Event   Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space  
techfundingnews.com • Abhinaya Prabhu

PLD Space commits €35M to build out its MIURA 5 launch complex at Kourou’s ELM-Diamant, speeding civil works for a late-2026 deb

PLD Space says it will invest €35 million in the development and deployment of its MIURA 5 Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, over 2025–2026. The company has tripled its prior plan to accelerate civil works for its inaugural flight later this year.

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

PLD Space Triples Investment in Launch Facility to €35 Million

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2026-06-01T03:41:09.367969-07:00
Viasat   Satellite   Commercial Space  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Swissto12's mystery 7th satellite customer is Viasat Inc., which now has a 4 HummingSats on order

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The undisclosed customer for small-GEO satellite manufacturer Swissto12’s 7th satellite is Viasat Inc., which already has three Swissto12 HummingSat’s on order as a result of Viasat’s purchase of Inmarsat.

2026-06-01T07:41:14.725344-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation  
SpaceNews.com • Craig Hrinkevich

Spaceport facility bonds are now law – and they fundamentally change space infrastructure finance

By SpaceNews.com: After more than three decades in public and project finance, I have learned that real inflection points in infrastructure development rarely announce themselves loudly.

2026-06-01T06:13:47.660079-07:00
AI   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Phil Serafino

SpaceX Listing Is Rewriting the Rules Around Blockbuster IPOs

By Bloomberg: Index providers, fund managers rush to accommodate Musk’s company Expand Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg Contact us: Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?.

2026-06-01T03:31:01.891057-07:00
Satellite   AI   Supply Chain   Europe   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Business Finland OKs $33M grant to Iceye for expanded radar satellite production and R&D into optical, RF monitoring

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Fast-growing radar satellite constellation builder/operator Iceye Oy received a "continuation grant" of 28.3 million euros ($33 million) from Business Finland, the public innovation agency, to boost manufacturing capability and R&D expansion into optical and radio-frequency sensors and.

2026-06-01T05:00:29.707267-07:00