Satellite   Space Force   Defense Budgets & Spending   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

HASC NDAA markup allocates $415M to protect Space Force missile-warning satellite program (Next-Generation Overhead Persistent I

The House Armed Services Committee moved to preserve a Space Force missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon plans to cancel, authorizing $415 million for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Polar program in its fiscal 2027 defense policy bill markup.

2026-06-04T15:40:54.274537-07:00
Axiom Space   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Sana Pashankar

Axiom Space Raises $525 Million With MUFG Bank as New Investor

By Bloomberg: Axiom Space announced that it had secured roughly an additional $175 million from investors, bringing the startup’s most recent fundraising round to more than $525 million as it works to develop a commercial space station.

Also: Seeking Alpha and news.bgov.com
2026-06-04T07:13:27.093672-07:00
ESA   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Space Policy & International Cooperation   NASA  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Canada and ESA, both buffeted by NASA's sidelining of Lunar Gateway, must decide how to respond. Canada already has

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President Lisa Campbell and former NASA Chief Economist Alexander MacDonald, a Canadian citizen, said Canada is well placed to profit from NASA’s sudden shift in priorities and the cancellation of the Lunar Gateway program.

2026-06-04T08:56:15.588429-07:00