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Last Updated: Monday, June 2, 2025, 9:26 AM PDT
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Reuters
• Wendell Roelf
Astronomers fear impact of Musk's Starlink on South Africa mega-telescope observations
By Reuters: Astronomers working with South Africa's SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations, a senior scientist said.
Spaceflight Now
• Will Robinson-Smith
SpaceX to Relaunch Falcon 9 Booster 1071 with 23 Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellites
By Spaceflight Now: SpaceX will make another attempt Tuesday to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites following a scrub in the pre-dawn hours of Monday. As of 10:30 a.m.
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Payload
• Douglas Gorman
NanoAvionics to Build South Korea’s First Venus Observation Satellite
By Payload: The satellites—part of IBS’ CLOVE project—will carry UV and NIR observation instruments developed by IBS to monitor Venus’ cloud structures and atmospheric chemical makeup.
Space Defense & Militarization
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)
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SpaceNews.com
• Nick Reese
Ransom Threats to Space Assets: Will Operators Have Any Choice? For victims, it is hard to justify not paying even though it sets a harmful precedent
By SpaceNews.com: Space assets could be held ransom. Will we have any choice but to pay?.
SpaceWatch Global
• Connor Sattely
SpaceTech VC Funding Surges to $435M Across 31 Deals in March 2025
By SpaceWatch Global: March 2025 was a banner month for spacetech VC investment, with a whopping 31 deals receiving USD $435m in funding.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Trump Withdraws Isaacman Nomination as Next NASA Administrator
By SpaceWatch Global: US President Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman as NASA's next administrator to succeed Bill Nelson.
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Northrop Grumman Invests in Firefly towards Eclipse Medium Launch Vehicle
By SpaceWatch Global: Northrop Grumman has invested $50 million into Firefly to further advance production of their co-developed medium launch vehicle, Eclipse.
