Muon Space announced a strategic shift to sustained deployment of multi-mission constellations on February 4, 2026.

Muon Space is moving from discrete one-off satellite missions to a "Mission Foundry" model that provides end-to-end satellite solutions prioritizing operational outcomes over hardware delivery.

The post includes the phrase "Takeaways from Constellations by Kratos," linking the content to Constellations by Kratos.

The post states that dependence on positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) is expanding across defense, aviation, and commercial sectors.

Space Intel Report published a post titled "4 Takeaways: Lisa Dyer on Navigating the Future of GNSS Signals and Integration."

The Space Intel Report post focuses on GNSS signals and integration and attributes four takeaways to Lisa Dyer.

Space Intel Report published an article titled "EU Commission expects Galileo PRS signal accreditation ‘soon,’ DLR preparing global Galileo-GPS interference service".

The European Commission expects Galileo PRS signal accreditation soon.

DLR is preparing a global Galileo-GPS interference service.

NASASpaceflight released a YouTube video titled "Starbase Update with Max Evans" with the video ID OwMRMh_6.

Max Evans appears in the NASASpaceflight Starbase Update video on YouTube.

Photographer Colleen Liedtke is credited on the image used in the Starbase Update video frame.

There is no landing attempt planned for Tianlong-3 Y1.

Flight dates for Tianlong-3 Y1 are unknown.

The Tianlong-3 Y1 vehicle carried a maiden flight mission patch.

LJ-2 is vertical at JSLC.

Some CAS Space launch vehicle stages display the national flag of China.

CAS Space is presented with a corporate logo that reads "CAS SPACE" on promotional imagery.

Technicians wearing CAS Space-branded clothing are shown assembling and inspecting liquid rocket engines and vehicle stages.

xAI developed the large language model Grok and other AI systems for information analysis and reasoning.

SpaceX operates rockets, artificial satellites, and the satellite communications network Starlink as part of its space transport and communications infrastructure.

Current large AI models require massive data centers with substantial power and cooling, creating a computational cost constraint for AI development.

Both SpaceX and xAI have been led by Elon Musk while operating as separate companies prior to the acquisition.

Elon Musk predicts that within two to three years the lowest-cost means of generating AI computing will be in space.

SpaceX has acquired xAI and will integrate xAI into its corporate organization.

SpaceX plans to address AI computing cost constraints by developing orbital data-center concepts that use satellites and on-orbit infrastructure to harness solar power directly for computing.

The acquisition is intended to vertically integrate AI development and space infrastructure so development, design, and operational deployment can be completed within a single organization.

Construction of the ELM shared facilities is underway and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.

The ELM launch facility will feature shared facilities including power, fluid, and communication systems.

CNES planned to convert the former Diamant launch site into a multi-user commercial launch facility in late 2021.

Isar Aerospace is the most advanced among the prospective ELM operators in its preparations to begin commercial operations of its rocket, but its initial flight activity is being conducted from Andøya Space in Norway.

Interested launch operators for the ELM facility must be headquartered in, and retain a significant portion of their production capacity within, EU or ESA member states.

CNES is calling for interested launch operators to fill the vacancy at the ELM launch facility left by the ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace.

Spain’s PLD Space is the most likely operator to conduct the ELM facility’s inaugural flight with its MIURA 5 rocket expected to be launched for the first time from the facility later this year.

CNES preselected Avio, HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, MaiaSpace, PLD Space, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and Latitude in July 2022 for allocation at the ELM facility.

Applications for allocation at the ELM facility will be evaluated with weightings of 25% for compatibility with applicable laws and regulations, 40% for launch system maturity, 20% for social and economic impact, and 15% for environmental impact.

CNES is building the ELM shared facilities at a cost of €50 million funded through the France 2030 investment plan.

MaiaSpace formally vacated the ELM launch facility in the last quarter of 2025.

MaiaSpace is working toward an inaugural suborbital flight from the converted Soyuz facility later this year.

CNES issued a call for launch operators interested in taking over a portion of its new multi-user commercial launch site following MaiaSpace’s withdrawal.

CNES operates the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

Binding Term Sheets were signed by Isar Aerospace, PLD Space, Rocket Factory Augsburg, MaiaSpace, and Latitude to formalize their allocation at the future ELM site.

MaiaSpace is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup.

CNES stated that additional vacancies at the ELM facility could become available if companies that have already signed term sheets fail to move forward with development contracts.

CNES selected MaiaSpace in September 2024 to convert the old Soyuz launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre for MaiaSpace’s use.

The new multi-user commercial launch facility is being built on the grounds of the former Diamant launch site at the Guiana Space Centre.

Individual launch operators at the ELM facility will be responsible for building launcher-specific facilities including launch tables and assembly buildings.

The Space to Soil Challenge highlights a trend of civil space agencies acting as catalysts for commercial Space-as-a-Service models.

Participants in the Space to Soil Challenge are required to submit a five-page paper, a three-minute video, and technical documentation such as software code or hardware schematics.

NASA’s objective for the Space to Soil Challenge is to improve the systems approach for how SmallSats deliver actionable information to enable regenerative agriculture and land resilience.