Space.com
• Josh Dinner
Ship 40 has returned to Starbase after surviving splashdown and a difficult recovery at sea. Engineers will study the first recovered Starship upper stage for evidence that could inform future vehicle reusability.
SpaceNews.com
• S. Alan Stern
By SpaceNews.com: In the late 1800s, long enough ago that it’s almost been forgotten, research astronomy faced an existential crisis brought on by the lighting of cities in the early industrial age.
SpaceNews.com
• Space Inventor
By SpaceNews.com: When the European thermal-imagery company constellr began working with Space Inventor on its next generation of satellites, some of the most important details of the spacecraft had yet to be finalized.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Calian exhibit at Satellite 2026. WASHINGTON — Satellite navigation startup TrustPoint said it has successfully tested a C-band antenna developed by Canadian technology company Calian.
Space.com
• Meghan Bartels
By Space.com: NASA's DART mission made a cosmic mess four years ago — and now a new spacecraft is ready to scout out exactly what the first-of-its-kind collision accomplished.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: In Orbit has won new government contracts for its onboard AI system, which the company says can run a spacecraft’s operations without waiting on ground control.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: When astronauts first travel to Mars, or anywhere else in deep space, they will have to contend with two problems that our planet itself protects us from on its surface - radiation and weightlessness.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Spain has approved Hisdesat's request to bring forward €65.8 million in funding for the country's PAZ 2 spy satellite programme.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
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Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
