Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
SpaceX opened its 2026 launch campaign with an orbital mission flown for the Italian government, marking the company's first recorded flight of the year. The Rocket Report also flags a proposed California super‑heavy launch site and reviews SpaceX's record 2025 Falcon cadence, framing the flight amid rising launch demand and infrastructure pressure.
SpaceNews.com
• Claire Leon
By SpaceNews.com: The Space Force will acquire and integrate systems faster in 2026.
SpaceNews.com
• Kurt “Spuds” Vogel
By SpaceNews.com: The U.S. will seize space leadership – or China will take it.
Payload
• Elizabeth Howell
By Payload: Space Canada, the country’s space industry advocacy group, released a 17-page position paper Wednesday suggesting ways in which Canada can speed up procurement, in line with global trends.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Rhea Space Activity applies optical navigation to military rendezvous missions.
Payload
• Mark Boggett
By Payload: 2026 has a chance to become an inflection point where commercial expansion, AI integration, and sovereign partnerships could redefine space.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA expects to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as September, seeing it as evidence the agency can do flagships on cost and schedule.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
By Payload: The dozens of tubes of Martian dust collected so far by the Perseverance rover are waiting for a ride that may never come.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
NASA Spaceflight
• Bastiaan Vellekoop
