving orbital thre