Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards
SpaceNewsby SpaceNews Editor1d ago
The SpaceNews Icon Awards celebrate the year’s most iconic achievements in shaping the future of the space industry.
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top 52%Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations
SpaceNewsby Hope Hodge Seck2d ago
Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more.
Agile Space Industries Strengthens Board and Corporate Development to Support Continued Growth
SpaceNewsby Agile Space Industries3d ago
DURANGO, Colo., Oct. 5, 2026 — Agile Space Industries today announced that Jonathan Baliff has joined its Board of Directors, bringing extensive experience in aerospace, finance, and corporate...
World Space Week 2026 Celebrates the "Rocket Revolution"
SpaceNewsby World Space Week Association7d ago
HOUSTON, Texas (September 30, 2026)— World Space Week events, beginning October 4 in 100 nations, will celebrate how launch innovation has stimulated the rapidly-growing space economy and enabled...
LMT Group and Novaspace partner to develop strategy for 5G/6G satellite communications hub in Latvia
SpaceNewsby Novaspace7d ago
Noordwijk, the Netherlands | September 22, 2026 – During the international Industry Space Days 2026 event at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC facility in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, the Latvian...
China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifest
SpaceNewsby Andrew Jones7d ago
HELSINKI — China completed its ninth and tenth launches of September, sending Guowang and Yaogan satellites into orbit, ahead of an intense finish to the year.
Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in Orbit
SpaceNewsby Galileo Space7d ago
Galileo Space is building satellites designed to turn signals into answers in orbit. Modern defense and commercial operations need fast answers about what is happening and where.
NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier
SpaceNewsby NaviGate8d ago
ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its...
Commercial Defense Satcom Service Revenues to Surpass $22.6B by 2035
SpaceNewsby Novaspace8d ago
Paris, France | September 2026 — Novaspace’s Satellite Communications for Defense and Security, 2nd Edition highlights a defense Satcom market poised for rapid growth.
Terran Orbital Names Jamin Brown Chief Operating Officer
SpaceNewsby Terran Orbital9d ago
IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced...
If AI cannot be trusted in a classroom, why should it be trusted in orbit?
SpaceNewsby Qurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir9d ago
On September 9, 2026, Evan Hubinger, Anthropic’s alignment science lead, said on social media that he personally believed there was a greater than 10% chance that artificial intelligence could kill...
Space is everyone’s business: Economist Enterprise's 4th annual Space Economy Summit returns to Orlando
SpaceNewsby Economist Enterprise10d ago
ORLANDO, FL — September 28th, 2026 — Space is rapidly becoming a practical business tool for industries far beyond aerospace, as satellite intelligence, resilient connectivity and other...
Agile Space Industries Expands Leadership Structure to Support Next Phase of Growth
SpaceNewsby Agile Space Industries10d ago
DURANGO, Colo., Sept. 28, 2026 – Agile Space Industries today announced that Jason Wright will join the company as President in early October, strengthening Agile’s operational leadership as the...
Moog Completes ISO Class 8 Clean Room at Niagara Falls Facility to Expand Thruster Production
SpaceNewsby Moog Inc.14d ago
East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced the completion and commissioning of a new ISO Class 8 certified clean room at its Niagara Falls facility.
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Members
SpaceNewsby Commercial Space Federation17d ago
September 21, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome ORBITInsure and Renaissance Strategic Advisors (RSA) as its newest members.
Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs
SpaceNewsby Terran Orbital20d ago
IRVINE, Calif. and TORINO, Italy – Sept. 17, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense...
Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges
SpaceNewsby Simera Sense21d ago
- Simera Sense and IDOM will develop and produce the optical system for Simera Sense’s next-generation MultiScape350 imager.
Icarus Robotics tests Joy in Canada ahead of ISS flight
SpaceNewsby Debra Werner21d ago
PARIS — Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, conducted tests of its free-flying platform ahead of a 2027 demonstration on the International...
More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of the data
SpaceNewsby Sandra Erwin23d ago
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — President Donald Trump has repeatedly pointed to the Space Force’s ability to monitor Iran from orbit.
Iceye's global presence expands to address sovereign demand
SpaceNewsby Debra Werner23d ago
Since raising more than $1 billion in a Series F funding round, Iceye has moved rapidly to address growing demand for sovereign space capabilities.