Defense appropriations bill for 2026 funds Space Force at $26 billion, presses Pentagon on Golden Dome

Published on January 20, 2026

‘Minibus’ shifts money to GPS, backs commercial services and cuts proposed MILNET constellation

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Space Foundation to Host Innovate Space: Finance Forum in Partnership With Texas Space Commission

January 20, 2026
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jan. 15, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, today announced it will host Innovate Space: Finance […]The post Space Foundation to Host Innovate Space: Finance Forum in Partnership With Texas Space Commission appeared first on SpaceNews.

Legs made for a Mars landing 

January 21, 2026
To land on the right foot on the Red Planet, European engineers have been dropping a skeleton of the four-legged ExoMars descent module at various speeds and heights on simulated martian surfaces.