SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
European firms HPS and LSS have secured a contract for satellite reflector systems, a milestone described as moving the technology from development into entry-level participation in global commercial space markets.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has begun risk mitigation efforts aimed at replacing NASA’s contributions to its LISA mission with European alternatives.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Planet Labs Germany has entered a 2-year, 7-figure agreement with the Greek government to support the country’s National Satellite Space Project.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – British startup SatVu released imagery from HotSat-2, a thermal satellite built to keep tabs on energy infrastructure.
By satnews.com: ISTANBUL, May 7, 2026 — PROFEN, a Türkiye-based leader in satellite communication solutions, and Azercosmos, the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, have signed a landmark cooperation agreement to enhance satellite capacity utilization across the EMEA region.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Lunar Outpost, a developer of lunar rovers, has raised $30 million as it works to revamp designs to meet NASA’s revised Artemis architecture.
Space.com
• Stefanie Waldek
By Space.com: A new study suggests the impact that formed the moon's South Pole-Aitken basin scattered deep mantle material toward the lunar south pole, where NASA's Artemis astronauts may soon collect samples that reveal the moon's ancient history.
By Spaceflight Now: Rocket Lab announced the block sale of five Neutron rocket launches and three Electron rocket flights to a secret customer.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
