SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA is preparing a high-risk reboost mission to raise the orbit of its Swift astrophysics spacecraft, with launch planned later this month. The mission comes after less than a year of development, indicating an accelerated effort to restore orbital conditions for continued science operations.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: CNES has selected Sirius Space Services to fill a vacancy at the Guiana Space Centre’s future multi-user commercial launch facility.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Illustration of Quantum Space's Ranger vehicle WASHINGTON — Quantum Space has won a Pentagon contract to develop a spacecraft capable of transferring propellant to satellites in geostationary orbit.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: PORTLAND, Ore. – Boeing demonstrated a key quantum networking protocol in ground testing of a compact payload ahead of on-orbit experiment in 2027.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: True Anomaly's Jackal spacecraft has completed all of its Mission X-3 test objectives, clearing the final hurdles to being fully commissioned.
SpaceNews.com
• Savannah McNamara
By SpaceNews.com: In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000 orbital data center satellites.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: SPACEBEL has signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to supply RDC-SAT, an Earth observation satellite for independent monitoring of its territory, borders, and environment.
SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
By SpaceWatch Global: As satellites multiply, geopolitical tensions rise, and space governance grows more complex, COPUOS and UNOOSA face mounting pressure to keep international cooperation alive.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Ars Technica
• Robert Pearlman
Reuters
• Aditya Soni, Deborah Mary Sophia
