Satellite   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Rocket Lab clears System Requirements Review for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3 missile-defense constellation

Rocket Lab has passed the System Requirements Review for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 3 constellation. The milestone advances design assurance for the missile-tracking architecture within SDA’s broader layered missile-defense tracking effort, building on prior Tranche 3 supply-chain and integration steps.

2026-06-01T00:19:59.887627-07:00
JWST   Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
Universe Today • Mark Thompson

The Loudest Planet Wins

By Universe Today: We are closer than ever to detecting signs of life on another world. The James Webb Space Telescope is already ‘sniffing’ alien atmospheres, and the Habitable Worlds Observatory is being built specifically to find biology beyond Earth.

2026-05-31T15:54:27.152834-07:00
Event   Museums   Blue Origin   Satellite   LEO   North America   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
Space.com • Robert Z. Pearlman

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site.

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2026-05-29T07:40:12.375676-07:00