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Space Intel ReportPeter B. de Selding

What Europe Must Do to Raise Ariane 6’s Flight Rate Beyond 12 Launches a Year

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Europe’s launch sector is scheduled to meet Sept. 23 in Brussels for 2nd EU Access to Space Conference, another session to combine self-congratulation for its successes and hand-wringing about its defects.

2026-09-22T13:51:01.908443-07:00
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ReutersCourtney Rozen

Trump bought and sold shares in Musk's SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows

By Reuters: US President Donald Trump bought as much as $50,000 worth of shares and sold as ​much as $15,000 in Elon Musk's SpaceX in July, according to a ‌public financial disclosure, his latest transactions involving a government contractor run by his former adviser.

2026-09-22T12:21:07.317675-07:00
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BloombergFrancine Lacqua, Samuel Stolton

EU’s SpaceX Rival Won’t Get Free Pass, Antitrust Chief Warns

By Bloomberg: The European Union’s antitrust chief warned that a proposed satellite venture seen as the region’s answer to SpaceX won’t get any preferential treatment from deals watchdogs — despite being lauded by her boss Ursula von der Leyen.

2026-09-22T09:50:44.505083-07:00
SpaceNews.comJeff Foust

ESA awards study contracts for dual-use Earth observation system

By SpaceNews.com: ESA and European Commission awarded contracts to two teams of companies to study architectures for an Earth imaging system for security applications.

2026-09-22T05:45:43.812372-07:00