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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Trump Cancels Key SpaceX Contracts, Threatening U.S. Space Program

President Trump has ordered the cancellation of multiple SpaceX contracts awarded under the previous administration, a move that industry insiders warn could disrupt NASA’s commercial partnerships and stall critical missions, including lunar landers and resupply flights. Critics say the decision undermines U.S. competitiveness and contractor confidence.

2025-06-05T13:10:30.983925-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

ispace’s Resilience Lander Set for June 5 Lunar Touchdown

2025-06-03T04:26:39.833922-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Northrop Grumman invests $50M in Firefly’s Eclipse to ramp up medium-lift rocket production

2025-06-02T01:30:37.180665-07:00

Reuters

China Launches Tianwen-2 Mission to Retrieve Asteroid and Comet Samples

2025-05-29T02:31:05.994368-07:00

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kyma.com

Yuma Spaceport First Launch Slips to 2028 The Yuma spaceport project in Arizona, originally due to see its first orbital launch by late 2026, now targets 2028 at the earliest, officials said. Despite the setback, local stakeholders remain supportive, citing potential economic and strategic benefits from hosting commercial launches.

2025-06-06T07:18:27.386431-07:00

Yuma Spaceport First Launch Slips to 2028

Via Satellite

Nova Scotia Grants C$10.5M Tax Credit to Seed Spaceport Development Nova Scotia’s government will award Maritime Launch Services a C$10.5 million Capital Investment Tax Credit to advance Spaceport Nova Scotia, bolstering infrastructure for small-satellite and hypersonic launches from Canada’s Atlantic coast.

2025-06-06T05:59:34.795431-07:00

Nova Scotia Grants C$10.5M Tax Credit to Seed Spaceport Development

European Spaceflight

ESA’s Themis Reusable Booster Demonstrator First Flight Delayed to 2026 ESA’s Themis reusable booster demonstrator has been pushed back again, with its first test flight now unlikely before 2026. The delay comes despite fresh funding injections under the European Launcher Challenge, extending the programme’s timeline years beyond initial projections for achieving reusable launch capabilities.

2025-06-06T05:31:45.761967-07:00

ESA’s Themis Reusable Booster Demonstrator First Flight Delayed to 2026

SpaceNews.com

China Deploys Fourth Batch of Guowang Internet Megaconstellation Satellites China launched its fourth tranche of Guowang low Earth orbit internet satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, expanding its burgeoning domestic megaconstellation. Beijing provided scant details on the payload specifications or mission objectives, highlighting the opaque nature of its sovereign broadband rollout in LEO.

2025-06-06T01:39:28.707330-07:00

China Deploys Fourth Batch of Guowang Internet Megaconstellation Satellites

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX to Launch SiriusXM’s SXM-10 Radio Satellite on Reused Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral SpaceX plans a late-night liftoff of the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM atop a Falcon 9 first stage booster B1085—on its eighth flight—from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral. The mission, using a Maxar-built geosynchronous transfer orbit payload with a 10 m unfurlable reflector, targets liftoff June 6 at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 UTC June 7) in a four-hour window.

2025-06-05T22:10:11.209100-07:00

SpaceX to Launch SiriusXM’s SXM-10 Radio Satellite on Reused Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

Fox Weather

Debris From SpaceX’s Ninth Starship Flight Washing Ashore on Mexico and Texas Beaches Debris from SpaceX’s May 27 Starship test flight has started washing ashore on beaches in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, environmental groups report. The scattered fragments include plastic and aluminum shards, large tanks and other components, raising concerns about hazards to marine life and endangered sea turtles.

2025-06-05T15:43:56.902992-07:00

Debris From SpaceX’s Ninth Starship Flight Washing Ashore on Mexico and Texas Beaches

Ars Technica

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Trump Cancels Key SpaceX Contracts, Threatening U.S. Space Program President Trump has ordered the cancellation of multiple SpaceX contracts awarded under the previous administration, a move that industry insiders warn could disrupt NASA’s commercial partnerships and stall critical missions, including lunar landers and resupply flights. Critics say the decision undermines U.S. competitiveness and contractor confidence.

2025-06-05T13:10:30.983925-07:00

Trump Cancels Key SpaceX Contracts, Threatening U.S. Space Program

SpaceQ

Reaction Dynamics and Galaxia secure historic Canadian orbital multi-launch contract Reaction Dynamics and Galaxia have struck a multi-launch contract to deliver orbital launch capability from Canada, marking the first domestic arrangement of its kind. The agreement positions both firms as leaders in North America’s emerging small-launch market, offering tailored access for satellite constellations.

2025-06-05T08:06:19.576106-07:00

Reaction Dynamics and Galaxia secure historic Canadian orbital multi-launch contract

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