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- NASA’s CloudCube Pioneers Miniaturized Radar to Study Clouds, Precipitation NASA · 10 Jun 2026 A compact, multifrequency radar built by a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will make it easier to collect information about dynamic cloud systems. Called CloudCube, this new instrument simultaneously probes the...
- Spaceport crunch reviving interest in sea-based launch SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2026 Proponents see offshore launch as an answer to crowded ranges, military resilience concerns.
- ICEYE’s Bet Pays Off with €10 Billion Valuation European Spaceflight · 10 Jun 2026 Finnish SAR satellite manufacturer ICEYE has closed a €450 million Series F funding round to support its continued global expansion. Including a secondary share sale, the total transaction exceeded €1 billion, at a valua...
- After the launch: Why Europe’s space ambitions depend on what comes next SpaceNews · 10 Jun 2026 Satellites have become essential infrastructure. Financial markets rely on their timing signals. Military operations depend on their communications and surveillance. Navigation, disaster response, logistics, climate moni...
- Boosting European leadership in in-space operations and services ESA · 10 Jun 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission signed a joint declaration on In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS), signalling a shared ambition to build European leadership in in-orbit servicing.
- Antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation intersatellite links, Airbus Defence and Space ESA · 10 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Thales Alenia Space’s antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation satellites ESA · 10 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs NASA · 10 Jun 2026 Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake.
- Three Americans and a European Named Crew of Artemis III SpacePolicyOnline.com · 9 Jun 2026 Three NASA astronauts and one from the European Space Agency are the crew of the next Artemis mission, Artemis III. Instead of flying around the Moon like their predecessors, this
- Flight Dynamics Research Facility Characteristics NASA · 9 Jun 2026 HomeCharacteristics The Flight Dynamics Research Facility (FDRF) is a large, subsonic wind tunnel with a vertical test section for conducting flight dynamics research for stability, controllability, free-fall and aircraf...
- NASA names crew for Artemis 3 mission to test lunar landers SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 NASA has named the astronauts who will fly the next Artemis mission, a test flight in low Earth orbit where Orion will attempt to dock with two lunar lander prototypes.
- Artemis III Crew Announced NASA · 9 Jun 2026 NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio take a photo together on June 9, 2026. The four were announced as the Artemis III crew...
- NASA assigns crew for Artemis III, sets aggressive timeline for flying it Ars Technica · 9 Jun 2026 "Artemis III will be an extraordinary demonstration of what is possible."
- NASA names four-man crew to Artemis 3 mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Jun 2026 The crew of NASA's next Artemis moon program mission was announced Tuesday, setting the stage for a flight to Earth orbit next year to test rendezvous and docking procedures with moon landers being built by SpaceX and Bl...
- Replay: Artemis III announcement ESA · 9 Jun 2026 On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this crewed test flight in Earth orbit, wh...
- Artemis III NASA announcement highlights : Luca Parmitano assigned as pilot ESA · 9 Jun 2026 On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this crewed test flight in Earth orbit, wh...
- Artemis III Crew Named: Veteran Astronauts to test Lunar Landers in LEO NASASpaceflight · 9 Jun 2026 NASA has assigned the four astronauts who will fly the agency’s next crewed Space Launch…
- Luca Parmitano on Artemis III selection ESA · 9 Jun 2026 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talks about his assignment as the test pilot for the Artemis III mission, announced by NASA on 9 June 2026 in a press conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, United States.
- ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano joins NASA’s Artemis III mission as pilot ESA · 9 Jun 2026 NASA has announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this crewed test flight in Earth orbit, which wil...
- NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members NASA · 9 Jun 2026 Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and announced the four prime crew members and a backup for the test flight...
- June 2026 Satellite Puzzler NASA · 9 Jun 2026 Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
- Isar Aerospace Announces New Launch Date Alongside Series D Funding European Spaceflight · 9 Jun 2026 German launch startup Isar Aerospace announced on 9 June that it had closed a €270 million Series D to “drive global scaling and ramp up serial production.” With the announcement, the company stated that the months-delay...
