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Google Spinout Aalyria Achieves $1.3 Billion Valuation in Series B Round

LIVERMORE, Calif. — In an announcement released Monday, February 23, 2026, the aerospace communications firm Aalyria confirmed it has secured $100 million in Series B funding, propelling the comp [...]

SDA Awards $30 Million to AST SpaceMobile for Direct-to-Device Tactical SATCOM

WASHINGTON — In a statement released Monday, February 23, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) announced it has awarded a $30 million prototype agreement to AST SpaceMobile, Inc. for on-orbit [...]

Securing the Future of the Orbital Environment

AUSTIN, Texas — In a series of recent industry briefings and podcasts under the Securing the Future of Space campaign, leading experts have highlighted the critical “sovereign-commercial ne [...]


ArianeGroup and ESA Target Spring 2026 for First Themis Reusable Launcher Hop Test

KIRUNA, Sweden — The European Space Agency (ESA) and prime contractor ArianeGroup are preparing for the first low-altitude “hop test” of the Themis reusable launcher demonstrator, cur [...]

Boeing Scaling Satellite Production in El Segundo to Support Space Force Missile Warning

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — In a statement released Friday, February 20, 2026, Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced the opening of a new 9,000-square-foot production line dedicated to manufacturing electro-optic [...]

Market Insight: The Indo-Pacific Space Security Boom

NEW DELHI — In a strategic analysis published Monday, February 23, 2026, industry analyst Omkar Nikam detailed a profound shift in the Indo-Pacific’s defense architecture, where space has moved [...]