BloombergLoren Grush

NASA selects Blue Origin and Firefly for first lunar base-construction missions; awards $75M JPL Moonwalk/Farside-south-pole dro

NASA said it is launching three uncrewed lunar missions this year to kickstart a phased, ~$20bn Moon-base plan before decade-end. The agency chose Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for the first mission and selected Firefly Aerospace for a $75M JPL subcontract to deliver four drones to the lunar south pole by 2028.

PayloadAnne Cheever, Ellen P. Carlin

NASA Awards LTV, Lunar Transport Contracts

NASABriana R. Zamora

Moon Base Systems

2026-05-26T12:54:36.648420-07:00
Satellite EvolutionSatellite Evolution Group

Eutelsat and Anuvu ink new capacity contract on EUTELSAT 10B for in-flight connectivity

By Satellite Evolution: Eutelsat and Anuvu have signed a new multi-year agreement for capacity on the EUTELSAT 10B satellite.

Also: SpaceWatch Africa and APEX
2026-05-26T03:01:58.037140-07:00
SpaceNews.comDebra Werner

The surge in military budgets can help Europe's entrepreneurial space sector

By SpaceNews.com: AMSTERDAM – The recent surge in European defense spending could bolster Europe’s entrepreneurial space sector, but only if bureaucratic roadblocks are cleared, panelists said at the SmallSat Europe conference.

2026-05-26T10:05:53.544149-07:00
ReutersFoo Yun Chee

Exclusive: Starlink and Amazon may be able to buy into EU mobile satellite spectrum plan

By Reuters: Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's low-earth-orbit satellite business may be able ​to acquire some European mobile satellite spectrum next year, two ‌people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

Also: CNA and CNA
2026-05-26T07:23:07.354525-07:00