Geo Week

https://www.geo-week.com/

Gather with geospatial and mapping professionals to explore how data, maps, and advanced technologies can inform solutions for complex challenges. $0-$1,215. Denver, CO. February 16-18, 2026.

Innovate Space: Finance Forum

https://www.spacefoundation.org/innovate-space-finance-forum/

This year's Innovate Space: Finance Forum brings together executives, investors, and public-sector leaders under the theme, Fueling the Future: Driving Innovation and Capability. The forum aims to foster collaboration among private equity firms, institutional investors, family offices, venture capital, and industry leaders to accelerate the space economy through innovative financing models. $1259-$1500. Dallas, TX. February 18-19, 2026.

spaceNEXT 2026

https://www.spacenextglobal.com/

Next-generation industries are being built at this global gathering for visionaries shaping the new space economy. Join global leaders, investors, policymakers, researchers, and builders as they chart the next era of space. $0-$649. Tysons, VA. February 18-20, 2026.

Space Beach Law Lab

https://www.spacelawlab.com/

Join hundreds of attendees for talks and panels around pivotal legal topics and ethical considerations, offering insight into the ever evolving legal and regulatory landscape of the space industry. Speakers include Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Founding Member Laura Lariu and Long Beach Deputy Mayor of Economic Development Lucius Martin. $0-$999. Long Beach ,CA. February 24-26, 2026.

ASCENDxTexas 2026

https://www.ascend.events/ascendx/ascendxtexas-2026/

2026 ASCENDxTexas opens under the theme, “Interlocking Orbits—Civilian, Commercial, and Defense,” with a focus on the innovation and adaptation necessary to navigate the evolving space economy. Join discussions on policy, commercial challenges, and changing timelines. $199-$449. Houston, TX. February 25-26, 2026.

47th IEEE Aerospace Conference

https://www.aeroconf.org/

The International IEEE Conference promotes interdisciplinary understanding through presentations and plenary sessions around science and technology, and government and commercial applications. $125-$2300. Big Sky, MT. March 7-14, 2026.

The 2026 AAS Goddard Space Science Symposium

https://astronautical.org/events/goddard/

The 63rd symposium will discuss the latest in accelerating commercial space solutions, exploring Mars and more under the theme, "Advancing an Integrated Space Enterprise." $20-$875. Washington, DC. March 12-13, 2026.

SATShow Week (SATELLITE x GovMilSpace) 

https://www.satshow.com/

Commercial innovators, government and military decision-makers, and end-users from around the world gather for the SATELLITE and GovMilSpace events to collaborate and have mission-critical dialogue in a trusted forum at this satellite-focused event. $149-$2,899. Washington, D.C. March 23-26, 2026.

Munich Space Summit

https://www.munich-space-summit.org/

The Munich New Space Summit and Munich Satellite Navigation Summit merge this year into a 5-day forum for space sector innovation to build bridges between established expertise and emerging ideas, and enable future collaborations and applications. Munich, Germany. March 23-27, 2026.

41st Space Symposium 

https://www.spacesymposium.org/

Global space professionals alongside hundreds of exhibitors and speakers come together to explore critical space issues and drive innovation across the space industry. $0-$3,560. Colorado Springs, CO. April 13-16, 2026.

CubeSat Developers Workshop 2026

https://www.cubesatdw.org/

Attendees from different countries gather for this annual global small-satellite conference hosted by CubeSat. $125-$750. San Luis Obispo, CA. April 14-16, 2026.

NASA SmallSat LEARN Forum

https://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/learn/upcoming-session/

Participation in the SmallSat LEARN Forum is by invitation only. If you are affiliated with a NASA-funded SmallSat mission and are interested in participating, please connect with SmallSat LEARN Forum. April 29, 2026 and June 24, 2026.

Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium

https://atpi.eventsair.com/4s-symposium-2026/

4S Symposium, Europe's main small satellite technical forum for almost 30 years, opens under the theme, "Swarming the Skies, Soaring Beyond: from VLEO to Deep Space," with a special session dedicated to swarm missions. A CubeSat workshop will be held in parallel to the symposium. €550-€1100. Sardinia, Italy. May 4-8, 2026.

Shape the Future of Space Technology with NASA

https://www.spacetechpriorities.org/

NASA invites you to help shape the future of space technology and contribute to the prioritization of technology shortfalls critical to civil space. Register to review shortfalls and provide your feedback. Deadline: February 20, 2026.

NASA Space to Soil Challenge

https://nasa-space-to-soil.org/

Prizes up to $400,000 await participants able to develop or describe improvements in how SmallSats sense, process and deliver information to enable adaptive sensing or onboard processing on missions advancing regenerative agriculture, forestry or a similar land resilience objectives. Submission Deadline: May 4, 2026.

2026 Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table

https://deepspacefood.org/marstotable

This international competition administered by the Methuselah Foundation invites multidisciplinary teams to design complete, nutritionally sufficient integrated food systems for long-duration human missions. Solutions must operate as end-to-end systems that minimize inputs while maximizing resilience and reuse for closed-loop or near closed-loop operation. Solution summary due: May 22, 2026.

