SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
South Australian space startup Southern Launch has closed a $25 million Series A round to expand spaceport infrastructure, grow its workforce, and accelerate launch and reentry services. The round includes a $10 million investment from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund.
Reuters
• Joey Roulette
By Reuters: NASA on Tuesday awarded $590 million worth of contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines for more uncrewed lunar lander missions in late 2028 as the agency seeks to ramp up commercial moon activities under its Artemis program.
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
By NASA Spaceflight: Several orbital launches are scheduled worldwide this week. A mission to rescue the Swift observatory spacecraft is planned along with the first full flight of a South Korean military launcher.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: The Vera Rubin Observatory's long-awaited Legacy Survey of Space and Time has begun. This decade-long movie of the cosmos will capture anything that changes brightness, position, or both in the southern night sky.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Thales Alenia Space has won a major new software-defined satellite order from Es’hailSat, one of the biggest satellite operators in the Middle East.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has placed into operational service a new mobile satellite-jamming system capable of temporarily disrupting an adversary’s communications.
Politico
• Sam Ogozalek
By Politico: The aviation safety agency licenses the company’s rocket launches.
Bloomberg
• Carmen Arroyo
By Bloomberg: SpaceX is offering discounts for Starlink internet plans in Memphis, Tennessee, as the Elon Musk-led company endures blowback and legal challenges from opponents of its data centers in the area and neighboring Mississippi.
