Impulse Space
Jun 02 — Impulse Space raised **$500 million** in Series D funding led by 137 Ventures and Banner VC to scale in-space mobility infrastructure. This marks another massive funding round for the orbital transfer vehicle company.
SPACEHAUS · Commercial space intelligence
Space Industry Weekly Briefing — 2026-06-03
Commercial space news and intelligence for the week ending 2026-06-03.
Week ending
Funding Rounds & Investment Activity
Contracts, Awards & Government Activity
SpaceX
Jun 02 — SpaceX won a **$4.16 billion** Space Force contract to help the military track airborne targets using satellites. The constellation will provide capability to monitor 'airborne threats' anywhere on Earth.
MDA Space
Jun 02 — MDA Space was selected by BAE Systems as a supplier for the Epoch 2 missile warning constellation for the U.S. Space Force. MDA will design and supply antennas under a subcontract for this next-generation satellite warning system.
Denmar Technical Services
Jun 01 — NASA awarded Denmar Technical Services a modification contract to provide a **Boeing 737** for lunar gravity testing. The contract covers aircraft modifications, maintenance, and testing services for NASA's Reduced Gravity Flight program at Armstrong Flight Research Center and Johnson Space Center.
Aurora Avionics
Jun 03 — UK space startup Aurora Avionics signed its first Asia-Pacific customer deal with Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to supply modular avionics for sounding rocket development.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships
Voyager Technologies
Jun 02 — Voyager Technologies announced an agreement to acquire Astrobotic for **$300 million**, expanding its commercial lunar operations portfolio. The acquisition brings together lunar lander and payload delivery capabilities.
Vast Space
Jun 03 — Vast Space signed a crewed two-mission agreement with France for missions to its Haven-1 commercial space station and the ISS. This represents France's commitment to commercial space station partnerships.
HyImpulse
Jun 03 — HyImpulse signed a Letter of Intent with Etlaq Spaceport in Oman to explore launch operations. The agreement will evaluate establishing commercial launch services from the Middle Eastern spaceport.
Launch Activity & Mission Milestones
Blue Origin
Jun 03 — Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp committed to resuming New Glenn launches by year's end following last week's explosion. Propellant tanks at LC-36 at Cape Canaveral survived the blast in good condition, and the main support gantry can be repaired in place. Inspection and recovery activities are already underway.
SpaceX
Jun 03 — SpaceX scheduled Starlink 17-47 mission from Vandenberg SFB for 8:37 a.m. PDT (June 3), deploying **24 Starlink satellites**. The mission will attempt SpaceX's **200th landing** on drone ship 'Of Course I Still Love You.' Separately, the Starlink 10-43 mission from Cape Canaveral was scrubbed due to poor weather and rescheduled for June 4.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Jun 02 — China launched the debut mission of its partially reusable Long March 12B rocket on June 1 without issuing advance airspace closure notices. The Falcon 9-like rocket represents China's growing roster of commercial reusable launch vehicles.
SSC Space
May 31 — SSC Space launched its SubOrbital Express-5 sounding rocket mission from Esrange Space Centre in northern Sweden, carrying **12 scientific experiments**. The 13-meter-tall rocket was powered by Red Kite motors and included a microgravity experiment examining red hair samples.
Industry Context
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Jun 02 — NRO nominee stated that commercial space and AI are fundamentally reshaping the spy satellite agency, signaling increased reliance on commercial partnerships and advanced analytics for intelligence gathering.
NASA
Jun 03 — NASA reverted to its original Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations (CLD) procurement plan, abandoning the pursuit of a central 'core module' approach. The agency will instead focus on fully commercial partnerships for future space stations, marking a significant shift from an 'ISS 2.0' model.
Novaspace
Jun 02 — Market analysis projects the global Space Situational Awareness (SSA) market will reach **$61 billion** as governments prioritize space security, resilience, and orbital safety amid growing congestion and debris concerns.
Juniper Research
Jun 02 — Market research firm Juniper expects over **130 million active monthly direct-to-cell (D2C) users** by 2031, representing massive growth in satellite-cellular connectivity services.
U.S. Congress
Jun 02 — Proposed NDAA legislation would cut both the Space Development Agency (SDA) and Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), representing potential major organizational changes for Pentagon space acquisition offices.
Additional Updates
Muon Space
Jun 03 — Muon Space unveiled its Condor-Ultra satellite platform, a Starship-class bus designed for orbital data centers. The platform represents the company's expansion from Earth observation into space-based computing infrastructure.
Iceye
Jun 02 — Iceye's U.S. subsidiary appointed **Ann Stevens** as CEO, previously an executive at ASRC Federal. Eric Jensen, the former CEO, transitions to COO of parent company Iceye.
Airbus Defence & Space
Jun 02 — Airbus Defence & Space is actively exploring partnerships with German automakers to scale satellite production using automotive manufacturing techniques, potentially bringing mass production capabilities to satellite assembly.