Hanwha Aerospace is seeking partners to co-develop next-generation technologies by publicly disclosing its internal development challenges. The South Korean defense company participated in the NextRise 2026 startup fair to recruit partners for 12 projects, including autonomous-driving AI and counter-drone systems. Hanwha aims to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, as dependence on overseas vendors has become a liability in the past. The company is looking for domestic alternatives to critical parts, such as a 28-volt vehicle DC generator [...]

MDA Space is acquiring Blue Canyon Technologies for $620 million, gaining access to the US government market. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approvals. Blue Canyon Technologies, founded in 2008, builds smallsats and components, with over 400 employees in Colorado. The company is projected to generate $160 million in revenue in 2026, with 75% of its revenue coming from defense work. MDA Space aims to win more business from [...]

NASA has announced a public-private partnership with Relativity Space to design, build, and launch a spacecraft carrying the Aeolus instrument suite to Mars in 2028. The Aeolus mission will provide daily measurements of the planet's global environment, collecting data on Martian dust and cloud cover, winds, and temperatures. The partnership aims to allow NASA to concentrate its resources on science discovery, with Relativity Space responsible for designing the spacecraft, launch, and satellite operations. The mission will refine [...]

Jio Platforms, owner of India's largest telco, plans to lease broadband capacity from global satellite constellations to establish its own sovereign low Earth orbit network. Managing Director Akash Ambani stated that partnering with global constellation providers will accelerate service availability. Jio submitted draft papers for an Initial Public Offering on the same day. The company aims to connect remote villages, island communities, and border outposts where its network cannot reach. Jio will also build its own ground [...]

INNOSPACE, a South Korean launch services company, has partnered with Norma, a quantum software developer, to co-engineer space-based quantum computing technologies. The partnership aims to address growing data bottlenecks in orbital networks by developing decentralized, high-performance computing solutions. The initial technical milestone involves integrating a compact quantum computing payload into INNOSPACE's HANBIT launch vehicle to test its stability and operability in an aerospace environment. The data gathered will inform the development of a proposed Space Quantum Computing [...]

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the NROL-179 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 19, 2026, at 4:50 a.m. EDT. The mission, dedicated to the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), marked the 14th launch of a new "proliferated architecture" network. The NRO is modernizing its architecture to stay ahead of threats, delivering more capability with increased resilience and a greater number of satellites in multiple orbits.

Mu-g Technologies has acquired a Dassault Falcon 50 business jet to offer commercial parabolic flight services, providing brief periods of microgravity for research and technology demonstrations. The company aims to fill the gap left by Zero-G Corp., which has not flown commercially since last year. Mu-g plans to offer flights with a digital flight control system, ensuring a proper trajectory and microgravity parabolas of 20 to 25 seconds. The company expects to start flying commercially within six [...]