SatNews reports, “On August 18, 2026, market intelligence firm Polaris Market Research published analysis projecting the global Earth observation small satellite market to expand from $2.14 billion in 2026 to $6.90 billion by 2034, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.76 percent.”
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Space Force Considers Boosting Wallops Launch Cadence to Meet Commercial Demand
Defense Daily reports, “While the Space Force has used NASA’s site at Wallops Island, Va., to launch niche missions, including small-satellite orbital and sounding rocket hypersonic suborbital launches, the service may need to ensure that it is able to ramp up launches there significantly, the head of U.S. Space Command said on Thursday. Wallops “has been an amazing story over the last decade,” Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting told a Senate Armed Services Committee.”
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