NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
Stoke Space has completed proto-qualification of the first stage of its Nova rocket at its Moses Lake, Washington, testing site in early June 2026. The milestone clears the way for a medium-lift Nova debut targeted for end-2026 from historic Launch Complex-14 (LC-14) in Cape Canaveral.
Bloomberg
• Bailey Lipschultz, Charlotte Plaskwa, Davide Barbuscia, Edward Ludlow
By Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is telling investors it has lined up investment-grade ratings from three major bond graders, according to people with knowledge of the matter, which could help the company cut funding costs as it continues to raise financing after its initial public offering.
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
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Another Earth, an Earth Observation (EO) data company, is expanding into Brazil, one of the largest markets in Latin America.
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.
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.
Bloomberg Law
• Bobby Magill
By Bloomberg Law: Three environmental groups and a tribe on Wednesday asked a federal judge to set aside the Trump administration’s decision to exchange national wildlife refuge land with SpaceX to allow Elon Musk’s company to expand its Starbase site in Texas.
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.
Bloomberg
• Alberto Brambilla, Donato Paolo Mancini
