Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
NASA, in partnership with the U.S. Space Force, plans to launch later this month a dedicated space-weather mission aimed at identifying the source of Earth’s “ring current” plasma structure. The campaign is designed to resolve where the ring current originates and how it forms around the planet.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company has completed a hot-fire test campaign of its Huracan rocket engine, which is designed to power its future lunar lander.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: DENVER – Odin Space, a British startup focused on mapping and analyzing sub-centimeter orbital debris, announced plans May 7 to establish its first U.S.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace has raised $60 million in a funding round that gives the company a valuation of more than $1 billion.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Starfighters Space has hired two former Blue Origin New Glenn managers to help advance its air-launch system toward flight demonstrations and operational cadence.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: A decade ago, the space technology company Stellar Exploration needed about three years to build, test and deliver a small satellite propulsion system.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland's ICEYE embedded its ISR Cell with a French Army brigade during the ORION 2026 exercise in April, an early European test of tactical space ISR.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: Next month, a first-of-its-kind gathering will blueprint an eventual crewed trek to tantalizing Titan, the largest of Saturn's many moons.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
