Twilight Mission
ICEYE and HawkEye 360 among 40 payloads on SpaceX's latest rideshare mission.
SpaceTech News Roundup – W/C 05.01.26
Array Labs raises $20 million to scale production of radar satellites for 3D Earth mapping
Array Labs, a Silicon Valley startup developing radar-based Earth observation satellites, announced Jan. 5 it raised $20 million in a Series A round as it pushes to bring lower-cost synthetic aperture radar into commercial and national security markets.
Hubble Network Collaborates With Texas Instruments on Bluetooth Connectivity
Hubble Network, the startup working to build a Bluetooth network via satellite, is working with Texas Instruments (TI) to integrate its network into TI Bluetooth chips.
Japan MoD Awards Astroscale Contract to Develop Gripping Mechanism System
The Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded Astroscale Japan a contract worth $1 billion yen ($6.4 million) to develop a gripping mechanism for national satellites.
Op-Ed: Space Trends to Watch in 2026
2025 was a year that reinforced a simple truth: The orbital economy is no longer an experiment. It’s accelerating, it’s hardware-led, it’s strategically important, and it’s increasingly shaped by venture-backed companies translating technical ambition into commercial and geopolitical reality.