Spaceium Tests Robot Gas Attendant Piece in Orbit
They flew an actuator on SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission in November that—when tested in orbit—achieved a 0.003-degree rotation accuracy.
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Momentus and NASA Will Collab on RPO Demo
The mission will test technologies including multispectral satellite inspection, formation flying, and WiFi-based inter-satellite links.
UK to Invest Nearly £1M In In-Orbit Manufacturing
UKSA awarded contracts to three companies worth a combined $1.1M+ to advance in-orbit manufacturing.
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans in Favor of the Moon
The update is an about-face from previous comments made by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who called the Moon a “distraction” in January 2025.
NASA to Grow Civil Servant Workforce Under Isaacman
“Getting back to the Moon means getting back to the basics,” he wrote. “NASA must regain its core competencies in technical, engineering, and operational excellence.”
ReOrbit and Google Cloud Kick Start “Space Cloud” Data Network
ReOrbit isn’t waiting around for the space industry to finish debating the viability of data centers in orbit.
Voyager, Max Space Team on Expandable Tech
“Expandable structures represent a step change in how surface infrastructure can be delivered and deployed,” Saleem Miyan, cofounder and CEO of Max Space, said in a statement. “Its architecture embodies increased capability, scalability, and versatility that are essential for sustained deep-space human activity, and to unleash the lunar and Martian economies.”
Univity Adds Direct-to-Device Service in VLEO Constellation
The company’s original vision was to deploy a 1,500 sat VLEO constellation to provide high-bandwidth connectivity for telecom providers. It’s now working to offer connections directly to consumer devices as well.
Astrolight Plans to Demo Space-to-Ground Optical Comms
Lucky for Europe, Lithuanian optical comms startup Astrolight is working on a solution to keep space-based comms protected in the years ahead.
Muon Space’s Sat-Backed Growth Strategy for 2026
Muon has 20 satellites manifested to launch in the next 20 months, and expects more contracts to close in the coming year, according to CEO Jonny Dyer.
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Vantor Wins $5.3M Luno B Contract From NGA
The contract, awarded under NGA’s Luno B program, will see Vantor provide the intelligence community with data about shifts to things like roads, vegetation, and buildings, as well as broader impacts caused by manmade or natural disasters.
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Viasat’s HaloNet: Building the Bridge to a More Connected Orbit
In today’s rapidly proliferating orbital environment, spacecraft are only as capable as their ability to stay connected. Traditional communications architectures—built around scheduled ground passes and line-of-sight links—can’t keep pace with the speed and complexity of modern missions.Viasat’s HaloNet hybrid terminal aims to change that by unifying multiple communications pathways into one adaptive system, designed to keep satellites in constant contact—from launch, through orbit.
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