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- Muon Space unveils Starship-class satellite platform for orbital data centers SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2026 Muon Space announced a Starship-class satellite platform June 3 designed from the ground up to meet the demands of the emerging orbital data center market, with an initial launch slated for 2028 after securing customers.
- Blue Origin seeks to resume New Glenn launches by year’s end SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2026 Blue Origin’s CEO says damage to its New Glenn launch pad is not as bad as feared and the rocket could return to flight by the end of the year.
- How long will it take to rebuild Blue Origin's launch pad? We asked some SpaceX vets. Ars Technica · 3 Jun 2026 "Everyone is in a place where it’s no fun to be there."
- SSC Space Launches Red Kite-Powered Sounding Rocket Carrying 12 Experiments European Spaceflight · 3 Jun 2026 SSC Space launched its SubOrbital Express-5 mission on 31 May from the Esrange Space Centre in northern Sweden. The rocket carried 12 individual experiments, one of which examined the effects of microgravity on red hair...
- Typhoon Jangmi NASA · 3 Jun 2026 The sprawling storm promised to deliver torrential rain across a wide swath of southern Japan.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight Now · 3 Jun 2026 The Starlink 17-47 mission will see SpaceX attempt its 200th landing on the drone ship called ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’ Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 7:36 a.m. PDT (10:36 a.m. ED...
- Blue Origin vows to resume New Glenn flights by year’s end Spaceflight Now · 3 Jun 2026 Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, in an overnight post on the social media platform X, said propellant tanks at launch pad 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station made it through the blast in good shape, as did a nearby pr...
- Blue Origin initiates LC-36 recovery, targets RTF by end of 2026 NASASpaceflight · 3 Jun 2026 Blue Origin has wasted no time launching inspection, repair, and reconstruction activities at Launch Complex-36…
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 3 Jun 2026 The Starlink 10-43 mission will fly on a Falcon 9 rocket heading on a north-easterly trajectory. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:11 a.m. EDT (1011 UTC).
- NASA Sets Launch Date for Roman Space Telescope SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Jun 2026 NASA is moving up the launch date for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. In April, the agency said it would lift off in early September, but NASA Administrator Jared
- NRO nominee says commercial space, AI are reshaping spy satellite agency SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 In a confirmation hearing, Roger Mason said clear government demand signals are needed as private investment transforms the space intelligence market
- NASA Space Roboticist Challenge NASA · 2 Jun 2026 The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic arm to a select group of U.S. researchers — principal investig...
- Look Up! NASA · 2 Jun 2026 Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola, monitoring the automated approach and docking of the SpaceX Dragon...
- Blue Origin vows to fly its New Glenn rocket "before the end of this year" Ars Technica · 2 Jun 2026 "The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape."
- Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 Paris, France – May 2026 – The 2nd edition of Novaspace’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) report points to a pivotal decade ahead, with cumulative global spending projected to reach $61 […]
- NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base NASA · 2 Jun 2026 A mobile wastewater treatment system built at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida that can help prepare for long-duration missions on the Moon and Mars departed the spaceport and arrived at the University of North Dak...
- Be a Clump Scout and Help Reveal Secrets of Stellar Nurseries NASA · 2 Jun 2026 Help identify star-forming clumps in galaxy images, and help train machines to do the same.
- The importance of determining an equilibrium state for space traffic management SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 The rapid expansion of human and robotic activity in low Earth orbit makes critically important the need to implement effective space traffic management (STM). This will be one of the […]
- UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 The U.K. government is exploring sending British astronaut John McFall to Vast’s planned Haven-1 space station in a mission it says could make him the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit.
- Impulse Space raises $500 million SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 Impulse Space has raised $500 million to expand production of orbital transfer vehicles and other spacecraft to support growing commercial and government demand.
- Impulse Space raises $500 million as orbital maneuvering race heats up Ars Technica · 2 Jun 2026 "The market's going to continue to find exciting new things."
