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Global Shift Toward Sovereign Launch Gains Momentum Amid Geopolitical Tensions

A new analysis released February 17, 2026, highlights a decisive pivot among U.S. allies toward establishing independent, sovereign launch capabilities. Driven by the “SpaceX monopoly”  [...]

BlackSky Secures Eight-Figure International Contract for Sovereign Gen-3 Satellite Solution

BlackSky Technology Inc. announced the signing of a significant eight-figure international contract to provide a sovereign space-based intelligence solution to a global defense customer. The agreem [...]

Exotrail Secures Major Propulsion Contracts with Indian Space Firms During Presidential Visit

French space logistics leader Exotrail announced three landmark contracts with prominent Indian space companies to provide dozens of its spacewareâ„¢ electric propulsion systems. The agreements wer [...]


New Survey Highlights Shift from Leisure to Professional Mobile Starlink Use

Targeting the growing gap in data regarding on-the-go satellite internet usage, TRIO Flatmount released its 2026 Mobile Starlink Survey on February 17. The report, which compiled data from approxim [...]

Kepler Communications Names NanoAvionics as Preferred European Bus Provider for Optical Relay Missions

On February 17, 2026, Kepler Communications announced the selection of Kongsberg NanoAvionics (“NanoAvionics”) as its preferred European satellite bus provider for upcoming hosted paylo [...]

EUSPA Selects Thales Alenia Space to Develop EGNSS Service Demonstrator

On February 12, 2026, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) awarded a framework contract to Thales Alenia Space to oversee the design, development, and deployment of the [&helli [...]