Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
Vantor says it has moved beyond traditional 2D imagery to deliver 3D Earth mapping from space, presenting new satellite views designed to support richer spatial analysis. The company positions the capability as a next step in “spatial intelligence,” highlighting the quality and visual impact of its outputs.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: In a bid to use existing hardware for its moon base, NASA is considering flying a test version of its Mars rovers to the lunar surface. Not everyone likes the plan.
CNBC
• Annie Palmer
By CNBC: Bezos' Blue Origin is raising outside capital in a round valuing the rocket company at $130 billion, sources told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.
SpaceNews.com
• Darío Buschiazzo
By SpaceNews.com: AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a space-based cellular broadband network of 45 to 60 satellites by the end of the year.
Space.com
• Brett Tingley
By Space.com: The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.
AeroTime
• Miquel Ros
By AeroTime: Venus Aerospace has raised $91 million to advance its high-thrust rotating detonation rocket engine for space and military applications.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Thailand’s Thaicom satellite fleet operator said its Thaicom 9 satellite, which had been scheduled for launch this year, has been delayed to March 2027 following a power system anomaly discovered on one of the four other Astranis Space Technologies micro-GEO satellites that were sharing a SpaceX.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 did more than destroy a rocket and severely damage a launch pad.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
