Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
The FCC approved Amazon’s request for a waiver covering deployment of half of its Amazon Leo constellation by the end of July, but required spectrum-priority conditions. The decision underscores how U.S. regulators are balancing rapid broadband-constellation rollout with protections for spectrum access and established rights.
Reuters
• Joey Roulette
By Reuters: A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station prompted five astronauts to take shelter and prepare for evacuation for roughly two hours on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.
Bloomberg
• Lynn Doan
By Bloomberg: Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX $920 million a month for computing power as part of a cloud services deal that runs through mid-2029, its second such agreement with an AI competitor in a matter of weeks.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland— Planet Labs PBC reported record revenue for the three months ending Jan. 31, including a 20% increase in commercial revenue, to $17 million, which the company said results from a “reset” of its approach that is now bearing fruit.
By newsroom.arianespace.com: On June 17, 2026, Arianespace will place into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with the Ariane 64 equipped with four P160C advanced solid-propellant boosters for the very first time.
European Spaceflight
Reuters
• Kane Wu, Summer Zhen
By Reuters: SpaceX's website and IPO marketing documents were not accessible on Friday in Hong Kong and mainland China, a Reuters review showed, a step that threatens to curb participation by investors there in a listing expected to be the world's largest.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5 it says nearly doubled the four-year-old manufacturer’s valuation to $2.3 billion.
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European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