- Voyager to acquire lunar lander developer Astrobotic SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 Voyager Technologies will acquire Astrobotic, a company developing lunar landers and reusable suborbital vehicles, in a deal worth up to $300 million.
- Researchers call for regulations to protect low Earth orbit environment SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 BOULDER, Colorado — Researchers are calling for increased attention and better protection against the rising introduction of exotic materials into Earth’s atmosphere from satellite and space hardware re-entry, especially...
- Spacewalking With Scott Wray, Artemis EVA Training Lead NASA · 2 Jun 2026 Scott Wray’s experience with spacewalks started when he was about 6 years old. A tent resembling a lunar lander provided the perfect imaginary spacecraft. “I would lie on my back with my feet propped up on a pillow as I...
- ESA joins agreement to strengthen global geodesy supply chain ESA · 2 Jun 2026 In May, the European Space Agency (ESA) joined the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding of the United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE). This initiative aims to strengthen the global geodesy supp...
- NASA abandons ‘core module’ concept for commercial space station development SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 NASA is withdrawing a proposal to revamp its strategy for transitioning from the International Space Station to commercial stations, one that had been criticized by the companies developing such stations.
- Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island NASA · 2 Jun 2026 A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.
- France to fly two astronauts on Vast missions SpaceNews · 2 Jun 2026 Commercial space station developer Vast has reached an agreement with the French government to fly two French astronauts on its missions, including the first flight to its Haven-1 space station.
- NASA Agrees with Industry, Keep CLD Program As Is SpacePolicyOnline.com · 2 Jun 2026 NASA is backing off its March announcement proposing a significant change to ensuring that at least one commercial space station is ready to replace the International Space Station (ISS) at
- NASA Awards Modification Contract for Reduced Gravity Test Aircraft NASA · 1 Jun 2026 NASA selected Denmar Technical Services of Nevada to provide aircraft modifications, maintenance, and testing services to the Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, C...
- Launch Preview: SpaceX and Chinese rockets to launch internet satellites to LEO NASASpaceflight · 1 Jun 2026 SpaceX and Chinese launches dominate this week’s launch manifest, which features six missions from five…
- NASA Invites Media to See Roman Space Telescope Arrive at Kennedy NASA · 1 Jun 2026 Registration is open for media to cover the arrival of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the coming weeks. The observatory will arrive aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge...
- PLD Space Triples Investment in Launch Facility to €35 Million European Spaceflight · 1 Jun 2026 PLD Space has announced that it will invest €35 million in the development of its launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, more than triple the amount the company initially planned. In June 2024, PLD...
- NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Near Houston NASA · 1 Jun 2026 Five research aircraft will support a Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) mission out of Ellington Field in Houston. Flights are expected from Wednesday, June 3 to Saturday, June 13. During the mission, select maneu...
- What’s Up: June 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA · 1 Jun 2026 Venus and Jupiter meet after sunset, the Moon passes in front of Venus, summer begins, and deep-sky treasures rise into view.
- Op-Ed: Misuse of Commercial Programs Sets NASA Up for Failure Space Scout · 1 Jun 2026 Despite Starliner being perhaps the most visible example of a commercial program gone wrong, it is far from unique in its problems.
- Flight Log—About Pilots NASA · 1 Jun 2026 Introduction From the first glider flight to the first powered flight, aviation pioneers have paved the way for remarkable innovations in flight. At NASA, our pilots conduct research, study wildfires, and support unmanne...
- Pilot Flight Logs NASA · 1 Jun 2026 Pilot Flight Logs Pilot flight logs, which have been around in one form or another since the beginning of flight, have served several purposes. Today, pilot logbooks are used by aviators to provide a record of their flig...
- Webb sniffs methane from interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS ESA · 1 Jun 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2026 The Los Angeles-based startup manufactures standardized satellite buses designed to be produced more quickly and at lower cost than traditional government spacecraft