Top Stories for the week of January 30, 2026

Connectivity | January 20, 2026
The Arctic Space Race Heats Up
The race for space dominance continues shifting north to the Arctic. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 significantly heightened European and broader Western……[continued]
Partner Content | January 26, 2026
The Infrastructure Revolution Behind Data Centers in Space With Ramon.Space CEO Avi Shabtai
Data centers in space have been a hot topic in the last few months as a potential future solution to the limitations of running massive…...[continued]
Connectivity | January 21, 2026
Blue Origin Reveals TeraWave LEO/MEO Constellation Out of the Blue
Blue Origin dropped some surprising news on Wednesday afternoon, announcing plans to deploy TeraWave, a new constellation of optically linked satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)…...[continued]
Finance | January 29, 2026
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…...[continued]
Government/Military | January 26, 2026
Korea’s Hanwha Systems to Explore Collaboration with Telesat and MDA Space on K-LEO Constellation 
Canadian space companies Telesat and MDA Space announced separate MoU’s with Korean tech company Hanwha Systems on Monday to explore collaboration with Korea's plans for…...[continued]
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Finance | January 29, 2026
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]
Finance | January 27, 2026
Northwood Space Raises $100M in Series B and Works With Space Force on Satellite Control Network
Ground tech startup Northwood Space has raised $100 million in a Series B round and a more than $50 million award from the U.S. Space…...[continued]
Government/Military | January 28, 2026
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]
Connectivity | January 26, 2026
Oman’s MB Group Orders Astranis MicroGEO Satellite 
Oman’s largest oil and gas conglomerate, MB Group, has ordered an Astranis MicroGEO satellite to provide dedicated communications in Oman.  Astranis announced the deal on…...[continued]
People | January 28, 2026
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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