The US: NASA announcement on realignment for better mission focus
On 22 May, NASA made an announcement for an agency wide realignment, increasing its mission focus, for delivering the nation’s high priority objectives with relative speed. NASA’s administrator Jared Isaacman says the initiative to make changes in the agency reflected its focus on executing the mission in support of the National Space policy, which is President Trump’s Executive Order Ensuring American Space Superiority. He also expresses his intentions of “liberating the workforce from unnecessary bureaucracy and obstacles that impede progress..There will be no reduction in force, no program cancellations, no closures, but we will achieve cost savings through more efficient execution and taking an active role in delivering the outcomes the world has been waiting for from NASA.” The two mission directorate realignment are as follows: The Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate and Space Operations Mission Directorate will unify as Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD). The Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate into the new Research and Technology Mission Directorate (RTMD). The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) however remains the same. 
(“NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery” NASA, 22 May 2026)

Canadian Space Agency releases Space Sector Report 2025
On 22 May, the Canadian Space Agency released the State of Canadian Space Sector Report 2025, a report reflecting the industry's economic performance based on the data collected from 2024. The Space sector as a whole contributed 3.8 billion dollars to the country’s GDP, representing a growth of 6.3 percent compared to the previous year and a 15.4 percent increase over a five-year period from 2019. There was an increase in the employment figures, the direct space sector workforce in 2024 grew to 14,622 jobs, which is a 4.0 percent increase from the previous year. The five-year trend (2019–2024), direct employment within the space sector expanded by 24 percent. There was a broader economic impact of the industry that supported more than 28,000 jobs in the Canadian economy. The report also says that the workforce remains highly specialized, with 72 percent of roles occupying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) positions.The report also highlights the space agency’s deep reliance on the United States whose economic interconnectedness is persistent with the broader, ongoing trade difficulties between the two countries. The news article also provides the revenue divergence, the record of RnD investments, information on the export market and the five year trends analysed from the report. 
(“State of the Canadian Space Sector Report 2025: Strength and Growth of Canada’s Space Economy” Canada Space Agency, 22 May 2026; “CSA releases 2025 State of the Space Sector Report: R&D spending surges as broadcasting continues decline” SpaceQ, 22 May 2026)