2026 01 News
09 Jan 2026
- Landspace secures launch contracts for China’s megaconstellation projects
- Rhea Space Activity applies optical navigation to military rendezvous missions
- Crew-11 to cut mission short and return to Earth due to medical issue
- L3Harris announces $845 million majority sale of Space Propulsion and Power Systems business
- Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.
- Rocket Report: A new super-heavy launch site in California; 2025 year in review
08 Jan 2026
- Roman Space Telescope on track for September launch
- Private group unveils plans for large space telescope
- Vulcan to open 2026 with national security launch
- Medical issue could force early end of Crew-11 ISS mission
- SpaceX scrubs midday Starlink mission launch from Cape Canaveral
- Former Google CEO plans to singlehandedly fund a Hubble telescope replacement
07 Jan 2026
- Space Force moves to standardize satellites with ‘Handle 2.0’ contract
- NASA seeks to accelerate development of Habitable Worlds Observatory
- SkyFi expands virtual constellation with Vantor satellite imagery
- 2026 Outlook: Can Acquisition Reform Deliver for Military Space?
- Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026
06 Jan 2026
- Dept. of the Air Force opens bidding for Space Launch Complex 14 at Vandenberg SFB
- Private equity deal shows just how far America’s legacy rocket industry has fallen
05 Jan 2026
- Array Labs raises $20 million to scale production of radar satellites for 3D Earth mapping
- Minibus provides $24.4 billion for NASA for fiscal year 2026
- China’s astronauts complete cave training amid preparations for moon missions
- L3Harris to sell majority stake in space propulsion unit to AE Industrial
- SpaceX to lower orbits of some Starlink satellites
- NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all
- Our annual power ranking of US rocket companies has changes near the top and bottom
04 Jan 2026
- Space Force begins base network overhaul as cybersecurity demands grow
- SpaceX launches first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite
03 Jan 2026
- New Spanish communications satellite suffers ‘space particle’ impact
- SpaceX launches next second-generation Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite
02 Jan 2026
- SpaceX to lower orbits of some Starlink satellites
- Live coverage: SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy
- After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking
- SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation