Space.comMike Wall

ISS to host Russian EVA today as Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev conduct a planned ~5-hour spacewalk

Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are scheduled to begin a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on May 27, with coverage described as a roughly five-hour EVA. The outing continues Expedition 74’s high-tempo maintenance and on-orbit operations cycle.

2026-05-26T21:13:25.585780-07:00
BloombergLoren Grush

NASA Taps Bezos’ Blue Origin, Firefly for Moon Base Contracts

By Bloomberg: NASA picked Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace and other space firms to send robotic landers, rovers and even drones to the moon as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to jumpstart a lunar base before the end of the decade.

2026-05-26T12:54:36.648420-07:00
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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2026-05-26T07:23:07.354525-07:00
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