
On-Orbit Refueling to Transform Space Operations in 2026
The year 2026 is set to be a turning point for space, with multiple missions from military and commercial sectors aiming to demonstrate on-orbit refueling and repair.
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The year 2026 is set to be a turning point for space, with multiple missions from military and commercial sectors aiming to demonstrate on-orbit refueling and repair.

The space economy is projected to triple to $1.8 trillion, sparking a high-stakes race between the US and China for financial and industrial control of this new frontier.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited a California space company, urging the defense industry to accelerate innovation and 'disrupt the status quo.'

While powerful rockets capture headlines, the greatest barrier to long-term space exploration is biology. Solving life support, waste, and food is now the critical mission.

In a major breakthrough, Caltech scientists have successfully collected solar energy in orbit and wirelessly transmitted it to a receiver on Earth for the first time.

AST SpaceMobile's stock has quadrupled in value this year, with a recent 14% surge driven by investor excitement for its upcoming next-generation satellite launch.

NASA has successfully tested a new technology allowing spacecraft to switch between government and commercial communication networks, similar to cellphone roaming.

A top U.S. Air Force official warns that China's rapid progress in space and missile technology is driven by genuine innovation, not just by copying U.S. systems.

Venture-backed startup Mantis Space will establish its headquarters in Albuquerque, planning to create over 200 jobs and a projected $480 million economic impact.

As AI's energy demands strain Earth's resources, tech giants like Google are exploring a radical solution: placing data centers in orbit to harness constant solar power.

A new generation of startups is planning to build data centers in space, using constant solar power and the vacuum of orbit for cooling to solve Earth's growing energy crisis.

UC Berkeley's Space Center and the University of Luxembourg have signed a five-year agreement to advance collaborative research in space technology, robotics, and law.