- Warren AI™ Risk analysis engine Is now Live: Building The Risk Intelligence Infrastructure Layer for The Space Economy SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 The space economy is accelerating faster than ever before. Thousands of satellites are being launched. Commercial space stations are emerging. Space manufacturing is on the horizon. Governments, defense organizations, te...
- NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution? NASA · 9 Jun 2026 This article is for students grades 5-8. Mass distribution affects everything from galaxy shapes to aircraft design to planetary rotation. It’s used to map stars in our universe, figure out what planets are made of, and...
- Booster 20 into Cryogenic Testing ahead of Starship Flight 13 NASASpaceflight · 9 Jun 2026 Starship Flight 12 may have only recently concluded, but SpaceX’s Starbase teams are already deep…
- BlackSky to accelerate broad-area collection work under NRO contract modification SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – The National Reconnaissance Office awarded a contract modification to BlackSky Technology to accelerate development of AROS broad-area-collection satellites. “The effort funds a direct path toward a fligh...
- New Glenn forced an explosive rewrite for NASA’s plans to build a moon base SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 NASA unveiled plans in March to develop a lunar base as part of its “Ignition” event that outlined the agency’s new direction in human spaceflight. The plans, though, were rather […]
- Iceye raises 1 billion euros to expand SAR satellite systems SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 Iceye, a Finnish company that develops and operates radar imaging satellites, has raised more than 1 billion euros in a round that values it at more than 10 billion euros.
- We’re back: Proba-3 ready for more science ESA · 9 Jun 2026 The Proba-3 mission’s Coronagraph spacecraft and its main scientific instrument, ASPIICS, are both at full health, ready to resume routine formation flying operations and deliver more breathtaking artificial eclipses.
- Isar Aerospace raises 270 million euros for global launch expansion SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 European launch company Isar Aerospace has raised 270 million euros ($312 million) to support its global expansion as it prepares for its next launch attempt.
- Live coverage: NASA to unveil Artemis 3 crew, provide updates on mission Spaceflight Now · 9 Jun 2026 The mission will be a low Earth orbit rendezvous between the Orion spacecraft and one or both of the Human Landing System landers: Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX’s Starship.
- Commercial launch providers shortlisted for China’s low-cost cargo spacecraft SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 China is expanding the role of its commercial rocket companies by shortlisting four such entities for launches of a new space station cargo transport system.
- Let’s procure in-orbit services like Earth observation data and services SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2026 The Chinese company MizarVision recently gained attention with its open source Earth observation data analysis over the Middle East which showed images of F-35s gathering 24 hours before Operation Epic […]
- Cleaner air and prosperity can go hand in hand ESA · 9 Jun 2026 For decades, economic growth and fossil-fuel consumption have been tightly intertwined. As cities have expanded, rising prosperity has often been accompanied by worsening air pollution. New research, however, suggests th...
- San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic NASA · 9 Jun 2026 Urban development, green spaces, and maritime activity converge in this Northern California city.
- Launch Preview: Chinese, Rocket Lab, and Starlink flights scheduled NASASpaceflight · 8 Jun 2026 The upcoming week features flights from China, California, Virginia, and Florida. Three Starlink launches, two…
- How NASA Science and Artemis Are Shaping the 2026 FIFA World Cup NASA · 8 Jun 2026 As the FIFA World Cup approaches, NASA is bringing space science and engineering to soccer fans worldwide. From June 11 to July 19, 2026, NASA will host an exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ Houston where visitors can learn h...
- FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2026 Amazon no longer faces a July 30 cutoff for deploying half its planned 3,232 broadband satellites, but the reprieve comes with a temporary loss of spectrum priority that could give SpaceX and other rivals more leverage i...
- A Falcon 9 booster turns five years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record Ars Technica · 8 Jun 2026 We take the Falcon 9 rocket for granted. But we probably shouldn't.
- Supersonic! NASA · 8 Jun 2026 On June 5, 2026, NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic capabilities later this year. NASA test pilot Jim “Clue”...