Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space  
techfundingnews.com • Abhinaya Prabhu

PLD Space commits €35M to expand MIURA 5 launch complex at Kourou’s CSG (2025-2026)

PLD Space says it will invest €35 million in developing and deploying its Launch Complex at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, over 2025-2026, ahead of MIURA 5’s planned inaugural flight later in 2026. The company frames the capex as first-private-operator scale for Europe’s only operational spaceport.

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

PLD Space Triples Investment in Launch Facility to €35 Million

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2026-06-01T03:41:09.367969-07:00
Viasat   Satellite   Commercial Space  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Swissto12's mystery 7th satellite customer is Viasat Inc., which now has a 4 HummingSats on order

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The undisclosed customer for small-GEO satellite manufacturer Swissto12’s 7th satellite is Viasat Inc., which already has three Swissto12 HummingSat’s on order as a result of Viasat’s purchase of Inmarsat.

2026-06-01T07:41:14.725344-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation  
SpaceNews.com • Craig Hrinkevich

Spaceport facility bonds are now law – and they fundamentally change space infrastructure finance

By SpaceNews.com: After more than three decades in public and project finance, I have learned that real inflection points in infrastructure development rarely announce themselves loudly.

2026-06-01T06:13:47.660079-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Phil Serafino

SpaceX Listing Is Rewriting the Rules Around Blockbuster IPOs

By Bloomberg: Index providers, fund managers rush to accommodate Musk’s company Expand Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg Contact us: Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?.

2026-06-01T03:31:01.891057-07:00
Satellite   AI   Supply Chain   Europe   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Business Finland OKs $33M grant to Iceye for expanded radar satellite production and R&D into optical, RF monitoring

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Fast-growing radar satellite constellation builder/operator Iceye Oy received a "continuation grant" of 28.3 million euros ($33 million) from Business Finland, the public innovation agency, to boost manufacturing capability and R&D expansion into optical and radio-frequency sensors and.

2026-06-01T05:00:29.707267-07:00
Satellite   AI   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Space Debris & Traffic Management   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Payload • G. Theresa Quitto-Dickerson

Opinion: Commercial Space Is Generating Signals Decision-Makers Cannot Hear

By Payload: Launch cadences, debris accumulation rates, reusing hardware, conjunction events—the commercial sector is generating more operational signals than any previous era of space activity.

2026-06-01T05:12:35.156159-07:00