Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Sateliot has won a new deal with Telenor IoT to scale resilient, global IoT connectivity by combining terrestrial mobile coverage with satellite connectivity. The parties position the agreement as a “best of both worlds” approach, extending service reach where mobile networks are unavailable or insufficient.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland— Satellite broadband hardware and service provider Viasat Inc.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is poised to launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Friday night (May 28).
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — As investment pours into defense and space startups, the U.S. Space Force is trying to draw more of those companies into the national security market.
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
By Associated Press: Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after spending seven months in space. They set a record for the longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening, dealing a major setback to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to challenge a dominant SpaceX.
NASA Spaceflight
Bloomberg
• Frances Schwartzkopff
By Bloomberg: A $25 billion Danish pension fund that earlier this year made headlines by ditching Treasuries as Donald Trump was threatening to seize Greenland now says it won’t touch SpaceX.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
