European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
European Spaceflight reports: PLD Space is likely to be the first to launch from a commercial launch facility being developed on the grounds of the Guiana Space Centre.
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South China Morning Post
• Ling Xin
By South China Morning Post: Rocket’s ‘milestone’ hop testing sends it more than 10km into the sky before a controlled descent and precision landing in the Gobi Desert.
The Guardian
• Stuart Clark
By The Guardian: Planet’s yellow disc can be seen near the boundary of Pisces and Aquarius in two-day conjunction.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: Chang’e-6 heads for Earth with first-ever lunar far side samples China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft is on its way to Earth to deliver samples collected from the far side of the moon.
ktla.com
• Josh DuBose
By ktla.com: A SpaceX launch Sunday night lit up the Southern California skies. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket at Vanderberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County happened just before 9 p.m., creating….
Financial Express
• Shipra Parashar
By Financial Express: NASA warns of approaching asteroid, 2024 KN1, measuring 88 feet in diameter and traveling at 16,500 km/h. Despite its close approach on June 23, 2024, it poses no risk of impact, passing at a safe distance of 5.6 million km.
Times of India
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The Independent
• Vishwam Sankaran
By The Independent: Mega satellite constellations produce destructive gases when they burn up in atmosphere at end of service lives.
By lemonde.fr: The SVOM space mission, which began on June 22, is set to explore gamma-ray bursts. Beijing plans to carry out around 100 launches by 2024, slightly fewer than the US, and now seeks to lead the space race.
Fox Weather
• Emilee Speck
orlandosentinel.com
• Richard Tribou
