Innovate Space: Finance Forum will convene senior leaders from the financial sector, public institutions, and the space sector to examine capital flows into the space economy and requirements for building scalable, investable businesses.

The Texas Space Commission is expanding its role as a center for space investment and economic development.

The global space economy reached $613 billion in 2024.

Canadensys Aerospace developed an instrument suite for the International Lunar Observatory Association ILO-1 mission.

Blue Ghost Mission 2 is tentatively scheduled for Q4.

All payloads tracked for 2026 are commercial except for one.

The ILO-1 mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than July 2025 as part of Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 mission.

The Canadian Space Agency QEYSSat payload is on the Loft Orbital YAM 4 satellite currently manifested for a Q4 launch on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission.

Canadensys Aerospace has three known payloads that could launch in 2026.

SpaceQ is tracking 43 satellites and sensors from 15 organizations planned to launch in 2026.

Kepler Communications launched the first 10 satellites of its optical data relay constellation on January 11.

Wyvern launched Dragonette-004 and Dragonette-005 hyperspectral imaging payloads in 2025 and will launch Dragonette-006 in 2026.

Telesat has two Lightspeed pathfinder satellites scheduled for launch in late 2026.

NorthStar Earth & Space launched the first four SkyLark satellites in 2024.

Three satellites from the CUBICS university SmallSat program—Ex-Alta 3 (University of Alberta), MARMOTSat (University of Victoria), and PRESET (McMaster University)—may be launched on SpaceX Transporter 17 or 18.

Volta Space Technologies has a LightPort Wireless Power Receiver manifested on Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Mission 2, which is tentatively scheduled for Q4.

Felix & Paul Studios has a payload, presumably a camera, manifested on the Intuitive Machines IM-3 lunar mission.

Geometric Energy Corporation's DOGE-1 CubeSat is manifested on Intuitive Machines IM-3 headed to the Moon.

EarthDaily Analytics launched its first satellite EDA-1 in 2025 and has nine more satellites scheduled for launch in the second half of 2025.

Telesat plans to launch 153 satellites in 2027.

NorthStar Earth & Space is scheduled to launch eight more upgraded SkyLark satellites.

SpaceQ tracked 63 payloads launched over the last five years.

GHGSat has two additional payloads under development that could launch in late 2026 but are more likely to launch in 2027.

Canadensys Aerospace is providing a Multispectral Microscope on Intuitive Machines IM-3, which is currently scheduled in Q3.

The DOGE-1 mission, planned by Geometric Energy Corporation and funded with Dogecoin, aims to collect lunar data using onboard sensors and cameras and intends to broadcast ads and images back to Earth with a miniature screen.

SpaceQ is tracking over 180 payloads for 2027.

All satellites tracked for 2026 are classified as small satellites under 500 kg with the exception of two Telesat Lightspeed pathfinder satellites.

The Intuitive Machines IM-3 lunar lander has three Canadian payloads onboard.

NordSpace will launch its Terra Nova CubeSat on SpaceX Transporter 18 in Q4 2026.

GHGSat launched four payloads in 2025 and is set to launch at least two more payloads in 2026 for its methane emissions monitoring constellation.

Commercial LEO Destinations received $273 million in NASA’s FY2026 appropriations.

Congress passed NASA’s fiscal year 2026 appropriations on January 15, 2026, providing $24.438 billion in base funding and roughly $3.09 billion through reconciliation for a combined $27.53 billion.

Commercial stations require tier-2 and tier-3 suppliers for environmental control and life support, power systems, communications, robotics, and crew habitability from companies such as Maxar, Redwire, and Nanoracks.

The combined $27.53 billion FY2026 NASA budget represents the largest inflation-adjusted NASA budget since 1998.

Astrobotic’s Griffin lander is planned to deliver NASA’s VIPER rover to the lunar south pole in mid-2026.

Starlab is designed as a single-launch station optimized for rapid deployment using Starship.

NASA must obligate FY2026 appropriated funds by September 30, 2026.

NASA task orders for commercial lunar missions typically cover 60–80 percent of mission costs, requiring providers to secure the remaining funding from commercial customers or international partners.

Vast Space proposed a modular station design with artificial gravity capability as a potential Commercial LEO Destinations Phase 2 competitor.

Space Technology received $1.187 billion in NASA’s FY2026 appropriations.

Exploration Systems Development received $7.612 billion in NASA’s FY2026 appropriations.

Orbital Reef is designed to support 10 astronauts and provide docking capability for Blue Origin’s New Glenn launcher and Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane.

NASA’s Phase 2 CLD procurement uses firm-fixed-price Space Act Agreements with milestone-based payments tied to design reviews, hardware delivery, and operational demonstrations.

Intuitive Machines’ IM-3 mission targets Reiner Gamma and is part of the 2026 CLPS manifest.

Early market analyses estimate NASA might purchase $500–700 million annually in crew time and research access across multiple commercial stations.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander is planned to deliver payloads to Mare Crisium as part of the 2026 CLPS manifest.

NASA requires commercial stations to achieve operational capability before the International Space Station deorbit, currently planned for 2030 with a potential extension to 2031.

Axiom Space will attach modules to the International Space Station beginning in 2026 as the first step toward an independent modular station.

Science received $7.76 billion in NASA’s FY2026 appropriations.

Combined CLPS task orders for the 2026 mission manifest represent over $400 million in value.