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ESPI Insights for May 2026 is out!

Published: 2 June 2026

The May 2026 issue of ESPI Insights is now available. ESPI Insights provides a quick, monthly update on major news in the space sector.

This issue covers the top news of May 2026:

ESA and CAS launch SMILE spacecraft on Vega-C to study Earth’s magnetosphere
NASA unveils Moon Base roadmap and awards lunar rover and lander contracts
Poland’s Eycore launches first domestically developed SAR satellite
SpaceX deploys 46 payloads on Falcon 9 rideshare and launches first Starship V3
SpaceX files S-1 for Nasdaq IPO targeting $1.75 trillion valuation
HawkEye 360 secures $416 million through IPO

…and more!

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