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Space Intel Report

4 takeaways: Middle East shifts from aspirant to active player in global space

Steve Bochinger argues the Middle East has moved beyond setting ambitions to actively shaping the global space landscape, driven by new national strategies, increased capital flows and expanding international partnerships that compel established space actors to reassess industrial relationships, procurement and multilateral governance.

2026-02-17T15:56:02.532980-08:00

Satellite AI Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Simera Sense unveils larger Earth‑observation cameras with enhanced onboard autonomy

By SpaceNews.com: Simera Sense to offer larger cameras and enhanced autonomy.

2026-02-17T15:27:21.373802-08:00

Space Exploration & Science Missions

Space.com • Keith Cooper

Did a titanic moon crash create Saturn's iconic rings?

By Space.com: Debris from the collision could have formed another moon of Saturn called Hyperion, and affected the tilt of Saturn itself.

2026-02-17T14:05:24.132376-08:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

BlackSky Wins Order for Dedicated Gen‑3 Earth‑Observation Satellite to Provide Sovereign Imaging Access

By Via Satellite: BlackSky Technology announced a deal with an unnamed international customer for a dedicated Gen-3 satellite.

2026-02-17T13:13:03.925214-08:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Lorelei Smillie, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar

Blue Origin CEO Vows to Outrace SpaceX in the Race for the Moon

By Bloomberg: Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin “will move heaven and Earth” to get to the moon before rival SpaceX, said Chief Executive Officer Dave Limp.

2026-02-17T13:06:04.710761-08:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

ST Engineering iDirect to integrate G&S SatConnect network-management into Intuition ground system

By Via Satellite: ST Engineering iDirect will integrate the network management program from G&S SatCom into its Intuition ground system software.

2026-02-17T13:00:10.726752-08:00

AI Defense Industry & Major Contractors Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Yazhou Sun

Powerlaw files for New York listing to sell shares in fund holding stakes in SpaceX, Anthropic and Anduril

By Bloomberg: Powerlaw Corp., a fund that owns stakes in Anduril Industries Inc., SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, is filing to sell shares in New York, giving retail investors a shot at profiting from some of the biggest private companies in artificial intelligence, defense and space.

2026-02-17T12:05:15.214652-08:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions Commercial Space NASA

Universe Today • Alan Boyle

Elon Musk Eyes a Lunar City Before Mars — Expert Reality Check

By Universe Today: SpaceX founder Elon Musk now says he wants to build a city on the moon before building a city on Mars. Is either scenario realistic? In the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast, biologist Scott Solomon, the author of a new book titled.

Also: cosmiclog.com

2026-02-17T10:30:24.401814-08:00

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