2026 02 News

04 Feb 2026

• FireSat adds orbit-visualization software to help firefighters plan around satellite passes
• Senate committee delays consideration of bill to streamline FCC satellite licensing
• SmallSat Alliance shifts focus from proliferation to coordination
• NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket
• Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
• US House takes first step toward creating “commercial” deep space program

03 Feb 2026

• SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
• Artemis 2 slips to March
• Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March

02 Feb 2026

• At Blue Origin, Hegseth escalates criticism of legacy defense procurement
• UK Space Agency CEO stepping down as agency folds into government
• House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development
• Amazon buys 10 more Falcon 9 launches
• CesiumAstro to scale operations with $470 million in equity and debt financing
• Transcelestial to provide satellite laser communication terminals to Gilmour Space
• NASA gears up for one more key test before launching Artemis II to the Moon
• SpaceX acquires xAI, plans 1 million satellite constellation to power it

01 Feb 2026

• With attention on orbital data centers, the focus turns to economics