Commercial Space

The commercial space market, also known as the private space industry or NewSpace, is experiencing strong growth. This burgeoning sector encompasses activities such as satellite manufacturing, space tourism, rocket launches, satellite services and space exploration initiatives driven by private companies. Players like SpaceX and Blue Origin on the launch side, or Planet and Maxar with their in-orbit satellite constellations are revolutionizing the industry, making space more accessible and cost-effective. The demand for satellite internet, Earth observation, and space-based services has fueled investments and technological advancements. With the rise of reusable rockets, commercial crew missions, and ambitious plans for space mining and Mars colonization, the commercial space market is poised for exponential growth, promising exciting developments and opportunities into the future. 

News & Analysis

Oct 05, 2026
Leonardo is expanding the list of industrial partners for its Space Guardian communications and Earth-observation constellation with an agreement to work with Unibap Space Solutions.
Oct 05, 2026
Open Cosmos plans to deploy an initial 192-satellite communications satellite constellation to support its Earth observation effort and says it is hunting for additional near-term launch services.
Oct 02, 2026
NorthStar Earth & Space, a startup providing sats for space situational awareness, debuted as a publicly traded company but saw its stock price lose ground.
Oct 02, 2026
Space entrepreneur Walt Anderson aims to deploy airships to provide affordable telecommunications to underserved markets in Southeast Asia, Africa or the Caribbean.
Oct 01, 2026
SpaceX plans at least one more flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system from Starbase, Texas, before the program launches from Kennedy Space Center.
Oct 05, 2026
Leonardo is expanding the list of industrial partners for its Space Guardian communications and Earth-observation constellation with an agreement to work with Unibap Space Solutions.
Oct 05, 2026
Open Cosmos plans to deploy an initial 192-satellite communications satellite constellation to support its Earth observation effort and says it is hunting for additional near-term launch services.
Oct 02, 2026
NorthStar Earth & Space, a startup providing sats for space situational awareness, debuted as a publicly traded company but saw its stock price lose ground.
Oct 02, 2026
Space entrepreneur Walt Anderson aims to deploy airships to provide affordable telecommunications to underserved markets in Southeast Asia, Africa or the Caribbean.
Oct 01, 2026
SpaceX plans at least one more flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system from Starbase, Texas, before the program launches from Kennedy Space Center.
Oct 01, 2026
Portuguese space component maker Omnidea says it has acquired what is left of British rocket startup Orbex, which folded this year.
Oct 01, 2026
German rocket startup HyImpulse says it has secured its UK launch operator license as it targets suborbital and then orbital flights from Scotland's SaxaVord Spaceport.
Oct 01, 2026
Rocket Lab has signed what it calls its largest Electron launch service agreement to date, with a 20-mission agreement with Japanese radar maker Synspective.