Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Iceye reported 2025 revenue of $294 million, generated $153 million in operating cash flow and finished the year with a $1.76 billion backlog. The Finnish radar‑satellite hardware and services provider said it expects revenues to roughly double in 2026 as it scales launches and service sales.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: “Follow the water” has been a guiding mantra of astrobiology, and even space exploration more generally for decades. If you want to find life, it makes sense to look for the universal solvent that almost all types of life on Earth use.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: Mantis Space emerges from stealth with $10 million for solar-power constellation.
Wall Street Journal
• James B Meigs
By Wall Street Journal: The billionaire entrepreneur is revamping the Artemis program and getting American astronauts closer to a moon landing than we’ve been in decades.
Reuters
• Kantaro Komiya
By Reuters: Japan's Space One said its Kairos small rocket self-destructed 69 seconds after lift-off on Thursday, failing to achieve the country's first entirely commercial satellite launch for the third attempt in a row.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: European space startup AIRMO closed a €5M ($5.8M) seed round to launch its first greenhouse-gas-monitoring satellite no earlier than next year, and to expand its drone and airplane monitoring into the Middle East market.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: "Mission success! Alpha Flight 7 achieved nominal performance and validated key systems ahead of our Block II configuration upgrade.".
SpaceNews.com
SpaceNews.com
By SpaceNews.com: The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
SpaceNews.com
• Amadi Brians Chinonso
