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Trump NSPM-11 mandates faster national-security AI adoption, clears SpaceX and 7 firms for classified-network access

Trump’s National Security AI memorandum (NSPM-11) accelerates AI deployment for national-security missions and shapes how the Pentagon structures access to protected, classified environments. Reporting says SpaceX and seven other firms are already cleared to participate in classified-network arrangements.

2026-06-08T03:21:41.906755-07:00

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Shotwell’s playbook behind SpaceX’s IPO push: turning Musk’s ambition into repeatable rocket and satcom execution

2026-06-08T03:28:17.107486-07:00

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OHB begins RAMSES planetary defense spacecraft build for spring 2028 launch

2026-06-08T00:11:15.037658-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX and Google sign $30bn, multi-year cloud/AI compute deal ahead of SpaceX’s IPO

2026-06-05T12:41:21.535943-07:00

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PSN launches six equatorial-orbit IoT/D2D satellites for Indonesia’s planned sovereign constellation; says Rocket Lab was a “mys Indonesia’s Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) says it launched six equatorial-orbit IoT/direct-to-device (D2D) satellites as part of a planned sovereign Indonesian constellation. PSN Chief Executive Adi Rahman also said PSN was Rocket Lab’s “mystery customer,” extending its focus from broadband links to underserved areas toward device connectivity.

2026-06-08T08:13:24.586123-07:00

PSN launches six equatorial-orbit IoT/D2D satellites for Indonesia’s planned sovereign constellation; says Rocket Lab was a “mys

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Juno Propulsion Raises $1.4M Pre-Seed to Advance Project Iris Rotating Detonation Engine

2026-06-08T05:58:41.245238-07:00

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Reuters

Shotwell’s playbook behind SpaceX’s IPO push: turning Musk’s ambition into repeatable rocket and satcom execution SpaceX is expected to file for a record-setting IPO on Friday, capping two decades of Elon Musk’s effort to reshape rocketry and satellite communications. Reuters credits company president Gwynne Shotwell—largely behind the scenes until now—with decades of engineering, dealmaking, and day-to-day management of Musk.

2026-06-08T03:28:17.107486-07:00

Shotwell’s playbook behind SpaceX’s IPO push: turning Musk’s ambition into repeatable rocket and satcom execution

SpaceWatch Global

Trump NSPM-11 mandates faster national-security AI adoption, clears SpaceX and 7 firms for classified-network access Trump’s National Security AI memorandum (NSPM-11) accelerates AI deployment for national-security missions and shapes how the Pentagon structures access to protected, classified environments. Reporting says SpaceX and seven other firms are already cleared to participate in classified-network arrangements.

2026-06-08T03:21:41.906755-07:00

Trump NSPM-11 mandates faster national-security AI adoption, clears SpaceX and 7 firms for classified-network access

SpaceWatch Global

OHB begins RAMSES planetary defense spacecraft build for spring 2028 launch OHB has started construction of the RAMSES planetary defense mission spacecraft, targeting a spring 2028 launch. The move locks in an end-to-end schedule milestone for the spacecraft build ahead of integration and test, positioning RAMSES to meet its planned launch window.

2026-06-08T00:11:15.037658-07:00

OHB begins RAMSES planetary defense spacecraft build for spring 2028 launch

Bloomberg

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SpaceX and Google sign $30bn, multi-year cloud/AI compute deal ahead of SpaceX’s IPO SpaceX says Google will pay about $920 million per month for multi-year cloud-computing capacity tied to NVIDIA GPU clusters, expanding Alphabet’s AI compute access just before SpaceX’s highly anticipated U.S. market debut. The pricing implies a roughly $30 billion aggregate value for the agreement.

2026-06-05T12:41:21.535943-07:00

SpaceX and Google sign $30bn, multi-year cloud/AI compute deal ahead of SpaceX’s IPO

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Arianespace sets 17 June Ariane 6 launch for Amazon Leo: Ariane 64 to deploy 36 satellites with first use of upgraded P160C boos Arianespace says its next Ariane 6 mission—on 17 June between 13:53 and 14:22 CET—will be its most powerful to date, launching Amazon Leo’s largest payload yet. The mission uses an Ariane 64 configuration with four P160C upgraded solid-propellant boosters for the first time, carrying 36 satellites for Amazon.

2026-06-05T07:13:35.561232-07:00

Arianespace sets 17 June Ariane 6 launch for Amazon Leo: Ariane 64 to deploy 36 satellites with first use of upgraded P160C boos

Ars Technica

Overpressure from Blue Origin’s rocket explosion shattered windows at a hangar ~1 mile from the pad Safety officials are quantifying the blast effects from a major Blue Origin rocket explosion after overpressure shattered windows at a hangar roughly a mile from the launch site. The details help calibrate ground-infrastructure damage and operational risk assumptions for future launches.

2026-06-05T07:12:53.232289-07:00

Overpressure from Blue Origin’s rocket explosion shattered windows at a hangar ~1 mile from the pad

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Trump NSPM-11 mandates faster national-security AI adoption, clears SpaceX and 7 firms for classified-network access

Shotwell’s playbook behind SpaceX’s IPO push: turning Musk’s ambition into repeatable rocket and satcom execution

OHB begins RAMSES planetary defense spacecraft build for spring 2028 launch

SpaceX and Google sign $30bn, multi-year cloud/AI compute deal ahead of SpaceX’s IPO

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