Top Stories for the week of May 1, 2026

Launch | April 28, 2026
MaiaSpace CEO Says “Start Later, Run Faster” as Launcher Works Toward First Mission
French launcher in development MaiaSpace is looking to buck industry trends and bring a new rocket to market for European launch services. At the start……[continued]
Government/Military | April 26, 2026
Space Force Awards $3.2 Billion to 12 Companies for Space-Based Interceptor Work
The Space Force announced 12 companies have won contracts totaling up to $3.2 billion to prototype technologies for space-based interceptors in support of the Golden…...[continued]
Launch | April 29, 2026
SpaceX Launches Final ViaSat-3 Satellite, Completing Trio of GEO Satellites
SpaceX launched the final ViaSat-3 satellite on Wednesday morning to complete Viasat’s trio of high-capacity Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites.  The heavy-lift mission launched on a…...[continued]
Partner Content | April 29, 2026
EarthDaily CEO Don Osborne Previews Upcoming Launch in Thursday Morning Conversation
EarthDaily Analytics is at a key inflection point as it approaches a launch of six satellites later this quarter, which will allow the company to…...[continued]
Government/Military | April 29, 2026
Canada Cancels WildFireSat Constellation Contract With Spire 
Canada has canceled its contract with Spire Global to build a constellation of wildfire-monitoring satellites called WildFireSat. Yet the government remains committed to the space-based…...[continued]
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Finance | April 27, 2026
HawkEye 360 Files to Go Public, Reports $99M in Revenue in 2025
Signals intelligence company HawkEye 360 looks to go public this year, announcing the start of a road show for an initial public offering (IPO) on…...[continued]
Government/Military | April 24, 2026
FCC Rejects Requests for Sharing in MSS Spectrum, Maintaining Exclusive Rights
The FCC rejected calls to change how it licenses MSS spectrum, dismissing a request by SpaceX and other operators to enter certain spectrum bands.  In…...[continued]
Government/Military | April 24, 2026
SDA's Need for Speed Pushes Startups for Results
In March, the Space Development Agency’s Acting Director Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo said the agency was strategically pausing launches until May. He described technology hurdles, supply…...[continued]
Finance | April 30, 2026
York Space Systems to Acquire Terminal Developer All.Space in $355M Deal 
York Space Systems has moved to acquire terminal developer All.Space in a $355 million deal to make York a “complete communications ecosystem.”  All.Space is a…...[continued]
Government/Military | April 30, 2026
FCC Updates EPFD Framework that Covers GEO/NGSO Spectrum Sharing
The FCC on Thursday voted to adopt a new framework for Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD), which governs spectrum-sharing between GEO and NGSO systems. EPFD…...[continued]
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