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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

ASD-Eurospace: Europe’s space industry sales hit €10.9B in 2025, up 23% as government spending—especially defense—accelerates

Europe’s space sector booked €10.9 billion ($12.5 billion) in sales in 2025, up 23% year-on-year, according to ASD-Eurospace. Headcount rose just 2.2%, while startups account for 11% of the workforce, underscoring how demand growth is outpacing hiring across the ecosystem.

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2026-07-08T10:52:19.475560-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Loft Orbital Books Multiple Launches Aboard MaiaSpace Rockets

By European Spaceflight: US-based satellite operator Loft Orbital has signed a multi-launch agreement with ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace. Although the announcement provided few details, it did share that the first flight was expected in 2028.

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2026-07-08T10:39:49.658448-07:00

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AINonline • Matt Thurber

SpaceX Doubles Starlink Aviation Prices and Adds Continental Boundaries

By AINonline: New service plans distinguish between a single area and global coverage.

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2026-07-08T11:16:56.509606-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

By Space.com: The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.

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2026-07-08T09:17:34.268997-07:00

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CNBC • Annie Palmer

Bezos' Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first outside fundraising round

By CNBC: Bezos' Blue Origin is raising outside capital in a round valuing the rocket company at $130 billion, sources told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Ars Technica

Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital

Reuters

Bezos' Blue Origin seeks first outside funding at $130 billion valuation, NYT DealBook reports

Also: Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, ANI News Agency and 6 more

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2026-07-08T05:45:56.159359-07:00

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Bloomberg • Loren Grush

NASA’s Surprising Move to Fly a Test Mars Rover to the Moon

By Bloomberg: In a bid to use existing hardware for its moon base, NASA is considering flying a test version of its Mars rovers to the lunar surface. Not everyone likes the plan.

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2026-07-08T08:19:46.591417-07:00

Satellite LEO Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Darío Buschiazzo

AST SpaceMobile deploys three more BlueBird satellites, targets 45–60 by year-end

By SpaceNews.com: AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a space-based cellular broadband network of 45 to 60 satellites by the end of the year.

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2026-07-08T06:29:13.681651-07:00

Space Force Space Defense & Militarization

Space.com • Brett Tingley

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

By Space.com: The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.

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2026-07-08T06:14:02.761234-07:00

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ASD-Eurospace: Europe’s space industry sales hit €10.9B in 2025, up 23% as government spending—especially defense—accelerates

Loft Orbital Books Multiple Launches Aboard MaiaSpace Rockets

SpaceX Doubles Starlink Aviation Prices and Adds Continental Boundaries

'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

Bezos' Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first outside fundraising round

Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital

Bezos' Blue Origin seeks first outside funding at $130 billion valuation, NYT DealBook reports

NASA’s Surprising Move to Fly a Test Mars Rover to the Moon

AST SpaceMobile deploys three more BlueBird satellites, targets 45–60 by year-end

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

SpaceX Doubles Starlink Aviation Prices and Adds Continental Boundaries

Eurospace: Europe's space industry sales increased 23% in 2025, headcount just 2.2%; startups are 11% of work force

Loft Orbital Books Multiple Launches Aboard MaiaSpace Rockets

'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

NASA’s Surprising Move to Fly a Test Mars Rover to the Moon

Thaicom says Astranis-built Thaicom 9 launch delayed to March 2027 following component anomaly affecting 5 satellites

Venus Aerospace raises $91M for high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine

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Thaicom says Astranis-built Thaicom 9 launch delayed to March 2027 following component anomaly affecting 5 satellites

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