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Stoke Space Technologies Extends Previously Announced Series D Financing to $860 Million

https://www.stokespace.com/stoke-space-technologies-extends-previously-announced-series-d-financing-to-860-million/

Lower-cost, on-demand rocket developer Stoke Space Technologies announced an extension of its previous Series D financing, bringing the total raise from $510 million to $860 million. The funding will go toward completing activation of Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14 and expanding Nova launch vehicle production capacity. Terms of the round were not disclosed. 

CesiumAstro Closes $470M in Series C Capital for Rapid U.S. Growth in 2026

https://www.cesiumastro.com/press-release/cesiumastro-closes-470m-series-c

Space and defense communications provider CesiumAstro secured $470 million in growth capital to expand manufacturing capacity, construct a new headquarters and accelerate deployment of its software-defined, AI-enabled space communications platform. The capital comprises $270 million in equity led by Trousdale Ventures with participation from Woven Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Airbus Ventures, and others, as well as $200 million of financing from the US Export-Import Bank and J.P. Morgan.

Tomorrow.io Raises $175M to Build Out DeepSky Weather Constellation

https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2026/02/03/tomorrow-io-raises-175m-to-build-out-deepsky-weather-constellation/

Tomorrow.io raised $175 million in new funding led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest for its next-generation DeepSky weather monitoring constellation. Their upgraded DeepSky composite satellites will be equipped with multimodal sensors that scan the full electromagnetic spectrum at high frequency. Applications include supply chain optimization, infrastructure resilience, early warning systems and climate adaptation. Tomorrow.io has remained private after backing out of a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) deal in 2022. 

Morpheus Space Receives $15 Million From Alpine Space Ventures, EU Fund

https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2026/02/05/morpheus-space-receives-15-million-from-alpine-space-ventures-eu-fund/

Following their GO-2 propulsion system’s successful in-orbit demonstration mission in July 2025, German manufacturer Morpheus Space received $15 million in strategic investment from Alpine Space Ventures, the European Investment Fund and other backers, to expand mass production of its in-space propulsion system. Lavrock Ventures, Morpheus Ventures, Pallas Ventures and others participated in the round.

Why would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden?

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/has-elon-musk-given-up-on-mars/

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX is shifting its primary focus from Mars settlement to establishing a "self-growing" city on the Moon, aiming for completion within 10 years compared to over 20 years estimated for Mars. The company is prioritizing a lunar landing demonstration as early as March 2027 to align with NASA's Artemis program. Musk maintains SpaceX will still aim to begin building a Mars city in five to seven years.

Musk’s xAI, SpaceX combo is the biggest merger of all time, valued at $1.25 trillion

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/musk-xai-spacex-biggest-merger-ever.html

Elon Musk's SpaceX acquired xAI in a deal valuing the company at $1.25 trillion, marking the largest merger of all time. SpaceX will be valued at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion. Musk will build orbital data centers with an overarching goal of creating “the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine...with AI, rockets, space-based internet.”

Amazon Expects to Increase Spending on Amazon Leo by $1B in 2026

https://www.satellitetoday.com/finance/2026/02/09/amazon-expects-to-increase-spending-on-amazon-leo-by-1b-in-2026/

Amazon expects a year-over-year cost increase of approximately $1 billion related to Amazon Leo this year with over 20 launches planned and over 30 in 2027. CEO Andy Jassy highlighted Leo Ultra, the fastest satellite internet antenna ever built, and the enterprise tie-in to Amazon Web Services to deliver simultaneous download speeds of up to 1gbps and uploads of up to 400mbps, plus secure private networking direct to AWS.

Amazon gets FCC approval to launch 4,500 Leo internet satellites

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/amazon-gets-fcc-approval-to-launch-4500-leo-internet-satellites.html

The Federal Communications Commission approved Amazon’s request to deploy 4,500 satellites to expand its satellite internet constellation to operate at altitudes of up to about 400 miles, add support for more frequency bands and extend Leo’s geographic regions. Amazon must deploy 1,600 first-generation satellites by July 2026 under an FCC deadline but has requested an extension to July 2028 or a waiver, with the agency still considering the request.

Artist's concept of exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b, dubbed a "cold Earth" because it's a possible rocky planet slightly larger than Earth, orbiting a Sun-like star about 146 light-years away. Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Keith Miller (Caltech/IPAC)

NASA Telescope Discovers Nearby Planet With Deep Similarities to Earth

https://futurism.com/space/far-away-planet-earth-chilling

NASA highlighted a new study that presents 2017 Kepler data indicating HD 137010 b could be a habitable world, with roughly the same size as Earth, almost identical orbit around a Sun-like star and located about 150 light-years away. Although its size and orbit resemble Earth's, the planet's host star is cooler, leading to estimated surface temperatures of -70°C, colder than Mars. The planet could potentially support liquid water or life if it possesses a thick atmosphere or internal heating.