Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Artemis II: WDR resolutions in work ahead of March target NASASpaceflight · 4 Feb 2026 Engineers are working through a data review of the Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II,…
ExLabs taps SpacePilot autonomy for Apophis asteroid mission SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 ExLabs has selected CUS-GNC's SpacePilot onboard autonomy software to provide guidance, navigation, and control for its planned Mission to Asteroid Apophis, a commercial deep-space campa...
ESA adjusts Cluster orbits for rare twin reentry campaign SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 When satellites fall back to Earth, most of their structure burns up in the atmosphere, but engineers still lack detailed data on how real spacecraft actually break apart during reentry a...
Lunar soil test chamber paves way for future moon construction SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Before any building rises on the Moon, engineers will need to understand the soil beneath their structures just as they do on Earth. To address this challenge, a recent ESA Discovery proj...
Voyager outlines infrastructure-led roadmap for long-term US lunar presence SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Voyager Technologies has launched a strategic lunar initiative designed to align with the White House Securing American Space Superiority executive order and to reinforce United States l...
Jupiter size refined by new radio mapping SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 For more than half a century, planetary scientists relied on a handful of spacecraft flybys to pin down Jupiter's size and shape. Now, an international team led by the Weizmann Institute...
Exploding primordial black hole model may link extreme neutrino and dark matter SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Amherst MD (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 In 2023, a subatomic particle called a neutrino crashed into Earth with such a high amount of energy that it should have been impossible. In fact, there are no known sources anywhere in the...
Muon Space ramps up multi-mission satellite constellations SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Muon Space is entering a new phase of operational scale as it moves from discrete missions to sustained, multi-mission satellite constellation deployment for government and commercial cu...
Experts warn of urgent need to address human reproduction risks in space SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 As commercial spaceflight moves closer to routine operations and missions extend in duration, a new expert report argues that reproductive health in space has shifted from a theoretical...
Stacked metasurfaces use light and spacing to lock holographic data SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 A research team at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has demonstrated a secure holographic platform that encodes and reveals information using only the wavelength of li...
Global partners advance plans to harden submarine cable networks SpaceDaily · 4 Feb 2026 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Governments, industry representatives and international organizations from over 70 countries have agreed on new guidance to strengthen the resilience of submarine telecommunications cable...
Senate committee delays consideration of bill to streamline FCC satellite licensing SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 A Senate committee has delayed consideration of a bill intended to expedite Federal Communications Commission reviews of satellite license applications amid concerns that the proposal may be too permissive.
SmallSat Alliance shifts focus from proliferation to coordination SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 After helping place proliferated LEO constellations at the center of U.S. military space planning, the SmallSat Alliance is now tackling how these networks can be used together as a unified system.
As satellites become targets, Space Force plans a broader role SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 Gen. Shawn Bratton, the Space Force’s vice chief of space operations, spoke with SpaceNews’ Sandra Erwin as part of an event focused on the Space Force 2040 at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center on Jan. 21. He...
Explore Mars’s Flaugergues Crater ESA · 4 Feb 2026 ESA’s Mars Express takes us on a journey across the southern highlands of Mars, including a flight around Flaugergues Crater.
Fast download speeds for European science in space, five years on ESA · 4 Feb 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Chilled New York City NASA · 4 Feb 2026 Ice in the Hudson River hugged the shore of Manhattan amid a deep freeze.
NASA examining hydrogen leaks during Artemis 2 fueling test SpaceNews · 4 Feb 2026 NASA officials defended their preparations for the Artemis 2 mission after a fueling test experienced the same type of hydrogen leaks that bedeviled Artemis 1 more than three years ago.
Final FY2026 Defense, FAA Bills Signed into Law SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Feb 2026 The FY2026 Defense and Transportation-HUD appropriations bills were signed into law today, ending a brief partial government shutdown that began Friday night. The Defense bill funds the U.S. Space Force,
Artemis II Delayed to March Space Scout · 3 Feb 2026 NASA’s Artemis II mission will launch no earlier than March due to several issues that were encountered during a launch rehearsal last night.
