Mark Holmes

As AI is driving explosive growth in data center construction on Earth, there's accelerating interest in moving some of the computing infrastructure to orbit. The past few months have seen a flurry of announcements for future orbital data centers. Is this the latest hype cycle for the space industry, or a greenfield opportunity? The answer may be somewhere in the middle.

Virgin Media O2 has long been one of the strongest players in the U.K. mobile market. In February this year, the operator began service on O2 Satellite, its direct-to-device enabled by SpaceX's Starlink.

Eutelsat detailed a recently signed MoU with Poland to help support Europe's flagship IRIS² program.

Resecurity is the latest cybersecurity company to join Space ISAC as a member. As a provider of cyber threat intelligence and digital risk

Sophia Space and Caltech collaboratively issued Patent No. 12,679,564, titled Space-Based Data Centers.

Satellite operator SES 's Networks business surpassed 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in revenue during its six-month fiscal period ending June 2026, according to the operator's latest financial results issued July 30.

Spacecraft manufacturer Fortastra and industrial manufacturer Hadrian signed an MoU that establishes a framework for technical collaboration to

Hispasat 's Arganda del Rey (Madrid) Teleport in Spain has achieved Tier 4 Full certification from the World Teleport Association (WTA) . The Arganda

K2 Space has completed a $500 million Series D funding around that now values the company close to $7 billion.

AccelerCom has completed two engineering engagements with Eclipse Space , a sovereign satellite infrastructure company.