Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Spaceium demonstrates refueling actuator in orbit SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Spaceium, a startup planning to establish a network of in-space refueling and repair stations, demonstrated the actuator for its robotic arm in space. Extensive testing of Spaceium’s actuator, which flew...
NASA’s Hubble Captures Light Show Around Rapidly Dying Star NASA · 10 Feb 2026 This stunning image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculpted by freshly ejected stardust. Located approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constel...
Core Survey by NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Universe’s Dark Side NASA · 10 Feb 2026 The broadest planned survey by NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal hundreds of millions of galaxies scattered across the cosmos. After Roman launches as soon as this fall, scientists will use th...
Hubble captures light show around rapidly dying star ESA · 10 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Apolink and Galaxia team up to improve planned data relay capability SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 A satellite to be built by Canadian startup Galaxia for launch in 2027 is being lined up for a study aimed at improving California-based Apolink’s proposed in-orbit data relay services.
ESA awards contracts for Ramses mission to Apophis ESA · 10 Feb 2026 On 10 February 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract with OHB Italia for the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Launching in 2028, Ramses will rendezvous with the astero...
NASA, Boeing still working on Starliner return to flight SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2026 As NASA prepares to launch a new crew to the International Space Station, the agency has yet to decide which spacecraft it will use for the next crew-rotation mission.
From Quantum Physics to Coastal Resilience Brad Bartz to Present Who Turned the Power Back On at AltaSea SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Solar engineer and ABC Solar founder Brad Bartz will deliver a keynote-style talk titled "The Palos Verdes Landslide: Who Turned the Power Back On?" during an upcoming community event at...
Launch to ISS pushed to Thursday over weather: NASA SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 NASA on Monday delayed by one day the journey of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) over weather conditions. The US space agency is now targeting February...
Abundant element alloy enables rare earth free cryogenic cooling SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 In collaboration with the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Oshima College, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has developed a new regenerator material composed so...
Shenzhen district powers dense robot innovation ecosystem SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 Nanshan district in Shenzhen has built one of the densest hardware and robotics clusters on the planet, centered on a 10-kilometer stretch of Liuxian Avenue known locally as Robot Valley t...
Climate change speeds up destruction of key greenhouse gas SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 Scientists at the University of California, Irvine report that human driven climate change is causing nitrous oxide, a major greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance, to break down i...
EUMETSAT extends role in DestinE digital twin infrastructure SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 The EUMETSAT Council has confirmed that the organisation will remain a key contributor to the European Commission's Destination Earth initiative as it enters Phase Three later this year....
Landsat study maps boreal forest shift north SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 The boreal forest, the world's largest terrestrial biome, is warming faster than any other major forest type and is now measurably shifting northward. A new analysis of the biome from 19...
Intense rainfall brings floods across Iberian Peninsula ESA · 10 Feb 2026 Satellite data has captured the intensity of rainfall over the Iberian Peninsula during three severe winter storms, and the extent of flooding that followed around the Tajo River and basin in Portugal.
Earth Observation Data Provider Constellr Closes €37 Million Series A European Spaceflight · 10 Feb 2026 Munich-based Earth observation data provider Constellr announced on 10 February that it has closed a €37 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding raised to date to €75 million. The Series A round was le...
Watch live: first launch of Ariane 6 with four boosters ESA · 10 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
UK backs new electric propulsion hub for satellite engines SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 London, UK (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 A new electric propulsion laboratory for satellite engines has opened at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, providing UK space companies with access to advanced testin...
Pressure driven leakage from marine snow feeds deep ocean microbes SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 For many years, scientists viewed the deep ocean as a nutrient poor realm where microbes in the water column scraped by on scarce resources. New resea...
Enceladus waves shape Saturn space weather SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Enceladus, a small icy moon of Saturn, generates electromagnetic ripples that stretch more than half a million kilometers through the giant planet's space environment. A new analysis of d...
