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- How much is vertical integration squeezing the smallsat opportunity? SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 As SpaceX and other vertically integrated space giants expand their reach, questions are growing over just how much room other small satellite companies have to build scalable businesses.
- Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics Collaborate on Software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) Mission SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Boulder, CO and Pasadena, CA — February 11, 2026 — Motiv Space Systems announced a contractual agreement with PickNik Robotics to support software development for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) […]
- ESA’s Genesis mission celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in STEM ESA · 11 Feb 2026 On 11 February, International Day of Women and Girls in STEM, we are spotlighting the Genesis mission by speaking to Sara Gidlund, Head of the Genesis Project and Gaia Fusco, Genesis System and Operations Manager about t...
- NINE INNOVATIVE COMPANIES SELECTED FOR FOURTH COHORT OF SDA TAP LAB – CATALYST CAMPUS MINI ACCELERATOR SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Catalyst Campus is proud to welcome the fourth cohort of small businesses to the SDA TAP Lab – Catalyst Campus Mini Accelerator, a dynamic two-month program designed to prepare innovative […]
- Crew-12 Members and Insignia NASA · 11 Feb 2026 From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot pose next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarter...
- NASA Marks Milestone in Preparation for Artemis IV Testing NASA · 11 Feb 2026 Water flowing out. Data flowing in. A water system activation at the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) on Jan. 30 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, helped capture critical data to support testin...
- SpaceX complete Booster 19 testing at upgraded Massey’s NASASpaceflight · 11 Feb 2026 In a welcome return to active flight vehicle testing after setbacks and facility upgrades, SpaceX…
- Reusable launch vehicles will change everything in space, and on Earth SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 “When you have a fully reusable vehicle … you can send it anywhere … to the moon … past Mars” —Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator. Imagine a future where thousands of people travel to space every year. Some stay a week....
- Orbex Fails After Planned Purchase Falls Through European Spaceflight · 11 Feb 2026 The UK-based services provider Orbex has entered insolvency proceedings after a planned takeover by European space logistics startup The Exploration Company fell through. In December 2025, The Exploration Company entered...
- Eutelsat gets nearly 1 billion euros in French-backed ECA financing SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Eutelsat has signed a 975 million euro ($1.2 billion) France-backed export credit agency financing package to help fund 440 replacement satellites for its OneWeb LEO broadband constellation.
- FAA shuts down El Paso airspace for 10 days and won't say why Ars Technica · 11 Feb 2026 Violators may be shot down.
- Stoke Space adds $350 million to Series D round SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Stoke Space has raised an additional $350 million to advance work on its reusable launch vehicle and future projects.
- Lockheed Martin debuts Lamprey undersea mission vehicle SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Lockheed Martin has introduced the Lamprey Multi Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle, a new submersible designed to give US and allied naval forces a flexible and persistent presence in...
- Satellite study revises methane loss high in Earth atmosphere SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that traps heat efficiently in Earth atmosphere, and scientists estimate that it accounts for about 30 percent of modern global warming despite being...
- When Earth's magnetic field took its time flipping SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Earth's magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not a constant feature. Every so often, the magnetic north and south poles swap places...
- New axis grid links complex earth data in space and time SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 A new axis based grid model illustrates how independent spatial, temporal, and parametric axes can be combined to describe complex earth observation data sets in a single coherent frame...
- China space firm tests two seat flying car concept in Chongqing SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 An electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developed by the ninth academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has completed its first flight in southwest China. Th...
- Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats up SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 San Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. Founded by former Op...
- Flexible electronics reshape intelligent robot design SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 With robots taking on more roles in daily life and industry, their evolution toward autonomous intelligence is being held back by rigid electronic hardware that cannot conform to complex,...
- Scaling rules for metamaterials promise better implants and safer devices SpaceDaily · 11 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Metamaterials are engineered composites whose internal architecture, rather than their base substances, governs how they respond to forces and deformation. In these systems, repeating b...
