European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Loft Orbital has signed a multi-launch agreement with MaiaSpace, an ArianeGroup subsidiary. The announcement shared limited program details, but said the first flight is expected in 2028, setting a near-term timeline for Loft’s launch campaign using MaiaSpace rockets.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.
CNBC
• Annie Palmer
By CNBC: Bezos' Blue Origin is raising outside capital in a round valuing the rocket company at $130 billion, sources told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: In a bid to use existing hardware for its moon base, NASA is considering flying a test version of its Mars rovers to the lunar surface. Not everyone likes the plan.
SpaceNews.com
• Darío Buschiazzo
By SpaceNews.com: AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a space-based cellular broadband network of 45 to 60 satellites by the end of the year.
Space.com
• Brett Tingley
By Space.com: The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.
AeroTime
• Miquel Ros
By AeroTime: Venus Aerospace has raised $91 million to advance its high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine for space and military applications.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 did more than destroy a rocket and severely damage a launch pad.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
