SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
Austrian propulsion startup Gate Space has secured €6.3 million from Europe’s government-backed accelerator program, joining a broader stream of capital aimed at boosting European space “sovereignty.” The funding underscores sustained investor and state interest in enabling technologies—such as satellite propulsion—outside of non-European supply chains.
Bloomberg
• Gian Volpicelli, Paula Doenecke
By Bloomberg: SpaceX criticized the European Union’s plans for the distribution of satellite spectrum, a key element in the growth plans for the Elon Musk-led company’s Starlink service following its record-setting initial public offering.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs.".
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — EQT Private Equity of Sweden is purchasing ride-share mission management and integration provider Exolaunch of Germany in a transaction of undisclosed value that dealroom.co estimated at $339 million, an amount that would testify to Exolaunch’s rapid growth in the last couple of years.
SpaceNews.com
Bloomberg
• Brian W Smith, Davide Barbuscia, Gowri Gurumurthy
By Bloomberg: Bankers for Elon Musk’s SpaceX are preparing to hold calls with investors as soon as next week to discuss a potential bond offering on the heels of the company’s record IPO, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Financial Times
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Reuters
• Akash Sriram, Jemima Denham
By Reuters: Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of early progress for an experimental industry backed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: CNES has selected Sirius Space Services to fill a vacancy at the Guiana Space Centre’s future multi-user commercial launch facility.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
Reuters
• Aditya Soni, Deborah Mary Sophia
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
