SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
British startup Odin Space plans to establish its first U.S. office in Los Angeles on May 7. The company focuses on mapping and analyzing sub-centimeter orbital debris—an increasingly critical capability as low Earth orbit congestion and conjunction risk rise.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Starfighters Space has hired two former Blue Origin New Glenn managers to help advance its air-launch system toward flight demonstrations and operational cadence.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: A decade ago, the space technology company Stellar Exploration needed about three years to build, test and deliver a small satellite propulsion system.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace has raised $60 million in a funding round that gives the company a valuation of more than $1 billion.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Finland's ICEYE embedded its ISR Cell with a French Army brigade during the ORION 2026 exercise in April, an early European test of tactical space ISR.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: Next month, a first-of-its-kind gathering will blueprint an eventual crewed trek to tantalizing Titan, the largest of Saturn's many moons.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Ibadan, 7 May 2026. – Ramon.Space, a leader in space computing infrastructure, has announced the expansion of its U.S. engineering operations with a new office in Englewood, Colorado.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is set to become SpaceX's busiest launch site—for now.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
