Over the past couple of weeks, Congress moved a number of key space-related spending bills, and signaled support for the Pentagon’s acquisition reform agenda (albeit with a few congressionally mandated guardrails). Beyond Washington, Japan marked its first cargo mission to the ISS in five years, and China experienced a significant setback to its 100 launches in 2026 goal with successive launch failures on January 16 and 17.
Please see full publication below for more information.