NASA Spaceflight
• Martin Smith
China suffered two launch failures early in the year, but multiple major launches and missions remain scheduled for 2026, leaving Beijing with a crowded spaceflight manifest. Observers will watch vehicle fixes, schedule resilience and the outcomes of several high‑profile missions as the year unfolds.
Via Satellite
• Ben Ackman
By Via Satellite: ReOrbit is planning a satellite network called Space Cloud, capable of secure data movement and processing, in collaboration with Google Cloud.
Space.com
• Keith Cooper
By Space.com: If these new experiments can be replicated on Mars, astronauts could build habitats there using on-site resources.
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: spaceNEXT is the global gathering for visionaries shaping the new space economy. From in-space manufacturing and research to new refueling infrastructure, space-driven logistics, new supply chains for resources, homesteading, even […].
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company has successfully completed a splashdown test campaign using a subscale mockup of its Nyx capsule.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Voyager Technologies and Max Space, a company working on expandable habitats, plan to work together to use that technology for lunar exploration.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — European Commission officials have made clear they want to be more involved in Europe’s….
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Satellite servicing startup Starfish taps Quindar for mission operations software.
Wall Street Journal
• Holman W Jenkins Jr
