ISS Aviation Safety & Regulation Human Spaceflight & Space Stations Space Policy & International Cooperation NASA

Reuters • Joey Roulette

ISS air-leak prompts NASA to order Dragon shelter as Russian crew works to restore habitability

NASA directed five ISS crew members to shelter in SpaceX’s Dragon capsule as an air leak worsened on the Russian segment. After about an hour and a half, officials assessed no urgent evacuation was needed while repairs continued, underscoring how quickly station atmosphere issues can escalate.

Space.com • Mike Wall

Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak

NASA • Mark A. Garcia

NASA Provides Update on Space Station Leak

Also: CBC, Space Policy Online, Aviation24, AeroTime, Reuters, Spaceflight Now, New York Times, Associated Press, SpaceQ, Scientific American, SpaceNews.com, CBS News and 36 more

2026-06-05T07:28:20.916023-07:00

AI Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Lynn Doan

Google Buying Computing From SpaceX in $920-Million-a-Month Deal

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.

New York Times

SpaceX Has $30 Billion Deal to Provide Google With A.I. Computing Power

Reuters

SpaceX lands Google AI compute deal after Anthropic pact ahead of IPO

Also: Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha and 3 more

2026-06-05T12:41:21.535943-07:00

FCC Satellite Policy & Regulation

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

FCC Gives Amazon Leo 50% Deployment Waiver, With Conditions on Spectrum Priority

By Via Satellite: The FCC granted Amazon a deadline waiver to launch half of its constellation by the end of July, but the waiver came with conditions on spectrum priority.

2026-06-05T13:27:50.548111-07:00

Satellite ArianeGroup Europe LEO Orders Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation

newsroom.arianespace.com • Juliette Poisson

Arianespace to launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites with an Ariane 64 equipped with advanced boosters on June 17, 2026

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

Launch of Most Powerful Ariane 6 to Date Set for 17 June

SpaceNews.com

Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters

2026-06-05T07:13:35.561232-07:00

Blue Origin Supply Chain Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

By Ars Technica: Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.

2026-06-05T07:12:53.232289-07:00

Satellite Middle East Commercial Space Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Planet reports 42% increase in Q1 revenue, with 20% boost in commercial business; clarifies its hold on Mideast imagery

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.

2026-06-05T09:42:02.448776-07:00

Antitrust Satellite Europe M&A Space Policy & International Cooperation Policy & Regulation Airbus Thales

Bloomberg • Albertina Torsoli, Alberto Brambilla, Samuel Stolton

EU’s Answer to Musk’s SpaceX Set to Test New Merger Regime

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.

2026-06-05T06:59:14.372258-07:00

China Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Policy & Regulation Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Asia-Pacific (APAC)

Reuters • Kane Wu, Summer Zhen

China and Hong Kong users unable to access SpaceX website, IPO documents

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.

Bloomberg