Reuters
Spain’s PLD Space has added €108 million ($125 million) to its latest equity funding round, bringing total Series C proceeds to €288 million. The launch startup says the financing will support industrialization of its MIURA 5 rocket as it moves toward commercial launch operations.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Turkish F-16s deployed to Estonia scrambled after drones crossed the border, triggering air threat warnings across much of the country.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Seven South Korean transport ministry officials have been referred to prosecutors for allegedly issuing misleading information about the Muan airport localizer struck by the Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) flight that crashed on December 29, 2024.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: Regulator says proposed sale is in the public interest because it allows low-fare competition to continue at the airport.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy successfully launched its first Pallas-1 rocket late Monday, with future flights to attempt first stage recovery.
NASA
• Elizabeth Shaw
By NASA: Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, 3rd from left, signs the Artemis Accords for the Republic of Türkiye as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, U.S.
ch-aviation
• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) reportedly has withdrawn from Ghana's process to select a strategic partner for its planned new national airline after opting not to participate in the government's formal expression of interest.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: MaiaSpace completes a further upper-stage validation campaign for its Maia launcher, marking another step toward its orbital debut in 2027.
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