NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Martin Smith
The collapse of UK-based small‑launcher Orbex marks a setback for Europe’s small‑satellite launch sector. UK officials and industry say the exit won’t derail efforts to establish a sovereign domestic small‑satellite launch capability, with rival firms and government programmes expected to sustain development momentum.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Spain's Sateliot has selected PLD Space to launch two 5G D2D satellites aboard a dedicated MIURA 5 flight in 2027.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Leonardo is funding an Earth observation constellation designed to highlight its capabilities while also being a model for larger European initiatives.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Airbus subsidiary AALTO HAPS hopes by mid-2026 to have begun construction of a new launch and landing site in northern Australia for its solar-powered Zephyr high-altitude platform-station (HAPS), paving the way for the start of operations there later this year.
By Spaceflight Now:  NASA will try again to fully load its Space Launch System rocket with more than 700,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen this week at the conclusion of a full launch countdown rehearsal.
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NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
By NASA Spaceflight: After a brief grounding earlier this month following the Starlink Group 17-32 second stage deorbit….
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: According to the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, some of the amino acids found in the asteroid Bennu likely formed in a different way than was previously thought, effectively challenging what we thought we knew about the origins of life.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening visits OroraTech co-founder Thomas Grübler for an up-close look at one of Germany's most dynamic New Space companies.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
