Reuters
SpaceX is preparing to file an initial public offering prospectus with US regulators as soon as this week or next, with the company reportedly targeting a June listing. Reported valuations above €1.61 trillion would make the offering the largest on record and reshape space finance.
Euronews
• Una Hajdari
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: We’re getting close to launch day for Dragonfly! Engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have officially kicked off the integration and testing stage for the car-sized, nuclear-powered helicopter bound for Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Switzerland’s PAVE Space has raised $40 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its LYOBA heavy-lift kick stage.
SpaceWatch Global
By SpaceWatch Global: Europe’s long‑delayed awakening to space as a strategic domain marks a new phase of continental defense thinking.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: Artemis 2 will be the first astronaut mission beyond low Earth orbit in more than 50 years.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: As demand for spectrum grows alongside the rising number of missions in orbit, a new startup is looking to ease management of this precious, finite resource.
Satellite Evolution
By Satellite Evolution: Space Norway launches Mimir 1, unlocking commercial access to in-orbit testing.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: The question is no longer whether the space sector is part of national security. The question is whether the space sector is prepared for it.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
