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Last Updated: Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 9:53 PM PDT
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globalnews.ca
• Sean Boynton
Marc Garneau, Canada’s first astronaut and former federal minister, dies at 76
By globalnews.ca: Marc Garneau, who served as a federal cabinet minister after becoming the first Canadian to go to space, has died at the age of 76.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
Jared Isaacman speaks out, and it’s clear that NASA lost a visionary leader
By Ars Technica: “We went from the atomic bomb in 1945 to laying the keel on the Nautilus in 1951.”….
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Ars Technica
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Can an operational EU military space capability exist? It’s coming this year with Galileo PRS; EU-SST, Iris2, others to follow
By Space Intel Report: AMSTERDAM — The European Commission’s development of space networks with operational military capabilities is confronting the….
Reuters
• Foo Yun Chee
SES $3.1 billion Intelsat deal to gain unconditional EU antitrust nod, sources say
By Reuters: European satellite company SES is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $3.1-billion bid for rival Intelsat, people familiar with the matter said, creating a major European player to rival Elon Musk's Space X-owned Starlink.
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Space.com
• Leonard David
Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon
By Space.com: "Prior to the end of this decade, we will be landing two crews on the lunar surface.".
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
Impulse Space Raises $300 Million to Advance In-Space Propulsion with Space Force Backing
By Ars Technica: “The Space Force said, ‘Hey, we know what that thing’s for.'”….
Via Satellite
• Jeffrey Hill
Alghanim Industries Launches Sama X as an Official SpaceX Starlink Reseller in Kuwait
By Via Satellite: Kuwaiti multinational firm Alghanim Industries is launching an authorized SpaceX Starlink global reseller venture called "Sama X." One of the Middle.
