Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
The FCC approved Amazon’s request for a waiver covering deployment of half of its Amazon Leo constellation by the end of July, but required spectrum-priority conditions. The decision underscores how U.S. regulators are balancing rapid broadband-constellation rollout with protections for spectrum access and established rights.
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
• 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.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland— Planet Labs PBC reported record revenue for the three months ending Jan. 31, including a 20% increase in commercial revenue, to $17 million, which the company said results from a “reset” of its approach that is now bearing fruit.
By newsroom.arianespace.com: On June 17, 2026, Arianespace will place into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with the Ariane 64 equipped with four P160C advanced solid-propellant boosters for the very first time.
European Spaceflight
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli, Alberto Brambilla, Samuel Stolton
By Bloomberg: A proposed satellite joint venture between Airbus SE, Leonardo SpA and Thales SA is set to test the EU’s revamped merger framework, which aims to help create globally competitive European champions.
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.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
