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Macron vows extra funding to accelerate France's military space build-up amid CNES budget shortfall

Visiting LA PLATA, Maryland, President Emmanuel Macron pledged supplemental funding to accelerate France's military space buildup and address program shortfalls as CNES confronts a budget gap. The commitment is intended to preserve development timelines for defence satellites and operational space capabilities despite fiscal pressures.

2026-01-19T13:04:01.082851-08:00

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Space Force ends 'Resilient GPS' satellite program

2026-01-19T05:12:20.070832-08:00

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Ukraine expands access to ICEYE high‑resolution SAR imagery under new MoD agreement

2026-01-19T04:07:39.813552-08:00

Reuters

Global space investment set to rise in 2026 as defense satellite spending and launch-capacity bets accelerate

2026-01-19T02:36:16.963832-08:00

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Macron vows extra funding to accelerate France's military space build-up amid CNES budget shortfall Visiting LA PLATA, Maryland, President Emmanuel Macron pledged supplemental funding to accelerate France's military space buildup and address program shortfalls as CNES confronts a budget gap. The commitment is intended to preserve development timelines for defence satellites and operational space capabilities despite fiscal pressures.

2026-01-19T13:04:01.082851-08:00

Macron vows extra funding to accelerate France's military space build-up amid CNES budget shortfall

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Space Force ends 'Resilient GPS' satellite program The U.S. Space Force has ended its 'Resilient GPS' satellite program, canceling a planned effort to field a hardened backup navigation constellation aimed at improving resilience to jamming and spoofing. The cancellation shifts the burden for secure positioning, navigation and timing to existing GPS assets and alternative PNT programs.

2026-01-19T05:12:20.070832-08:00

Space Force ends 'Resilient GPS' satellite program

AeroTime

Ukraine expands access to ICEYE high‑resolution SAR imagery under new MoD agreement ICEYE has signed an expanded agreement with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to broaden provision of high‑resolution synthetic‑aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery, delivering day–night, all‑weather tactical ISR from its constellation and increasing tasking priority and delivery to Ukrainian defence customers.

2026-01-19T04:07:39.813552-08:00

Ukraine expands access to ICEYE high‑resolution SAR imagery under new MoD agreement

Reuters

Global space investment set to rise in 2026 as defense satellite spending and launch-capacity bets accelerate Investment firm Seraphim Space says global investment in space technology will increase in 2026, driven by rising government spending on defense-linked satellite systems and renewed private-sector bets on launch capacity. The forecast highlights growing capital flows into military-oriented satellites and commercial launch ventures.

2026-01-19T02:36:16.963832-08:00

Global space investment set to rise in 2026 as defense satellite spending and launch-capacity bets accelerate

European Spaceflight

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Hisdesat confirms SpainSat NG II sustained non-recoverable damage Hisdesat has confirmed that SpainSat NG II, a recently launched Spanish military communications satellite, sustained non-recoverable damage and is now a total loss in orbit. The operator said the spacecraft cannot be recovered and has declared the mission failed publicly.

2026-01-17T22:18:21.979446-08:00

Hisdesat confirms SpainSat NG II sustained non-recoverable damage

Universe Today

Study: Iron-rich asteroids far more resilient than expected, complicating planetary-defence plans A new study, with contributions from University of Oxford physicists, finds iron‑rich asteroids can absorb far more energy before fragmenting than previously believed. That resilience undermines assumptions behind kinetic‑impact and disruption mitigation concepts and forces a reassessment of planetary‑defence modelling and response options.

2026-01-16T14:27:12.334384-08:00

Study: Iron-rich asteroids far more resilient than expected, complicating planetary-defence plans

GeekWire

L3Harris, AE Industrial revive Rocketdyne in $845M deal; Redmond propulsion plant folded into JV L3Harris and private-equity firm AE Industrial Partners have agreed an $845 million transaction to revive Rocketdyne as a joint venture, folding L3Harris’s Redmond rocket propulsion plant into the new venture. The deal transfers propulsion assets, IP and manufacturing capacity to the relaunched Rocketdyne unit.

2026-01-16T12:43:57.607676-08:00

L3Harris, AE Industrial revive Rocketdyne in $845M deal; Redmond propulsion plant folded into JV

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX to launch NROL‑105 Falcon 9 from Vandenberg carrying NRO reconnaissance satellites SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Friday on the NROL‑105 mission, carrying an undisclosed number of National Reconnaissance Office intelligence satellites to low Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for late‑night local time; further details are being withheld by the NRO.

2026-01-16T09:07:06.409528-08:00

SpaceX to launch NROL‑105 Falcon 9 from Vandenberg carrying NRO reconnaissance satellites

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Macron vows extra funding to accelerate France's military space build-up amid CNES budget shortfall

Space Force ends 'Resilient GPS' satellite program

Ukraine expands access to ICEYE high‑resolution SAR imagery under new MoD agreement

Global space investment set to rise in 2026 as defense satellite spending and launch-capacity bets accelerate

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