Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com

ElevationSpace raises $40M Series B to fund Space-to-Earth transportation and its Space Environment Utilization & Recovery Platf

ElevationSpace Inc. (CEO Ryohei Kobayashi) secured $40 million in Series B funding via a third-party share allotment from investors including SPARX Asset Management, Beyond Next Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Toyoda Gosei and Dai Nippon Printing. The round brings total funding to $63.5 million.

2026-06-19T08:08:21.463747-07:00
Satellite   Supply Chain   LEO   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Tony Morrin

The MEO durability crisis: why LEO hardware will fail the new orbital economy

By SpaceNews.com: some, space is the final frontier. But the reality is that once you leave Earth’s atmosphere, you’re not entering a single, uniform void. There are several frontiers up there — distinct orbital zones — and each throws a very different set of problems at us.

2026-06-19T06:21:31.355348-07:00
Satellite   LEO   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Policy & International Cooperation   NASA  
SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA selects mission to study space weather interaction with Earth’s atmosphere

By SpaceNews.com: NASA has selected for development a space science mission that will study how space weather interacts with Earth’s atmosphere.

2026-06-19T05:12:21.259131-07:00
Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation  
Bloomberg • Mihir Mishra, Sanjai P R

Ambani’s Jio Weighs India Satellite Network to Rival Starlink

By Bloomberg: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-controlled Jio Platforms Ltd. is weighing plans to build its own satellite constellation, as it seeks to cement control over the nation’s communications infrastructure while Elon Musk’s Starlink faces hurdles.

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2026-06-19T04:37:10.481679-07:00
Event   Europe   ESA   Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

ESA Council Sets December Ministerial in Rome, Reframes Exploration After NASA's Gateway Decision

By SpaceWatch Global: The 347th in Paris confirmed Rome as the venue for the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting on 15 December and signalled a fundamental repositioning of Europe's exploration strategy following NASA's downsizing of the Lunar Gateway.

2026-06-19T04:12:32.196806-07:00