BloombergLoren Grush

NASA selects Blue Origin-led bid ecosystem for lunar base logistics: robotic landers, rovers/“moon buggies,” and lunar transport

NASA awarded multiple contracts to support a planned lunar base near the south pole, including robotic landers, rovers and drones delivered by Blue Origin and other space firms. The awards also include lunar transport arrangements aimed at sustaining the agency’s decade-long return and establishing surface “perimeter” concepts for operations.

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.

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