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Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

Space-based mapping reveals immense GPS jamming footprint across Europe and the Middle East

For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming from space, showing the activity is “quite a bit more” extensive than expected across Europe and the Middle East. The results quantify a broader degraded-PNT risk than previously inferred from incident reports.

2026-06-18T06:21:52.894727-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Swift reboost mission ready for launch

By SpaceNews.com: A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch later this month after less than a year of development.

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SpaceNews.com • Savannah McNamara

What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits

By SpaceNews.com: In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000 orbital data center satellites.

2026-06-18T06:19:27.978596-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Boeing demonstrates quantum protocol in payload set for 2027 launch

By SpaceNews.com: PORTLAND, Ore. – Boeing demonstrated a key quantum networking protocol in ground testing of a compact payload ahead of on-orbit experiment in 2027.

Also: Payload and Boeing

2026-06-18T05:48:10.934304-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Chinese startup Spark Space tests engine, raises funds for electric-pump rocket

By SpaceNews.com: Chinese startup Spark Space has secured a series of funding rounds for what it claims will be the world's largest electric-pump-fed rocket, following engine tests.

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ESA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Sirius Space Selected to Fill Launch Facility Vacancy Left by MaiaSpace

By European Spaceflight: CNES has selected Sirius Space Services to fill a vacancy at the Guiana Space Centre’s future multi-user commercial launch facility.

2026-06-18T04:21:45.050880-07:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

True Anomaly Declares Mission X-3 Success

By Payload: True Anomaly's Jackal spacecraft has completed all of its Mission X-3 test objectives, clearing the final hurdles to being fully commissioned.

2026-06-18T06:02:59.829530-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Quantum Space wins Pentagon contract to develop orbital refueling spacecraft

By SpaceNews.com: Illustration of Quantum Space's Ranger vehicle WASHINGTON — Quantum Space has won a Pentagon contract to develop a spacecraft capable of transferring propellant to satellites in geostationary orbit.

Also: defence-blog.com

2026-06-18T04:35:14.060153-07:00

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Space-based mapping reveals immense GPS jamming footprint across Europe and the Middle East

Swift reboost mission ready for launch

What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits

Boeing demonstrates quantum protocol in payload set for 2027 launch

Chinese startup Spark Space tests engine, raises funds for electric-pump rocket

Sirius Space Selected to Fill Launch Facility Vacancy Left by MaiaSpace

True Anomaly Declares Mission X-3 Success

Quantum Space wins Pentagon contract to develop orbital refueling spacecraft

Chinese startup Spark Space tests engine, raises funds for electric-pump rocket

'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits

True Anomaly Declares Mission X-3 Success

Boeing demonstrates quantum protocol in payload set for 2027 launch

Swift reboost mission ready for launch

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