Spaceleaks daily: May 27, 2021

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Spaceleaks daily: May 27, 2021

Worldwide:

• EU court backs space agency ESA on excluding OHB in Galileo contract
• EU sees conflict of interest with Eutelsat’s investment in OneWeb
• Chile set for blast-off with 10-satellite plan
• Canada Moves Forward with Plans to Explore the Moon

Business:

• Dawn Aerospace Secures Funding from NZ’s Largest Venture Capital Firm, Movac
• Lockheed Martin, GM team up to build new astronaut moon buggy
• Mynaric becomes first company to successfully demonstrate OISL standard of U.S. Space Development Agency
• OHB and Thales Alenia Space Sign Contract for ESPRIT Module for Lunar Gateway
• Isotropic Systems Secures UK Space Agency, ESA ARTES Program Funding
• Lynk files with FCC, plans to offer LEO satellite-to-phone service next year
• Canada Space Agency awards $3 million to Mission Control Space Services for lunar technology
• Kleos Engages ISISPACE to Build Third Satellite Cluste
• Maritime Launch Services selects Stantec to lead spaceport facility design
• Colgate-Palmolive Sets its Sights on Space
• Turkey’s CTech exports its satellite products for first time
• Space Dynamics Lab President H. Scott Hinton Announces Retirement
• Kent’s Spaceflight Inc. preparing to launch satellites into orbit aboard SpaceX mission

Technology:

• First phase of SpaceX’s Starlink network nears completion with Falcon 9 launch
• Zenith Tecnica 3D printed 260 satellite parts for Maxar Technologies

Via Cory Fitz, Taikonautica, your regular dose of the Chinese space industry. This week, “One Small Step for Zhurong“: The Zhurong rover begins exploring Mars, new satellite regulations are out, and Galactic Energy eyes the international market.