Bloomberg
• Gian Volpicelli, Paula Doenecke
SpaceX has publicly criticized the European Union’s proposed framework for allocating satellite spectrum, arguing it could constrain Starlink’s growth plans following the company’s record-setting IPO. The dispute highlights how regulatory design for spectrum access is becoming a gating factor for LEO broadband operators in Europe.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs.".
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — EQT Private Equity of Sweden is purchasing ride-share mission management and integration provider Exolaunch of Germany in a transaction of undisclosed value that dealroom.co estimated at $339 million, an amount that would testify to Exolaunch’s rapid growth in the last couple of years.
SpaceNews.com
Bloomberg
• Brian W Smith, Davide Barbuscia, Gowri Gurumurthy
By Bloomberg: Bankers for Elon Musk’s SpaceX are preparing to hold calls with investors as soon as next week to discuss a potential bond offering on the heels of the company’s record IPO, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Reuters
• Akash Sriram, Jemima Denham
By Reuters: Space companies have spoken with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers, a sign of early progress for an experimental industry backed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: CNES has selected Sirius Space Services to fill a vacancy at the Guiana Space Centre’s future multi-user commercial launch facility.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch later this month after less than a year of development.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
Reuters
• Aditya Soni, Deborah Mary Sophia
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
