SpaceWatch Global
Space travel is entering an industrial era, moving from bespoke missions to routine, scalable services. That transition emphasizes production lines, on‑orbit manufacturing, reusable vehicles and commercial stations, forcing firms and governments to adapt procurement, supply chains and operational models across civil, commercial and defense space.
Reuters
• Akash Sriram
By Reuters: Global investment in space technology is poised to climb further in 2026, propelled by government spending on defense-linked satellite systems and private sector bets on launch capacity, investment firm Seraphim Space said on Monday.
SpaceWatch Global
• Blaine Curcio
By SpaceWatch Global: In 2025, China launched almost 400 satellites, with just over half satellites built and developed by CAST (and its subsidiaries) and SECM.
NASA Spaceflight
• Martijn Luinstra
By NASA Spaceflight: With many missions on the manifest, the new year promises to be packed with space….
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Jan. 18, 9:08 p.m. EST (0212 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the Starlink satellites.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Spain's Hisdesat has confirmed that the SpainSat NG II military communications satellite has sustained non-recoverable damage.
Associated Press
• Marcia Dunn
By Associated Press: CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — El nuevo y gigantesco cohete lunar de la NASA se dirigió el sábado a la plataforma de lanzamiento en preparación para el primer vuelo lunar de astronautas en más de medio siglo.
interestingengineering.com
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg: Wish them well. Next month, four astronauts are expected to board a space capsule called Orion, blast off on a rocket known as the Space Launch System, and exit low-Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, en route to a 10-day flyby of the moon.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
Reuters
• Cassell Bryan-Low, Joey Roulette
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
