SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
France’s agreement with Vast has prompted opposition from CNES labor unions, exposing growing tensions over how commercial space activity should coexist with public-science priorities and national space policy. The reaction underscores friction inside the French space ecosystem as partnership models are contested.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: An Atlas 5 lifted off July 2 carrying a set of Amazon Leo satellites in the final launch by that vehicle to carry a satellite payload.
Washington Post
• Alec Dent, Dan Merica, Matthew Choi
By Washington Post: Why space debris matters for President Trump’s agenda.
Bloomberg
• Carmen Reinicke
By Bloomberg: Investors in SpaceX have been largely flying blind since the company’s record-breaking IPO last month, with few financial projections to help determine what the stock is actually worth.
Bloomberg
• Cathy Chan, Youkyung Lee
By Bloomberg: Mirae Asset Securities Co. said it carried out all its work related to SpaceX’s initial public offering in coordination with the lead underwriters on the deal, disputing a Bloomberg News report published June 30.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 more Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida early Thursday morning (July 2).
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BALLYSEEDE, Ireland — The UN committee crafting a coordinated international framework for space situational awareness and satellite collision avoidance has hit a roadblock: Some nations refuse to allow private sector operator-to-operator communications, insisting that government agencies be the first contact point.
Bloomberg
• Carmen Arroyo
By Bloomberg: Antonio Gracias, a long-time SpaceX board member, is looking for more investments in artificial intelligence, energy and space after bets in Elon Musk’s company netted his fund nearly $100 billion.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
AeroTime
• Ian Molyneaux
