Rocket Lab Corporation has unveiled GHOST: a new globally-deployable containerized launch system to enable suborbital and orbital launches from anywhere in the world.

Astrolight and ATMOS Space Cargo have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly demonstrate what they aim to make the first in-flight optical communications link between a re-entry spacecraft and an orbiting satellite. The demonstration is planned for 2027.

The European Commission and the European Space Agency have concluded negotiations with the SpaceRISE consortium —comprising three operators: Eutelsat (French), HispaSat (Spanish) and SES (Luxembourg)— to launch the IRIS² constellation.

Eutelsat welcomes the successful completion of the IRIS2 programme's First Rendez-Vous, paving the way for the full industrial execution of Europe's sovereign multi-orbit connectivity infrastructure, offering additional capacity and enhanced technical performance relative to the initial project.

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd secured S$2.9b in new contracts in the second quarter of 2026. These comprised S$1.2b from the Commercial Aerospace segment, S$1.2b from the Defence & Public Security segment and S$0.5b from the Urban Solutions & Satcom segment.

SES has announced the successful completion of Rendez-vous 1 (RDV1) under the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) programme, marking a key milestone in the programme's implementation phase and reinforcing Europe’s path towards sovereign, resilient and secure satellite connectivity.

Neuraspace has announced €15.6 million in new financing, combining strategic private investment from Lince Capital, Explorer Investments and Armilar Venture Partners together with funding awarded under Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), reflecting strong private and public confidence in the company's growth strategy. The funding will accelerate the expansion of Neuraspace's commercial and defence capabilities in autonomous space operations, sovereign sensing infra

Kreios Space selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics for first-ever air-breathing electric propulsion satellite, bound for VLEO

ETL Systems has announced the acquisition of Amphinicy Technologies, a specialist developer of software solutions for the SATCOM and Earth Observation markets. This acquisition brings together two complementary businesses in the satellite communications sector, creating a more comprehensive offering for an industry undergoing rapid technological change.

Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by Hisdesat to act as prime contractor for the development and construction of SpainSat NG-III, Europe’s most advanced secure communications satellite.