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Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service

5 June 2026 at 19:12
Attendees gather around the Leaf Space booth at the 2026 SmallSat Europe conference. Credit: Leaf Space

MILAN – Italian ground segment operator Leaf Space unveiled a new space connectivity service May 27. The technology, named TreeNet, aims to make space communications more seamless by treating individual […]

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Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches

5 June 2026 at 11:46

Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches, following on from two recent experimental flights.

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Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after latest $200 million raise

5 June 2026 at 10:15
Apex assembly line

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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The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule

5 June 2026 at 09:30
Nyx drop test

The Exploration Company performed a drop test of the Nyx spacecraft it is developing to transport cargo to low Earth orbit ahead of a 2028 test flight.

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Axiom Space adds more than $175 million to funding round

5 June 2026 at 08:03
Illustration of Axiom Space’s proposed space station. Credit: Axiom

Axiom Space announced June 4 that it added more than $175 million to its latest funding round, with Japan’s largest bank joining the company’s investors.

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AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft

4 June 2026 at 17:03
DeepSpace-2

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed assembly of its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating lessons from a failed mission last year.

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AST SpaceMobile sees New Glenn setback delaying initial commercial service into 2027

3 June 2026 at 22:12

AST SpaceMobile expects Blue Origin’s recent launchpad explosion will delay its direct-to-smartphone constellation by three to six months, investment bank William Blair said in an equity research note, pushing initial commercial services into the first half of 2027.

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Muon Space unveils Starship-class satellite platform for orbital data centers

3 June 2026 at 12:39

Muon Space announced a Starship-class satellite platform June 3 designed from the ground up to meet the demands of the emerging orbital data center market, with an initial launch slated for 2028 after securing customers.

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Blue Origin seeks to resume New Glenn launches by year’s end

3 June 2026 at 11:39
New Glenn launch

Blue Origin’s CEO says damage to its New Glenn launch pad is not as bad as feared and the rocket could return to flight by the end of the year.

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UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability

2 June 2026 at 13:25
McFall

The U.K. government is exploring sending British astronaut John McFall to Vast’s planned Haven-1 space station in a mission it says could make him the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit.

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