by Aishwary Pachauri

Bengalaru, India, September 3, 2026-- For decades, government space budgets were viewed mainly through civil ambition: lunar and Mars missions, Earth observation, human spaceflight, science, and national prestige. Agencies such as NASA, ESA, JAXA, ISRO, Roscosmos, and CNSA shaped this public narrative. That story still matters, but it no longer captures the full picture. Between 2021 and 2026, military space organizations became some of the fastest-growing budget centers in the global space economy.

by Adir Hadad, VP of Cloud Services-iKOMG

Pfaffikon, Switzerland, September 2, 2026--For decades, the value proposition of satellite broadcasting has been remarkably clear: reliable, efficient distribution at enormous scale. It can reach audiences across countries and continents regardless of the quality of local terrestrial or broadband infrastructure.

Pfäffikon, Switzerland, September 2, 2026--

by Bernardo Schneiderman

Oliver Grassmann, Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of Beyond Gravity, will leave the company at the end of 2026 to pursue a new professional opportunity. He will support the transition until the end of September according to the company.

Grassmann joined Beyond Gravity in April 2021. As Head of the Satellites Division from May 2023, he led the turnaround of the business and returned it to profitability. Since January 2026, he has served as CEO.

Austin, Tex., Aug. 25, 2026—CesiumAstro Inc. today announced the acquisition of 1Aardvark, LLC, a Virginia-based business specializing in mission software, algorithms, and systems engineering for national defense programs.

Defense demand for sovereign Earth observation capabilities will help drive US$ 155.9 billion in satellite manufacturing revenues

Holzkirchen, Germany,  August 21, 2026--WORK Microwave, a leading provider of advanced RF and satellite communication technologies, has successfully completed another key milestone in the IRIS² System Validation Testbed (SVTB) project. During the review meeting with the European Space Agency (ESA) in Graz, Austria, a LEO-to-MEO handover was demonstrated live. The project is carried out in close collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and JOANNEUM RESEARCH.

Successful Demonstration of LEO-to-MEO Handover

New York, NY, August 18, 2026-The global earth observation small satellite market is on track to expand from roughly US$ 2.14 billion in 2026 to $6.90 billion by 2034—a 15.76% compound annual growth rate according to Polaris Market Research. Buried inside that headline number is the more consequential trend: commercial end users are projected to grow at 17.3% annually, outpacing every other buyer segment, including the government programs that built this industry.

Washington, D.C., August 17, 2026