January 30, 2026
 

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York Space Systems Goes Public in $629M IPO to Fund 'Proliferation at Scale'
York Space Systems raised $629 million in an upsized initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, which CEO Dirk Wallinger says will enable the company to manufacturer satellites “to meet large proliferation at scale, at an affordable price.” 

“We're already proving that we can deliver to scale. Our country and our customers need that to be more scale,” Wallinger said Thursday in a media roundtable. He said the company can currently produce around 300 satellites per year. Moving forward, York plans to have inventoried spacecraft where payloads can be integrated and delivered on demand, and deliver hundreds to thousands of satellites…[continued]

Finance
Eutelsat Cancels Deal to Sell Ground Segment Infrastructure
Eutelsat has canceled the deal to sell its ground segment infrastructure to private equity firm EQT Infrastructure VI, disclosing on Thursday that not all conditions…[continued]
Technology
Skynopy Wins New Airbus Deal for Pléiades Neo Ground Segment Enhancement
Skynopy, a French space startup, has won a major deal in the ground satellite services arena. Airbus Defence and Space has tapped the company to…[continued]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Space Sales Grew 4% in 2025
Lockheed Martin’s Space segment saw a 4% year-over-year revenue increase in 2025, driven by sales for strategic and missile defense programs and the Orion spacecraft…[continued]
Government/Military
GAO Warns of Tech Readiness, Cost, and Schedule Risks for SDA Constellation
A new government watchdog report on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) proliferated constellation says the agency is overestimating the technology readiness of parts of the…[continued]
People
Thursday Morning Conversation with Spire Global CEO Theresa Condor
2026 is a new year. And Thursday Morning Conversations (TMC) are back with a bang. We have new questions, new guests and a new format…[continued]

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