Europe Defense Budgets & Spending Space Defense & Militarization Defense Policy

Space Intel Report • Peter B de Selding

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

Leadership M&A Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Wall Street Journal • Heather Somerville, Lauren Thomas

Exclusive: Elliott Takes Stake, Board Seat at Cerberus‑Backed Stratolaunch

By Wall Street Journal: The activist hedge fund is also getting board representation at the Cerberus-backed company.

2026-01-19T16:28:41.072807-08:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • John Sharp

Launch preview: Falcon 9 to fly two California missions; Isar Aerospace to attempt second Spectrum launch

By NASA Spaceflight: The upcoming week will see seven rocket launches from six different launch sites across the….

2026-01-19T14:43:13.769807-08:00

Satellite Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Damaged Deep Space Network antenna to remain offline until May, curbing deep‑space communications capacity

By SpaceNews.com: A key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) that was damaged last fall is expected to remain offline until May.

2026-01-19T14:43:27.235961-08:00

Europe Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

What Isar Aerospace’s Second Flight Signals About Europe’s Space Ambitions

By SpaceWatch Global: Daniel Metzler framed Spectrum’s upcoming flight as a stress test not only of hardware, but of Europe’s credibility as a space power.

2026-01-19T10:45:15.126784-08:00

Europe North America Space Exploration & Science Missions Space Policy & International Cooperation

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

As Europe’s ELT Advances, How Is the U.S. Giant Magellan Telescope Faring?

By Ars Technica: Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope.

2026-01-19T09:14:30.968417-08:00

Satellite LEO North America Aviation Safety & Regulation

Space.com • Daisy Dobrijevic

Coronal mass ejection to impact Earth within 24 hours — auroras possible as far south as Colorado

By Space.com: Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Colorado tonight as a speedy coronal mass ejection impacts Earth.

Also: CNN

2026-01-19T07:27:30.138704-08:00

China Satellite LEO Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Andrew Jones

China previews how powerful its new Xuntian space telescope will be ahead of 2027 launch (video)

By Space.com: Mock observations test the performance of the Chinese Space Station Telescope as the 2-meter-class observatory moves closer to launch.

2026-01-19T08:05:33.624949-08:00

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