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Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Canada and ESA weigh industrial and program-response moves after NASA shelves Lunar Gateway

Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell and former NASA Chief Economist Alexander MacDonald say Canada is positioned to benefit from NASA’s abrupt shift away from the Lunar Gateway—prompting ESA and Canadian stakeholders to decide how to respond to the cancellation and realign work and roles.

2026-06-04T08:56:15.588429-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft

By SpaceNews.com: Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating lessons from a failed mission last year.

2026-06-04T09:14:18.438509-07:00

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Bloomberg • Sana Pashankar

Axiom Space Raises $525 Million With MUFG Bank as New Investor

By Bloomberg: Axiom Space announced that it had secured roughly an additional $175 million from investors, bringing the startup’s most recent fundraising round to more than $525 million as it works to develop a commercial space station.

Also: Seeking Alpha and news.bgov.com

2026-06-04T07:13:27.093672-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

The Exploration Company Completes Nyx Drop Test

By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company has completed an initial drop test to validate the recovery system of its Nyx spacecraft ahead of a planned 2028 demonstration mission.

Also: NASA Spaceflight and Payload

2026-06-04T04:02:23.936754-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA working to streamline development of nuclear electric propulsion demo mission

By SpaceNews.com: NASA is working on a streamlined management approach for a nuclear electric propulsion mission the agency wants to launch in two and a half years.

2026-06-04T03:58:43.092844-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China builds institutional framework for space computing push

By SpaceNews.com: HELSINKI — China is establishing an industrial policy framework to support a push to build space-based computing infrastructure, with the emergence of influential coordinating bodies.

2026-06-04T03:13:21.771997-07:00

Satellite Space Policy & International Cooperation

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

KSAT and iQPS Deepen Long-Term Alliance to Accelerate the 'QPS-SAR' Project for Near Real Time EO Data

By SpaceWatch Global: KSAT and the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. have extended their long-term partnership to further accelerate the "QPS-SAR Project".

2026-06-04T00:02:34.309897-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Infinite Orbits Selects Open Cosmos' Platforms for its “Tom & Jerry” LEO Space Domain Awareness Demo

By SpaceWatch Global: Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos are partnering on a new LEO mission to advance autonomous inspection and operational SSA capabilities.

2026-06-04T00:02:34.490459-07:00

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