Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches, following on from two recent experimental flights.
Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after latest $200 million raise SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5 it says nearly doubled the four-year-old manufacturer’s valuation to $2.3 billion.
Throttle testing for Miura 5 rocket engine ESA · 5 Jun 2026 Scenes from a hot-fire test campaign on the Teprel-C engine developed by Spain’s PLD Space.
The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 The Exploration Company performed a drop test of the Nyx spacecraft it is developing to transport cargo to low Earth orbit ahead of a 2028 test flight.
Earth from Space: Baku, Azerbaijan ESA · 5 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation ESA · 5 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
Axiom Space adds more than $175 million to funding round SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 Axiom Space announced June 4 that it added more than $175 million to its latest funding round, with Japan’s largest bank joining the company’s investors.
Fighting Fire With Fire NASA · 5 Jun 2026 In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.
HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2026 House Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a recent tactical communications satellite procurement and GPS oversight
NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing NASA · 4 Jun 2026 NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project brought together its full team of Advanced Composites Consortium partners for a 2026 spring review at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. T...
NASA head urges new launcher for Blue Origin’s moon landers to meet Artemis mission deadlines Spaceflight Now · 4 Jun 2026 The change was confirmed by the agency a week after a New Glenn testing explosion destroyed the rocket and damaged Launch Complex 36.
NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll NASA · 4 Jun 2026 Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
The Exploration Company is Developing a Reusable Heavy-Lift Rocket European Spaceflight · 4 Jun 2026 Following a recent update to its website, The Exploration Company has revealed that it is developing a reusable heavy-lift rocket powered by its Storm engines. Beyond a brief mention on its updated homepage, the company...
AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2026 Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed assembly of its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating lessons from a failed mission last year.
Colorful, Chaotic Jupiter NASA · 4 Jun 2026 NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May 12, 2024. Citizen scientist Gary Eason made this image using raw data from...
Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2026 This episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov about why he’s warming to […]
Tessera AI model offers accessible way to view Earth ESA · 4 Jun 2026 A foundation model trained on Earth observation data from Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 has been made widely available to researchers, it was announced at a computer industry conference this week in Denver, US.
The Exploration Company advances Nyx parachute recovery NASASpaceflight · 4 Jun 2026 The Exploration Company (TEC), developing the reusable Nyx spacecraft, has taken a significant step forward…
The Exploration Company Completes Nyx Drop Test European Spaceflight · 4 Jun 2026 The Exploration Company has completed a key milestone in the development of its Nyx spacecraft after successfully conducting a drop test designed to validate the performance of its recovery system. Nyx is designed as a r...
NASA working to streamline development of nuclear electric propulsion demo mission SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2026 NASA is working on a streamlined management approach for a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission the agency wants to launch in two and a half years.
China builds institutional framework for space computing push SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2026 China is establishing an industrial policy framework to support a push to build space-based computing infrastructure, with the emergence of influential coordinating bodies.
Dry immersion infographic ESA · 4 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
A new chapter for ESA’s brand ESA · 4 Jun 2026 Last year, the European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its long-term vision for the decades ahead with ESA Strategy 2040. Framed around five encompassing goals which demonstrate the important role space can play in every as...
ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life ESA · 4 Jun 2026 In the region where the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of life, clay deposits extend beyond previous estimates, a new study finds. One hypothesis even suggests a vast ocean once covered the landing...
A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II NASA · 4 Jun 2026 An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.
SpaceX to raise at least $75 billion in IPO SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2026 SpaceX plans to raise at least $75 billion in its initial public offering, valuing the company at more than $1.75 trillion.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4908-4912: Goodbye Campo Marte, It’s Been Fun! NASA · 4 Jun 2026 By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, May 29, 2026 Drilling always keeps the rover in place for a little while, and our 47th successful drill,...
NASA declares end to MAVEN Mars mission SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2026 NASA has formally ended a Mars mission that has been out of contact for six months while the investigation into the spacecraft’s demise continues.
Space Force evaluating anomaly-related damage, future danger areas NASASpaceflight · 3 Jun 2026 Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45), which operates the Eastern Range, have cleared a major…
AST SpaceMobile sees New Glenn setback delaying initial commercial service into 2027 SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2026 AST SpaceMobile expects Blue Origin’s recent launchpad explosion will delay its direct-to-smartphone constellation by three to six months, investment bank William Blair said in an equity research note, pushing initial co...
Artemis III’s remaining solid rocket booster segments shipped from Utah to Florida NASASpaceflight · 3 Jun 2026 While there is some uncertainty regarding timelines and landers, the Artemis III mission — currently…
After cooperation on SMILE mission, ESA and China chart parallel but separate paths SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2026 ESA and China recently launched the joint SMILE magnetosphere mission after a decade of cooperation, but despite similar goals, another collaboration appears distant.
NASA Finds New Way Earth May Have Received Elements Needed for Life NASA · 3 Jun 2026 NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary for the planet to become habitable. They also suggest a new role for Jupiter in the distribution...
International Sea Level Satellite Observes El Niño Precursor NASA · 3 Jun 2026 Description Sea level height data from the international Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite collected from March to May 2026 show higher, warmer water moving from the western Pacific Ocean to just off the coast of Col...
Journey to the Center of the Virgo Cluster NASA · 3 Jun 2026 The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 29, 2026, is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of years. The galaxy Messier 88 (M88), also known as NGC 4501, is loc...
Electronics manufacturer Murata to explore Xona satellite timing service for telecom, data centers SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2026 Xona is developing a low Earth orbit network to provide backup to GPS-dependent systems
Venturi Space to Build €250M Lunar and Martian Rover Factory in Toulouse European Spaceflight · 3 Jun 2026 Monaco-based space technology company Venturi Space has announced plans to increase its investment in the construction of its new Toulouse facility by €150 million. Founded by billionaire Gildo Pastor in 2020, Venturi Sp...
NASA Drains 66-Million-Gallon Reservoir to Upgrade Critical Water System NASA · 3 Jun 2026 A powerful but mostly unseen water system at work during rocket engine tests at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, underwent an upgrade in May. Crews brought the High Pressure Industrial Water F...
NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today NASA · 3 Jun 2026 The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary,...
Europe is rearming together — except in space SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2026 Europe is rapidly rewriting its security architecture. Faced with Russian aggression, mounting doubts about long-term American commitment and growing pressure to shoulder more of its own defense burden, European states [...

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