SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Southern Launch has agreed with US-based SpaceWorks Enterprises to host multiple orbital re-entry missions at the Koonibba Test Range. The pact signals expanding contracted re-entry access capacity for new-space operators using the range to support re-entry campaign requirements.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Unseenlabs has announced BRO-22's upcoming launch, which will be the first foreign private satellite to fly aboard Japan’s H3 Vehicle.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee moved to preserve a Space Force missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon plans to cancel, authorizing $415 million for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program in the markup of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: A pair of SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets just placed more than 50 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after liftoffs from California and Florida on June 3 and June 4, 2026.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company has revealed plans for Yrene, a reusable heavy-lift rocket powered by its new Storm engines.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Mbryonics will collaborate with NTT on building a high-speed backbone for space communications, under a new MoU announced Thursday.
Bloomberg
• Sana Pashankar
By Bloomberg: Axiom Space announced that it had secured roughly an additional $175 million from investors, bringing the startup’s most recent fundraising round to more than $525 million as it works to develop a commercial space station.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating lessons from a failed mission last year.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
