SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill that would keep overall NASA funding at 2026 levels, rejecting a proposed 23% reduction. The move sets up continued negotiations over the agency’s near-term budget baseline and any mission-level tradeoffs ahead of full House consideration.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: There are tens of thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that represent some of the most easily accessible resources in the solar system.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: York Space Systems ($YSS) plans to acquire terminal manufacturer ALL.SPACE for $355M, according to paperwork filed with the SEC yesterday.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Morocco signed the Artemis Accords April 29, becoming the third country to do so in the last 10 days.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Planet is developing a new version of its Tanager spacecraft with enhanced capability to detect and monitor methane and trace-gas emissions.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap has secured significant funding for its reusable rocket plans as it works towards a debut launch in 2027.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: Exploration Labs has proposed the first commercial deep space ride share mission, known as Apophis EX, to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Telefónica España has signed a collaboration agreement with Sateliot to apply 5G NR technology in the space domain.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
