Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
Hughes Network Systems says it will keep its in-flight connectivity (IFC) strategy flexible, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach as it supports multiple paths to service using ESA and VICTS. The company is presenting options including “double-ESA” and a hybrid ESA–VICTS architecture.
Space.com
• Anthony Wood
By Space.com: How do meteor showers affect NASA's Artemis missions to the moon, and how does it keep astronauts safe from micrometeoroid impacts?.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: A new analysis counts 30 privately held space companies with unicorn status, meaning they are valued at $1 billion or more.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: As NASA prepares an attempt to reboost an astronomy spacecraft in a decaying orbit, the agency is open to doing something similar for Hubble.
Reuters
• Joey Roulette
By Reuters: A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station prompted five astronauts to take shelter and prepare for evacuation for roughly two hours on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.
Bloomberg
• Lynn Doan
By Bloomberg: Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX $920 million a month for computing power as part of a cloud services deal that runs through mid-2029, its second such agreement with an AI competitor in a matter of weeks.
Reuters
• Kane Wu, Summer Zhen
By Reuters: SpaceX's website and IPO marketing documents were not accessible on Friday in Hong Kong and mainland China, a Reuters review showed, a step that threatens to curb participation by investors there in a listing expected to be the world's largest.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5 it says nearly doubled the four-year-old manufacturer’s valuation to $2.3 billion.
Via Satellite
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli, Alberto Brambilla, Samuel Stolton
