Bloomberg
• Bailey Lipschultz, Charlotte Plaskwa, Davide Barbuscia, Edward Ludlow
SpaceX has told investors it has lined up investment-grade credit ratings from three major bond graders, according to people familiar with the matter. The step is expected to reduce borrowing costs as the company pursues additional financing in the run-up to its IPO.
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
By NASA Spaceflight: Stoke Space completed proto-qualification of the first stage of its Nova rocket at its testing site in Moses Lake, Washington, in early June 2026. This milestone paves the way for the debut of the medium-lift Nova vehicle targeted for the end of 2026 from the historic Launch Complex-14 (LC-14) in Cape Canaveral.
Airbus
By Airbus: Berlin Air Show, Germany - 10 June 2026 – Airbus Defence and Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint and High Performance Space Structure Systems (HPS) to collaborate on a satellite-based Earth observation and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solution.
aviation-defence-universe.com
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Sky Perfect JSAT will acquire the HYLAS 3 satellite that is currently in orbit and owned by Avanti Communications. Sky Perfect JSAT said the satellite.
science.nasa.gov
• Marty McCoy
By science.nasa.gov: The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum is helping connect many of the pieces.
New York Times
• Kirsten Grind
By New York Times: While Elon Musk may soon become a trillionaire, his rocket company’s market debut is set to the change the lives of its current and former employees, too.
Via Satellite
• Frank Wolfe
By Via Satellite: The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — LeoLabs said June 10 it has deployed a mobile space-tracking radar in the Indo-Pacific region that is being used to monitor Chinese satellites and other spacecraft.
Bloomberg
• Alberto Brambilla, Donato Paolo Mancini
NASA Spaceflight
• Arran Reid, Chris Bergin