CNES to Fill Commercial Launch Facility Vacancy Left by MaiaSpace European Spaceflight · 3 Feb 2026 The French space agency CNES, operator of the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, has issued a call for launch operators interested in taking over a portion of its new multi-user commercial launch site following MaiaSp...
Full Moon over Artemis II NASA · 3 Feb 2026 A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early hours of February 1, 2026. The age...
Booster 19 Rolls out to Masseys for Cryogenic Proof Testing NASASpaceflight · 3 Feb 2026 Following Booster 18’s failure during a pressure test, SpaceX went ahead and set a new…
NASA Space to Soil Challenge NASA · 3 Feb 2026 Rapid advances in commercial space, artificial intelligence, and edge computing are transforming what is possible for Earth observation. By pushing more intelligence onboard, missions can move from passively collecting d...
ESA's sustainability ambition ESA · 3 Feb 2026 Space activities are unlike any others. They interact not just with Earth, but with three interconnected environments: Earth, Earth’s orbit, and the Moon and deep space. On Earth, we aim to reduce the space sector’s envi...
Flight heritage? It isn’t what you think SpaceNews · 3 Feb 2026 In space procurement, there are few phrases that carry more weight than “flight heritage.” Once a supplier claims it, the rest of the room can relax. The hardware has flown, goes the thinking. It worked. The risk of usin...
NASA Will Wait Until March for Artemis II SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Feb 2026 NASA is passing on this month’s opportunity to send astronauts around the Moon on the Artemis II mission. March is the new target, with five available dates starting March 6.
SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly SpaceNews · 3 Feb 2026 SpaceX is pausing Falcon 9 launches after an issue with the rocket’s upper stage encountered at the end of a launch Feb. 2.
Artemis 2 slips to March SpaceNews · 3 Feb 2026 NASA is no longer planning a February launch of the Artemis 2 mission after encountering hydrogen leaks during a fueling test of the Space Launch System.
Engineered microbes use light to build new molecules SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 Researchers are developing new ways to reprogram the cellular machinery of microbes such as yeast and bacteria so they can manufacture useful products for medicine and industry. A team a...
Laser method proposed to extend muon lifetime for science applications SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 London, UK (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Unless they work in particle physics or a related discipline, most people are unlikely to have encountered muons, elementary particles that resemble electrons but are around 200 times heavie...
Smartphone kit offers low cost on site radiation dose checks SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Prompt, individual dose assessment is a critical part of protecting people after large scale nuclear or radiological incidents, but traditional dosimetry relies on expensive instruments...
AI framework links gravitational waves and radio afterglows SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 When two neutron stars collide, they generate gravitational waves and light across the electromagnetic spectrum, from intense gamma ray flashes to faint radio signals that can persist fo...
Gravitational wave triad puts relativity under intense scrutiny SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 An international team working within the LIGO Virgo KAGRA collaboration has used the exceptionally clear gravitational wave signal GW250114 to carry out some of the most precise tests y...
Airspan 5G platform selected for Space Compass high altitude maritime network SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has announced that it will deploy a 5G Air-to-Ground communications system for Space Compass's High-Altitude Platform Station, creating a new capability for m...
MDA Space and Hanwha target Korean K-LEO defense network SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 MDA Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hanwha Systems to pursue collaboration on Korea's planned sovereign Low Earth Orbit K-LEO defense constellation, targeting enhanced...
NASA conducts vital tests ahead of slated Moon mission SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 New York (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 NASA on Monday was conducting critical final tests ahead of setting a launch date for its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than half a century. At approximately 11:25 am EST (1625...
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks....
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centers SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 San Francisco USA (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over his artificial intelligence company xAI in a merger aimed at deploying space-based data centers, a statement said on Monday. The acquisition combines...
Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice NASA · 3 Feb 2026 Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America’s largest research base in Antarctica.

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