Voyager wins NASA ISS mission management role through 2030 SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Voyager Technologies has secured a new Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity mission management contract from NASA's Johnson Space Center with a ceiling of 24.5 million dollars over fo...
Amino acids in Bennu asteroid hint at icy radioactive origin SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Amino acids discovered in samples from the Bennu asteroid may have formed in an icy, radioactive environment in the early solar system, according to a new study led by Penn State researc...
Venus radar study reveals vast underground lava cave SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Volcanic activity is a key force shaping the surfaces of rocky planets, and new work from Italy indicates that Venus hosts a giant empty lava tube beneath its surface. Using radar image...
NGA taps Vantor for AI change detection from space SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Vantor has secured a 5.3 million dollar Luno B contract with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency to provide AI powered global change detection services that support NGA mapping a...
Firefly prepares Alpha Flight 7 stairway to seven mission SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Firefly Aerospace is preparing its next Alpha rocket mission, Flight 7 "Stairway to Seven", as a dedicated return-to-flight test from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Bas...
JWST study links sulfur rich gas giants to core growth in distant HR 8799 system SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Gas giants are large planets composed mainly of hydrogen and helium with dense cores but no solid surfaces. Astronomers have long debated how the most massive of these worlds form and wh...
China rolls out BeiDou satellite messaging for emergency use SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 China has introduced a new satellite short messaging service that uses the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to maintain communication when ground-based mobile networks are unavailable. T...
Momentus and NASA plan joint mission to test orbital servicing technologies SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Momentus Inc. has entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA for a new low Earth orbit mission that will test technologies for in-orbit servicing, assembly, and autonomous operations....
Astroscale Japan to mature electric refueling for future GEO servicing SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Astroscale Japan Inc., a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has been selected as an implementing organization under the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Space Strategy Fund Program....
ReOrbit and Google Cloud develop orbital space cloud network SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 ReOrbit has launched Space Cloud, a multi year initiative to build a distributed network of software enabled satellites that can move and process data securely in orbit, in collaboration...
Hypersonic Systems Startup Emerges from Stealth with Series A and Test Launch European Spaceflight · 10 Feb 2026 Munich-headquartered hypersonic systems startup Hypersonica has emerged from stealth, announcing the closure of a €23.3 million Series A funding round and a successful test launch of a missile prototype. Founded in Decem...
Watch live: Crew-12 launch and docking ESA · 10 Feb 2026 Join ESA teams to watch live the launch and docking of Crew-12, marking the beginning of a nine‑month mission to the International Space Station.
Watch live: Crew-12 launch and docking (updated) ESA · 10 Feb 2026 Update — 10 February 2026: NASA and SpaceX have announced they are now planning to launch the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station no earlier than 10:15 GMT / 11:15 CET (05:15 ET) on Friday 13 February, due...
Winter Grips Japan NASA · 10 Feb 2026 The country’s northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.
Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars SpaceNews · 9 Feb 2026 A little more than a year after dismissing the moon as a “distraction,” Elon Musk says SpaceX will focus on lunar settlement before sending humans to Mars.
Launch Preview: Vulcan to launch USSF-87, SpaceX to launch Crew-12 to ISS NASASpaceflight · 9 Feb 2026 The launch manifest is full this week, with eight launches scheduled from different launch sites…
What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Mission NASA · 9 Feb 2026 Four crew members are set to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, where they will conduct research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance aboard the orbiting laboratory...
Weather delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 flight to the International Space Station Spaceflight Now · 9 Feb 2026 The launch is now targeting no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 12, but that too could face challenges from a weather standpoint.
Crew-12 to Return ISS to Normal Complement Space Scout · 9 Feb 2026 The crew of NASA’s Crew-12 mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center on February 6th, ahead of their planned launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, February 12th.
Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II NASA · 9 Feb 2026 Have you ever heard the saying, “You have to learn how to walk before you can run?” The same can be true in human space exploration. To push capabilities further and ensure safe, successful missions, NASA must test ideas...

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