Intuitive Machines   Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
Reuters • Joey Roulette

NASA picks three companies for ~ $600M lunar lander missions and weighs flying Perseverance’s engineering model

NASA has selected Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines for four robotic lunar lander missions worth nearly $600 million under its Artemis Moon Base effort. The agency is also seriously considering sending Perseverance’s full-scale engineering model to the Moon to speed south-pole exploration, while eyeing a potential nuclear-powered rover mission (“PROMISE”).

Also: Ars Technica, Space Policy Online, Space.com, Bloomberg, Via Satellite, NASA/JPL, New York Times, Aerospace America, GeekWire, CBS News, NBC News, CBC and 17 more
2026-06-30T12:17:35.514226-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations  
Universe Today • Evan Gough

It's Finally Begun! The Vera Rubin Observatory Creating What Will Be the Greatest Movie Ever Made

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.

Also: Space.com and cosmiclog.com
2026-06-30T14:30:37.812916-07:00
Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management  
NASA Spaceflight • Justin Davenport

Launch Preview: Swift rescue mission, final Atlas satellite launch

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.

2026-06-30T14:31:11.388137-07:00
Satellite   Space Force   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space Force fields mobile satellite-jamming system

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.

Also: Defense Daily, Air & Space Forces Mag and defence-industry.eu
2026-06-30T12:45:36.517356-07:00
Museums   Satellite   ArianeGroup   Middle East   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Thales  
Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Thales Alenia Space Wins Software-Defined Satellite Order from Es’hailSat

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.

2026-06-30T13:29:29.705660-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo

SpaceX Cuts Starlink Internet Prices in Memphis After Data Center Opposition

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.

2026-06-30T12:58:55.307450-07:00
Leadership   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Defense Policy  
SpaceNews.com • Commercial Space Federation

Matthew Williams Joins the Commercial Space Federation as Senior Advisor, National Security

By SpaceNews.com: J une 30, 2026 – Washington, D.C. — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) announced today that Matthew Williams, a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Air Force, will join the association as Senior Advisor, National Security.

2026-06-30T11:18:55.200242-07:00