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What to Expect in 2026

2025 was a transformative year for the global space industry. 2026 will be the year in which many long-term plans (hopefully) take first flight.

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Space Forge Ignites Plasma in Space

On the last day of the year, the in-space manufacturing startup said it successfully generated plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 craft in LEO. The manufacturing furnace aboard the sat reached temperatures north of 1,000°C, which is essential for the orbital semiconductor manufacturing that the company is hoping to achieve.

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SDA Awards $3.5B in Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Contracts

The Space Development Agency awarded $3.5B in contracts on Friday to continue building the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA)—-a  missile-tracking, military-supporting, multi-layer constellation that’s been several years in the making.

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Starfish, Impulse Partner on Remora RPO Mission

Starfish Space and Impulse Space teamed up quietly this year to conduct an RPO demo in orbit, bringing spacecraft to within 1,250 meters of each other autonomously.  The mission, called Remora, proves RPO missions do not require expensive hardware or custom-built spacecraft, as has historically been the case. Starfish added one camera and its software […]

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Overview Energy Emerges From Stealth

Going off-Earth to collect sunlight allows solar power to be a more reliable energy source for terrestrial industries—including at night, Overview officials say.