Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd
NASA engineers have completed the final inspection of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary mirror, confirming it is ready for shipment to its Florida launch site. The milestone closes out a key end-to-end hardware readiness step ahead of launch processing for the observatory’s exoplanet and galactic-survey mission.
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.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: Scientists propose that a moon base could act as an isolated first line of biological defense against extraterrestrial samples that might be harmful to Earth's biosphere.
CNBC
• Tobias Burns
By CNBC: Regulatory and technological tailwinds are blowing in the direction of satellite internet and against older systems like fixed wireless and fiber, investment bank Oppenheimer said in a Wednesday note.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Muon Space announced a Starship-class satellite platform June 3 designed from the ground up to meet the demands of the emerging orbital data center market, with an initial launch slated for 2028 after securing customers.
Via Satellite
Bloomberg
• Annie Massa, Bill Allison, Sophie Alexander
By Bloomberg: SpaceX’s initial public offering will likely make President Donald Trump’s already wealthy administration even richer.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: Everyone is in a place where it’s no fun to be there.".
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: SSC Space launched its SubOrbital Express-5 mission from Esrange, carrying 12 experiments, including one that examined the effects of microgravity on red hair.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
