Saleem Miyan is cofounder and CEO of Max Space.

Aaron Kemmer is a cofounder of Max Space.

Max Space markets its expandable habitats for applications including farming, storage, and zero-gravity sports arenas.

Max Space’s expandable habitats are constructed from several layers that include bulletproof Kevlar for micrometeoroid protection.

Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding with Xona Space Systems on February 3, 2026 to develop next-generation positioning, navigation, and time synchronization solutions using LEO PNT.

Xona Space Systems is based in California and its co‑founder and CEO is Brian Manning.

DiskSat is a lightweight, compact disk-shaped satellite architecture developed by The Aerospace Corporation to improve payload accommodation efficiency, equalize satellite mass, and enable rapid constellation deployment.

The new Esrange test facility will support Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket development and enable vertical integration from design through manufacture, testing, and operations.

Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture and its president and CEO is Yukio Furuno.

LEO PNT employs constellations of satellites deployed at roughly 1,000 kilometers altitude to provide positioning and inter‑point time synchronization.

Chart Inc. is based in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture and its representative director is Kohei Matsui.

Xona Space Systems is developing a commercial LEO PNT system called Pulsar.

Satlyt signed a commercial license agreement with The Aerospace Corporation on February 3, 2026 to integrate The Aerospace Corporation’s DiskSat with Satlyt’s edge-computing framework.

The new Esrange facility will be capable of testing more than 30 engines per month.

Isar Aerospace announced a joint project with SSC Space on February 4, 2026 to build a second test facility at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden to expand test operations.

The hybrid engine test gathered combustion characteristic data for the company’s proprietary fuel geometry, validated electromagnetic-valve‑controlled oxidizer supply and sequence control, and collected detailed pressure and thrust data for next‑model development and numerical model validation.

Chart Inc. intends to pursue future transport services and intellectual property business using space.

LEO PNT signals from satellites at about 1,000 kilometers can be received at roughly 100 times the strength of GPS signals from satellites at about 20,000 kilometers, making them more resistant to interference and enabling higher accuracy and reliability.

Isar Aerospace is based in Munich and its co‑founder and CEO is Daniel Metzler.

Chart Inc. conducted a ground combustion test of its self-developed hybrid rocket engine on December 21, 2025 in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture.

Satlyt will integrate the DiskSat architecture with its onboard computing framework to develop applications for autonomous satellite operations, on-orbit data processing, and distributed satellite coordination.

Four DiskSat units are already in orbit and have begun demonstration operations.

Chart Inc. collaborated with Saitama-based local Vsinger Hanano Iroha during the hybrid engine test.

SSC Space is based in Solna, Sweden and its president and CEO is Charlotta Sund.

The Aerospace Corporation is based in Virginia and its president and CEO is Tanya Pemberton.

Satlyt is based in California and its founder and CEO is Rama Afullo.

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio, a company of the Leonardo Group, signed an agreement to launch the Response program to modernize the FOC-1A antenna.

The Response upgrade will allow the FOC-1A antenna to support ASI lunar missions and missions of ASI’s international partners and to improve data exchange with deep-space missions.

Telespazio and ASI will revitalize the FOC-1A infrastructure through the Response program.

Telespazio is the prime contractor for ESA’s Moonlight program for lunar communications and navigation.

The Response program aims to make the FOC-1A antenna compatible with communications needs in near-Earth space and deep space.

Roberto Formaro is Director of Engineering and Technology at the Italian Space Agency (ASI).

The FOC-1A antenna will be able to support future missions connected to ESA’s global mission and satellite tracking network ESA Estrack.

The FOC-1A antenna has a parabolic reflector 27 meters in diameter.

Alessandra Farese is the Vice President Senior of Satellite Systems and Operations at Telespazio.

The geographic location of the FOC-1A antenna allows it to operate within a network of other European and international ground stations to provide continuous and reliable communications for exploration missions.

Reliable ground communications between the Moon and Earth are required to control vehicles, transmit scientific data, guarantee astronaut safety, and coordinate real-time operations.

The FOC-1A antenna enabled Italian viewers to watch the 1969 lunar landing on television.

The FOC-1A antenna is installed and has been operational since 1967 at the Centro Spaziale Fucino Piero Fanti in Abruzzo, Italy.

The FOC-1A antenna will be able to support communications with the Moon via Italy’s contribution to NASA’s Artemis program and via ESA’s Moonlight program.

TALOS simulated adaptive, machine-speed threat behaviors that enabled faster scenario development, larger-scale simulations, and more realistic missions during STARCOM testing.

Slingshot Aerospace is collaborating with industry space modeling and simulation leaders to ensure interoperability and mission realism for TALOS integration.

The contract advances the Space Force’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program toward integrating existing training enterprise capabilities with AI-native technology.

The 18-month contract was awarded through a Commercial Solutions Opening aligned with the Secretary of War’s Warfighting Acquisition System transformation directive.

The U.S. Space Force awarded a $27 million contract to Slingshot Aerospace to modernize scenario training activities.

The contract with Slingshot Aerospace has an 18-month period of performance.

Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) tested TALOS to evaluate its potential as a force multiplier in training.

SpaceWERX and the U.S. Space Force made investments in 2022 under a $25 million STRATFI contract award that the current OTTI contract builds on.

Slingshot Aerospace is building TALOS and supporting infrastructure to integrate with complementary training systems, data sources, and AI capabilities across the Space Force.

Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) is a Space Force program focused on integrating training enterprise capabilities with advanced technologies.