SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Infinite Orbits has selected Open Cosmos’ platforms for its “Tom & Jerry” low Earth orbit (LEO) space domain awareness (SSA) demonstration, aiming to advance autonomous inspection and operational SSA capabilities. The effort is positioned to test how onboard systems can support routine, scalable SSA workflows in orbit.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: KSAT and the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. have extended their long-term partnership to further accelerate the "QPS-SAR Project".
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
By NASA Spaceflight: While there is some uncertainty regarding timelines and landers, the Artemis III mission — currently scheduled for the summer of 2027 — is being prepared for launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: AST SpaceMobile expects Blue Origin’s recent launchpad explosion will delay its direct-to-smartphone constellation by three to six months, investment bank William Blair said in an equity research note, pushing initial commercial services into the first half of 2027.
Wall Street Journal
• Kelly Crow
By Wall Street Journal: NASA was winding down its space-shuttle program during the Bush administration when Houston realized it had a problem: None of the four retiring space shuttle orbiters were bound for Texas, even though the Lone Star State was home to Mission Control Center and had safely guided orbiters like Discovery.
Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd
By Space.com: NASA engineers completed their final inspection of the Roman telescope's primary mirror and are now preparing to ship the telescope to its Florida launch site.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Beyond Gravity is to bring to market a new ultra-light propulsion pointing mechanism with high maneuverability for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations.
NASA
• Jessica Taveau
By NASA: The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission.
SpaceNews.com
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
