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- Canceled NASA exploration projects suffered billions of dollars in overruns SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2026 Four NASA exploration projects that the agency stopped earlier this year had suffered overruns that saw their costs more than double, with more than $1 billion in additional increases expected.
- OHB to Raise €510M to Boost Manufacturing Capacity and Invest in Rockets European Spaceflight · 25 Jun 2026 Publicly listed German space technology company OHB has announced plans to raise up to €510.7 million by issuing approximately 1.7 million new shares. The company plans to use the proceeds primarily to bolster its produc...
- China schedules Long March 10B rocket launch and recovery attempt SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2026 HELSINKI — China is set for a debut flight of its Long March 10B rocket in July and attempt to recover the first stage at sea. Recently issued airspace and […]
- European Flight Ticket Initiative opens to more launch service providers ESA · 25 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Smile reaches science orbit ESA · 25 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- A first: EarthCARE cloud data sharpen weather forecasts ESA · 25 Jun 2026 The European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite was developed to make a unique set of simultaneous measurements that shed new light on the role that clouds and aerosols play in regulating Earth’s climate.
- A Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea NASA · 25 Jun 2026 Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer 2026.
- NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found NASA · 25 Jun 2026 NASA has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so light that their density is comparable to cotton candy. Scientists calculate that these Jupiter-sized planets are the “puffiest” worlds ever found.
- Live Coverage: West Coast Falcon 9 launch to continue expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink network Spaceflight Now · 24 Jun 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 17-45 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for 8:19 p.m. PDT (11:19 p.m. EDT / 0319 UTC).
- Analysis finds the exploration programs NASA recently canceled were running way late Ars Technica · 24 Jun 2026 "Contract values for these efforts ballooned from nearly $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion."
- NASA at the Ion: Orion Lessons from Artemis II Shape NASA’s Moon to Mars Path NASA · 24 Jun 2026 Seven weeks after the Orion spacecraft returned four astronauts from humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon since Apollo, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez reflected on the mission’s achievemen...
- Space Force seeks fresh bidders for satellite-control antennas SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is launching a new competition for mobile satellite-control antennas, formally restarting a program it canceled after abandoning a $1.7 billion contract with AeroVironment and […]
- NASA to Share Latest Moon Base Mission Progress NASA · 24 Jun 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host a virtual conversation at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 30, to share updates to NASA’s plans to build a Moon Base on the lunar surface. Administrator Isaacman and Carlos García-...
- Shield Space and ClearSpace partner to defend satellites from orbital threats SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 British startup Shield Space plans to combine its autonomous satellite operations software with ClearSpace’s in-orbit servicing capabilities to address emerging orbital threats.
- Roman Telescope Comes to Kennedy NASA · 24 Jun 2026 In this June 21, 2026, photo, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge. After offloading and transportation to the spaceport’s Payload H...
- MDA Space wins contract for Radarsat replenishment satellite SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 MDA Space will build a radar imaging satellite for the Canadian Space Agency as the government studies options for a next-generation satellite system.
- NASA’s HiRISE Captures Perseverance Marking a Milestone on Mars NASA · 24 Jun 2026 Description NASA’s Perseverance rover appears as a green speck on the Martian surface on June 13, 2026, a day before the robotic explorer marked a distance milestone, having traveled a full marathon (26.2 miles, or 42.19...
- Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman NASA · 24 Jun 2026 A new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy by Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, lau...
- Rocket Factory Augsburg Details RFA ONE Upgrades and RFA TWO Plans European Spaceflight · 24 Jun 2026 During an OHB Capital Markets Update in May, German launch services provider Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) outlined its planned path towards developing a fully reusable heavy-lift rocket called RFA TWO. RFA was founded a...
- Vast signs additional partners for commercial space station microgravity research SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 Commercial space station company Vast announced June 24 the addition of several companies and organizations to its network of partners for microgravity research and manufacturing.
- Career Spotlight: Electrician (Ages 14-18) NASA · 24 Jun 2026 What does an electrician do? Electricity powers the world, and electricians are the ones who get it where it needs to go. An electrician is an expert who is trained to make sure electrical systems and equipment are insta...
- York satellite demonstrates two-way UHF communications from low Earth orbit SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said June 24 that a satellite it built for the U.S. Space Force successfully demonstrated two-way tactical communications using ultra-high-frequency (UHF) links from low Earth […]
- How space weather could bust the AI boom SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 America’s electric grid is entering a period of unprecedented strain. Utilities across the country are scrambling to keep up as power-hungry AI data centers expand at a staggering pace, often […]
- Vantor selects BAE Systems to build next-generation imaging satellites SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 WASHINGTON — Vantor has chosen BAE Systems to build its next generation of high-resolution imaging satellites. The selection reunites Vantor with the former Ball Aerospace business that helped develop DigitalGlobe’s […]
- SpaceX launches secretive Starfall reentry demo mission SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 SpaceX launched the first test flight of its Starfall reentry capsule June 23, but the mission remained as secretive as the program itself.
- ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart ESA · 24 Jun 2026 This is the largest high-resolution photo ever made of our Milky Way galaxy’s centre in visible light. It was taken on 23 March 2025 by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope. Packed with more than 60 million...
- NGSO trade association launches without industry giant SpaceX SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 Amazon and several other non-geostationary satellite operators have formed a trade association to represent their fast-growing market, with SpaceX notably absent despite having by far the largest NGSO constellation.
- ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart ESA · 24 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- End of the blue glow: BepiColombo turns off solar electric propulsion for Mercury arrival ESA · 24 Jun 2026 At 15:24 CEST on 15 June 2026, a faint blue glow in space was switched off for the last time. After powering BepiColombo's eight-year journey across the inner Solar System, the spacecraft's solar electric propulsion (SEP...
- The art of hadrons ESA · 24 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4927–4933: Let’s Drive to That Smooth Area NASA · 24 Jun 2026 By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 In the area Curiosity is currently exploring, the science team has mapped several areas w...
- Playing the Moon Game NASA · 24 Jun 2026 Apollo astronauts previewed their roles as lunar field geologists in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
- OHB raises funding for expansion, acquisitions SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2026 German space company OHB will raise about half a billion euros through a stock sale to allow the company to expand facilities and pursue potential acquisitions.
- Launch Preview: Pegasus XL to launch amongst Falcon 9 and Chinese missions NASASpaceflight · 23 Jun 2026 This week’s launch manifest includes six orbital launches worldwide, including the first Pegasus XL launch…
- NASA’s inspector general warns launch sites nearing capacity SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 A report by NASA’s inspector general is the latest to highlight the problems that the increasing number of launches is posing to spaceports.
- Boeing wins $2 billion Space Force contract for communications satellites SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 WASHINGTON — Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S. Space Force, prevailing over Lockheed Martin in a competition […]
- NASA Names Sean Gallagher as Chief Information Officer NASA · 23 Jun 2026 NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agency’s entire portfolio of Information Technology products and services. Gallager has been servi...
- NASA, Boeing committed to Starliner-1 launch despite unclear timeline Spaceflight Now · 23 Jun 2026 The uncrewed flight of the spacecraft is still going through testing and analysis before NASA green lights a return to flight mission.
- Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Associate Member SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2026 June 23, 2026 – Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Sophia Space, a company advancing orbital computing infrastructure for the next generation of space-based data processing, […]
- CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards NASA · 23 Jun 2026 Eight commercial data providers received contracts to provide a range of data in support of NASA’s Earth science priorities.