SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Planet Labs Germany has entered a two-year, seven-figure agreement with the Greek government to support the country’s National Satellite Space Project. The contract underscores continued momentum for commercially enabled, government-backed satellite capabilities and services in Europe.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – British startup SatVu released imagery from HotSat-2, a thermal satellite built to keep tabs on energy infrastructure.
By satnews.com: ISTANBUL, May 7, 2026 — PROFEN, a Türkiye-based leader in satellite communication solutions, and Azercosmos, the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, have signed a landmark cooperation agreement to enhance satellite capacity utilization across the EMEA region.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Lunar Outpost, a developer of lunar rovers, has raised $30 million as it works to revamp designs to meet NASA’s revised Artemis architecture.
NASA Spaceflight
• Martin Smith
By NASA Spaceflight: China is preparing to launch both cargo and crew missions to its Tiangong space station, as a new cargo freighter is tested in low-Earth orbit and new designs are revealed to expand the orbiting outpost.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — MDA Space said it remains on schedule to open the high-volume production facility that will be producing Telesat’s Lightspeed broadband and Globalstar’s direct-to-device (D2D) satellites, an event the company hopes will draw new customers, including defense ministries interested in satellites for.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: HawkEye 360 raised $416 million in its initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, becoming the second space company to go public this year. The signals.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Spire has opened a new satellite manufacturing facility in Munich the company says has the capacity to produce up to 100 satellites per year.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
