European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
The Exploration Company says it has opened three vacancies for its Nyx Crew effort in Houston. The hiring indicates plans to build out a US development base supporting work on its Nyx Crew vehicle, with staffing positioned around the crew system’s next phase.
NASA Spaceflight
• Martijn Luinstra
By NASA Spaceflight: Euclid observed the area outside of its regular survey in support of NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s exoplanet study. This week, Roman arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, where technicians will prepare it for its launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy no earlier than Aug.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 will soon attempt one of the closest, riskiest space-rock flybys in spaceflight history.
CNBC
• Paxton Honerkamp
By CNBC: The SpaceX IPO euphoria is over, but the bullish trend in space economy jobs remains in place within a labor market where many other sectors have slowed hiring.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launch pad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp.
Ars Technica
• Financial Times
By Ars Technica: Move would test whether group can turn ambition into a mass-market phone business.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: China plans to add three new modules to Tiangong along with a co-orbiting space telescope, as the ISS heads for a Pacific splashdown.
