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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

EU transport ministers strike EU261 deal, airlines warn of complexity

Europe's transport ministers have secured a political agreement to revise EU261, granting passengers over 30 new rights—from cross-carrier rerouting to 14-day compensation deadlines—while leading airline associations A4E and ERA argue the package ignores operational realities and adds complexity.

2025-06-06T08:43:15.451161-07:00

CNBC

Musk retreats on Dragon decommission threat after spat with Trump

2025-06-05T13:30:00.315979-07:00

Ars Technica

Trump Cancels Key SpaceX Contracts, Threatening U.S. Space Program

2025-06-05T13:10:30.983925-07:00

Wall Street Journal

Senate Republicans Move to Shield $10B for Artemis and ISS Amid NASA Cuts

2025-06-05T11:59:38.943807-07:00

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expressnews.com

San Antonio Council Approves Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery Plan, Pending FAA OK and Environmental Study San Antonio’s city council has approved Amazon’s proposal to deploy Prime Air drones for last-mile delivery, contingent on Federal Aviation Administration certification and completion of a city-mandated environmental impact study. The greenlight positions San Antonio at the forefront of urban UAV logistics trials.

2025-06-07T02:51:22.225132-07:00

San Antonio Council Approves Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery Plan, Pending FAA OK and Environmental Study

Associated Press

Trump issues executive orders to expand BVLOS drone operations, jumpstart eVTOL trials and lift supersonic ban On Friday, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders directing the FAA to fast-track regulations enabling beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operations, mandate electric air taxi trials, secure domestic drone supply chains through 2030 and lift the overland supersonic flight ban to bolster U.S. aerospace innovation and security.

2025-06-06T13:32:02.540967-07:00

Trump issues executive orders to expand BVLOS drone operations, jumpstart eVTOL trials and lift supersonic ban

The Independent

Trump Opens US Overland Airspace to Supersonic Flights, Ending 50-Year Sonic Boom Ban President Trump yesterday signed an executive order lifting the overland supersonic flight ban, opening US domestic airspace to civilian aircraft flying faster than Mach 1. The move rescinds a half-century prohibition on sonic booms and clears a regulatory hurdle for commercial supersonic and military test flights.

2025-06-06T12:27:57.391446-07:00

Trump Opens US Overland Airspace to Supersonic Flights, Ending 50-Year Sonic Boom Ban

Space Intel Report

EU GPS/Galileo Jamming Incidents Top 6,000 in January as Brussels Eyes New Pressure on Russia, Belarus The European Commission says jamming of GPS and Galileo signals surged past 6,000 incidents in January, traced largely to disruptions emanating from Russian and Belarusian territory. With navigation reliability at risk for aviation and defense, Brussels is preparing fresh diplomatic and punitive measures against Moscow and Minsk.

2025-06-06T10:38:56.327838-07:00

EU GPS/Galileo Jamming Incidents Top 6,000 in January as Brussels Eyes New Pressure on Russia, Belarus

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EU transport ministers strike EU261 deal, airlines warn of complexity Europe's transport ministers have secured a political agreement to revise EU261, granting passengers over 30 new rights—from cross-carrier rerouting to 14-day compensation deadlines—while leading airline associations A4E and ERA argue the package ignores operational realities and adds complexity.

2025-06-06T08:43:15.451161-07:00

EU transport ministers strike EU261 deal, airlines warn of complexity

stanforddaily.com

Stanford students launch Space Law Society to tackle emerging regulatory gaps Stanford’s Space Law Society, in partnership with the Student Space Initiative, aims to demystify outer space legal frameworks through workshops, speaker series and research projects, tackling governance, resource rights and liability gaps as commercial and national space activities outpace existing regulation.

2025-06-06T07:26:50.868200-07:00

Stanford students launch Space Law Society to tackle emerging regulatory gaps

biz.chosun.com

CONTEC Chairman Calls for State Funding and Industry Collaboration to Boost South Korea’s Space Program Lee Seong-hee, chairman of satellite supplier CONTEC, this week urged Seoul to bolster policy frameworks and direct funding for the country’s nascent space sector, while fostering cross-industry collaboration on satellite manufacturing, launch services and downstream applications to keep pace with global competitors.

2025-06-06T07:16:21.899302-07:00

CONTEC Chairman Calls for State Funding and Industry Collaboration to Boost South Korea’s Space Program

Via Satellite

Nova Scotia Grants C$10.5M Tax Credit to Seed Spaceport Development Nova Scotia’s government will award Maritime Launch Services a C$10.5 million Capital Investment Tax Credit to advance Spaceport Nova Scotia, bolstering infrastructure for small-satellite and hypersonic launches from Canada’s Atlantic coast.

2025-06-06T05:59:34.795431-07:00

Nova Scotia Grants C$10.5M Tax Credit to Seed Spaceport Development

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