Artistic rendition of the Skynet 6A MILSATCOM satellite, courtesy of Airbus UK. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 31 October 2026 The new ‘offset’ policy could require overseas contractors to generate British industrial benefits worth up to the full value of major defense contracts, with space among the priority
By Mariem Bah, Published by Al Jazeera, 31 October 2026 Lunar reactors could revolutionise moon exploration, providing energy for bases and mining, but risks of contamination remain. The United States, Russia and China are racing to build nuclear reactors on the moon, as scientists warn about the possible risk of
Rendering of BlackSky's constellation of imaging satellites in low Earth orbit. Credit: BlackSky By Bob Anderson,Albuquerque, NM.Posted 31 October 2026 BlackSky’s contract with Rocket Lab, and others(For more background read footnotes 1 & 2) 1. From an AI report: BlackSky is an established commercial satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence operator based
The OBRIA NANO satellite. Illustration by GomSpace By Taras Safronov, Published by Militarnyi, 27 October 2026 Ukraine’s HIMERA and Denmark’s GomSpace have launched OBRIA NANO — the first test satellite for a future independent Ukrainian communications network — into orbit. HIMERA shared this with Militarnyi. The satellite was launched as
ELSA-d released and successfully captured its experimental piece of space junk for the first time. (Image credit: Astroscale) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 27 October 2026 Technologies developed to remove space junk and fix broken satellites can be repurposed to build fleets of bodyguard spacecraft to protect important assets
Ukrainians using drones at the front line By Sasha Vakulina, Published by Euronews, 27 October 2026 Ukraine made significant progress in countering Russia's jet-powered drones, with some air defence units reporting interception rates around 80%. But recent restrictions on US satellite services exposed Kyiv's reliance on US technology as it
By Simon Newton, Published by Forces News, 26 October 2026 Recent events in Ukraine, where the Starlink service to the Ukrainian military was throttled back, have raised questions about the use of SpaceX services by the MOD. Should the Armed Forces stop using Starlink and Starshield – its military-grade companion
The SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, about 15 miles south-west of downtown Los Angeles. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Tom Perkins, Published by The Guardian, 25 October 2026 This gives the company an advantage in tracking objects in orbit, raising national security concerns and fears of greater control over the
