SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
Ahead of NASA’s Artemis III crew announcement, analysis suggests the chosen astronauts could offer clues to how NASA is evolving its Moon base strategy—especially the balance between agency-led architecture and commercial roles across surface operations, logistics, and human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Luxembourg’s OQ Technology plans to test direct-to-smartphone satellite connectivity next year in Germany using a local telco’s cellular spectrum, setting up a challenge to U.S.-led services in the emerging market.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – NewOrbit Space, a UK startup developing satellites for very low Earth orbit (VLEO), has raised $18.5 million in a Series A investment round.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Switzerland will take no part in the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program in the coming years due to budget constraints according to local new outlets.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: OHB has begun work on the construction of the RAMSES planetary defense mission's spacecraft in time for a spring 2028 launch.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: EREMS has completed a €10 million expansion of its French manufacturing facility, adding new cleanrooms and an automated production line.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Hughes Network Systems has opted to stay flexible in its approach to IFC, offering multiple options and eschewing a one-size-fits-all model.
Space.com
• Anthony Wood
By Space.com: How do meteor showers affect NASA's Artemis missions to the moon, and how does it keep astronauts safe from micrometeoroid impacts?.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli, Alberto Brambilla, Samuel Stolton
