SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
Botswana has signed the Artemis Accords, committing to the NASA-led set of principles and best practices for responsible space exploration. The move adds another African state to the growing Artemis partnership ecosystem, reinforcing the Accords’ push for transparent and peaceful use of outer space.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: Three Chinese rocket bodies have exploded over the last four years, creating dangerous debris that "will linger for decades to centuries, potentially colliding with other space objects," LeoLabs study author Darren McKnight told Breaking Defense.
Reuters
• Joey Roulette
By Reuters: SpaceX plans to begin next month building an eight‑mile (13-km) natural gas pipeline called "Starpipe" to its Texas launch facilities, according to county filings, as Elon Musk’s company seeks to ramp up launches of its next‑generation Starship rocket.
New York Times
• Stefano Montali
By New York Times: Delays and rising prices have made the promise of space travel for ordinary people more elusive than ever. Will that ever change?.
Defense Daily
• Rachel Jewett
By Defense Daily: Capella Space validated a Mynaric optical communications terminal on its newest satellite — the first time Capella has deployed an optical terminal.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is set to impact the moon this August, but experts aren't sure if the crash will be visible from Earth.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner, Emma Gatti
By SpaceNews.com: For years, small satellite manufacturers have built their business plans around the idea that SpaceX could launch their payload to space. Through its Falcon 9 Transporter and Bandwagon rideshare missions, SpaceX offered frequent, reliable and inexpensive transportation to sun-synchronous and mid-inclination orbits.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee on June 24 advanced a fiscal 2027 defense appropriations bill providing $1.07 trillion for the Pentagon, a $234 billion increase over enacted 2026 funding.
Air & Space Forces Mag
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