- China tests crewed spacecraft abort and rocket recovery in major lunar milestone SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 China took a major step forward in its lunar and human spaceflight programs late Tuesday with successful in-flight abort and rocket recovery tests.
- ESA Awards OHB a €81.2 Million Contract for Ramses Asteroid Probe European Spaceflight · 11 Feb 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded OHB Italia a €81.2 million contract for the construction, assembly, and testing phase of the agency’s Ramses mission, which will study the asteroid Apophis during its close enc...
- ESA marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 ESA · 11 Feb 2026 Today we join the international community in celebrating Women and Girls in Science. Discover the diversity of female talents working in science and technology around Europe and the words of wisdom that shaped their care...
- Women and Girls in Science: Sharing wisdom, shaping the future ESA · 11 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- FCC approves thousands more Amazon Leo satellites as Gen 1 deadline looms SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Amazon received approval Feb. 10 to deploy thousands more broadband satellites, weeks after seeking relief from a July milestone for its first-generation network after reaching only about 11% of the required deployment.
- Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia NASA · 11 Feb 2026 January brought blistering extremes Down Under as record temperatures scorched the nation’s southeast.
- Musk Embraces the Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Feb 2026 Just 12 months after convincing President Trump to use his inaugural address to extol the vision of sending people to Mars, Elon Musk is changing course. Mars is still the
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2026 The Starlink 17-34 mission will be the 16th launch for SpaceX so far this year. Liftoff from pad 4E is scheduled for 6:14:40 a.m. PST (9:14:40 a.m. EST / 1414:40 UTC).
- ULA sets sights on ramping up launch cadence in 2026 Spaceflight Now · 11 Feb 2026 The company came under new leadership in December following the departure of Tory Bruno, who left the company to join Blue Origin.
- Satellite manufacturers see emerging market for ‘mini-constellations’ SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 Manufacturers of small satellites that lack opportunities to build very large constellations say they are seeing growing interest from customers seeking smaller systems tailored to specific needs.
- National Reconnaissance Office adds HEO, SatVu and Sierra Nevada to commercial imaging program SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 “The NRO is always looking for innovative ways to bring on new partners,” said Chris Scolese, director of the NRO
- Laser-linked satellite networks moving from concept to capability SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 Executives say customers care less about how data moves than what it enables
- Australia Space Innovation Institute applies space technologies to address terrestrial challenges SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Australia is applying space-related products and services to national and regional challenges through an independent not-for-profit organization, the Australasian Space Innovation Institute (ASII)...
- ULA seeks to rebuild launch cadence after CEO’s exit SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 COO Mark Peller said ULA is aiming for between 18 and 22 launches in 2026
- Germany funds 78 million euro human exploration control center SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 MILAN — Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder announced Feb. 4 that the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will receive 58 million euros ($69 million) to build a Human Exploration Control Center to support future robotic a...
- Amazon Leo nets anchor maritime resellers SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 Amazon announced its first LEO maritime broadband reseller agreements Feb. 10, as it prepares to deploy another batch of satellites this week on the inaugural flight of Europe’s Ariane 64 rocket.
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4798-4803: Back for More Science NASA · 10 Feb 2026 Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 The results from our first visit to the “Nevado Sajama” drill location were intriguing enough to motivate our ret...
- Aerospace attracts partners for DiskSat demonstrations SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 MOUNTAIN VIEW – The Aerospace Corp. is sharing DiskSat technology with industry partners as the first four pancake-shaped spacecraft undergo commissioning. Orbotic Systems, a Southern California startup focused on space...
- Non-venture space startup investment hits post-SPAC high SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 Non-venture investment in space startups surged last year to its highest level since a 2021 spike driven by a wave of special purpose acquisition company mergers, according to BryceTech analysis.
- CubeSats’ Missions Begin NASA · 10 Feb 2026 NASA astronaut Chris Williams pointed a camera out a window on the cupola as a set of CubeSats were deployed outside the Kibo laboratory module by a small satellite orbital deployer into Earth orbit. Students from Mexico...