The average launch pad requires about 1,000 acres of land according to industry comparisons referenced at the Spaceport Summit.

Vandenberg Space Force Base is investing more than $800 million over five years in infrastructure improvements.

Rocket Lab established operations at Wallops Island for Electron and plans to operate Neutron from Wallops to avoid Cape congestion.

Vandenberg Space Force Base hosted 71 launches in 2025, including both orbital launches and suborbital missile tests.

The Spaceport of the Future initiative at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station targets the ability to accommodate 500 or more launches per year as soon as 2030.

The multi-year agreement between CMA CGM, Marlink, and Eutelsat is intended to strengthen European digital sovereignty in maritime connectivity.

The agreement covers deployment of OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services across more than 300 CMA CGM vessels over the next nine months.

The deployment uses a high-availability, multi-orbit architecture that combines Eutelsat OneWeb’s LEO constellation with existing geostationary (GEO) and LEO networks.

On February 9, 2026, CMA CGM Group, Marlink, and Eutelsat signed a multi-year industrial partnership to deploy maritime connectivity services.

Marlink’s XChange NextGen edge platform enables the hybrid multi-orbit approach for CMA CGM’s vessels.

The multi-orbit connectivity solution enables high-throughput data exchange for real-time operational efficiency on CMA CGM vessels.

The partnership between CMA CGM, Eutelsat, and Marlink creates a European industrial ecosystem focused on secure and reliable maritime communications.

CMA CGM’s integration of LEO connectivity is intended to support the Group’s long-term decarbonization and sustainable operations objectives.

Continuous real-time data flow from the LEO-enabled connectivity will enable optimization of routes, vessel speeds, and fuel consumption for CMA CGM’s fleet.

CMA CGM has been an anchor shareholder of Eutelsat since 2022.

Real-time monitoring of engine performance and environmental data through the new connectivity will support predictive maintenance for CMA CGM vessels.

The connectivity upgrade will provide seafarers with terrestrial-grade broadband speeds that support seamless video conferencing and access to cloud-based applications.

SpaceX’s Starship program won a $2.9 billion contract to fly Artemis III astronauts to the Moon’s surface.

Ariane 64 and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets both successfully launched their missions, with Vulcan’s flight exhibiting issues that require review before its next national security payload.

NASA planned to open the Artemis III contract, initially awarded in 2021, to other companies to accelerate a crewed lunar landing.

Stoke Space had enough capital at the end of last year to fund the first few flights of its Nova rocket.

NASA’s initial target for returning astronauts to the lunar surface was 2024, delays pushed that target back, and a recent executive order set the first landing at 2028.

Vast won its first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

The previous five private astronaut missions to the International Space Station were flown by Axiom.

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp placed New Shepard space tourism flights on a two-year hold so Blue Origin could focus on its lunar program.

Elon Musk called the Moon a "distraction" in January 2025 and framed SpaceX’s focus on making regular Mars flights possible.

SpaceX will place journeys to Mars on the back burner while prioritizing lunar missions.

NASA is rebalancing its workforce toward civil servants to bring more technical, engineering, and operational expertise in house under Administrator Jared Isaacman.

SpaceX’s mission is to extend consciousness and life as we know it to the stars.

SpaceX plans to begin building a Mars city in about 5 to 7 years.

China is targeting a crewed lunar landing by 2030.

Deep Space Energy is developing a lunar nuclear power solution intended to help survive the 14-Earth-day lunar night that challenges solar-powered missions.

Deep Space Energy raised €980,000 to develop a European space nuclear power solution for lunar missions.

Blue Origin was selected in 2023 as a second lander option for future Artemis missions.

Then-NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy attributed slow progress on SpaceX’s Starship program to delays in the US timeline to return astronauts to the Moon.

SpaceX and Blue Origin submitted plans to NASA outlining how they could send American astronauts to the Moon before 2030.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman surveyed the agency workforce during his first 50 days by visiting every NASA center and holding a dozen town halls.

SpaceX prioritizes securing the future of civilization and considers the Moon a faster path than Mars.

SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed landing on the Moon as early as 2027.

Stoke Space added $350 million to its Series D fundraising.

The initial version of Iris2 is scheduled for 2029.

A final decision on Iris2 was scheduled for April.

Iris2 is planned to reach full capability in 2032.

European government and industry partners are partners in the Iris2 constellation.

European government and industry partners assessed the status of the Iris2 constellation.

Space Intel Report published an article titled "Gov, industry players assess Europe’s Iris2 constellation status: Initial version in 2029, full capability 2032; final decision in April."

Iris2 is a multi-orbit secure communications constellation.

Space Intel Report published a post titled "Telcos Orange, Deutsche Telekom: We’ll only buy EU Iris2 constellation capacity if it’s competitive."

Iris2 is a European Union constellation.

Orange will only buy capacity from the EU Iris2 constellation if the capacity is competitive.