Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
At an event in La Plata, Maryland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney proposed that Australia become part of Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation and said Norway and the UK are the next targets for partnership. The comments outline a plan to broaden Lightspeed’s international footprint.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: Future space lawyers will gather in DC this month to debate how far federal jurisdiction extends in regulating commercial megaconstellations.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Denver-based Lux Aeterna has secured $10 million in seed funding to develop a reusable satellite designed to survive atmospheric reentry and fly again with new payloads, starting with a demonstration flight slated for early 2027.
Wall Street Journal
• Cristina Gallardo
By Wall Street Journal: The friction points to potential hurdles in the regulatory process that awaits Airbus, Leonardo and Thales to get their space merger over the line.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: The first Amsterdam Space Symposium brought together what Europe's space sector desperately needs: a forum where security, defense, climate and industrial policy collide without diplomatic padding.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Astroscale France has announced its participation in ECO-Tethers study to assess propellant-free technologies for in-space propulsion.
SpaceNews.com
• Dan Garretson
By SpaceNews.com: Starliner and Artemis: commercial label vs. commercial discipline.
Reuters
• Anirban Sen, Echo Wang
By Reuters: Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is leaning toward listing its shares on the Nasdaq for what could rank as the biggest initial public offering of all time, according to four people familiar with the company's thinking.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
