Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit secure connectivity network is adding 66 smaller satellites to its low-Earth-orbit component to preserve launch start timing in 2029 despite schedule-delays pressure from European governments. The expanded approach targets a full 264-satellite system launch around 2032.
SpaceNews.com
• Michael J. Patterson
By SpaceNews.com: For years, space architecture was treated mostly as a question of placement: where to put a spacecraft, and how reliably it could hold position.
Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
By Space.com: Scientists analyzing a powerful X9 solar flare found unusual changes in the sun's atmosphere hours before eruption, offering clues to space weather forecasts.
Bloomberg
• Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro
By Bloomberg: German satellite maker OHB SE is kicking off a stock offering to help it contribute to Europe’s space and defense programs as well as increase its free float.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Unseenlabs has successfully launched BRO-22, the first satellite from a foreign private company to fly aboard Japan’s H3 Launch Vehicle. The launch took place on Friday, June 12, 2026, from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BERLIN — Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace does not lack for security-based space ambition:.
Wall Street Journal
• Micah Maidenberg
By Wall Street Journal: Two-ton satellites, laser communications, in-space mobility ships and more draw attention and new funding.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: In a recent NASA-supported study, researchers assessed Titan's resource base and how it could be leveraged for ISRU. Compared with other locations under study (the Moon, Mars, etc.), they concluded that there is unrivaled potential for human exploration and settlement.
Via Satellite
• Christina Patsioura
