SpaceQ
• Marc Boucher
At 8:50 a.m. ET a SpaceX Falcon 9 placed Kepler Communications' first tranche of 10 high‑speed optical data‑relay satellites into orbit, starting deployment of the company’s optical inter‑satellite link constellation to accelerate low‑latency, high‑bandwidth data transfers.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: Such experiments have previously only been conducted aboard the International Space Station.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner, Mike Wall, Tariq Malik
By Space.com: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026: Updates on NASA's astronaut medical evacuation from the International Space Station.
Wall Street Journal
• Micah Maidenberg
By Wall Street Journal: Shotwell has an expansive role at the rocket and satellite company, helping to foster its rise. With an IPO looming, the toughest stretch may still lie ahead.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it has approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites as it works to boost internet service worldwide.
SpaceNews.com
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX Space Force awards $739 million in launch orders to SpaceX.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: Liftoff is scheduled for 8:19 a.m. ET on Sunday (Jan. 11).
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA...Read Full Story.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Space.com
• Keith Cooper
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
Payload
• Mark Boggett
SpaceNews.com
• Kurt “Spuds” Vogel
