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