Italy Pledges $5B+ for Moon Habitat and Two Landings — September 23, 2026

Italy commits over $5B to a lunar habitat for two Moon landings under NASA's good-deals doctrine, plus FCC environmental review vote, Planet's Berlin factory, HEO's $25M raise, and Starship tile reuse.

• Italy to Spend Over $5 Billion to Send Two Astronauts to the Moon — European Spaceflight
• FCC to Vote on Waiving NEPA Review for Space Ops — Payload
• Planet Opens New Berlin Manufacturing Facility for Pelican Build-Out — Via Satellite
• HEO Raises $25M Series B to Fuel GEO Expansion — Payload
• Ship 41 rolls to Pad 2 carrying two flown tiles from Ship 40 — NASASpaceFlight.com

Source links

• arstechnica.com
• spacewatch.global
• spacewatch.global

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