NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
Relativity Space says it has sent the Terran R heavy-lift vehicle’s second stage to NASA’s Stennis Space Center, marking a key hardware milestone ahead of a potential launch debut at the end of 2026. The move underscores continued maturation of Terran R’s propulsion and integration path for first flight readiness.
Bloomberg
• Carmen Arroyo
By Bloomberg: SpaceX said it had elected Roelof Botha, a long-time Sequoia Capital investor, to join the board as an independent director, less than a week after the Elon Musk-led company’s record-setting initial public offering.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Relativity Space plans to launch a Mars orbiter in 2028 as part of a new initiative to privately develop planetary missions.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Intellian Technologies is opening a huge new manufacturing facility in the United States, with CEO Eric Sung calling it “a defining milestone” for the company.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Jeff Bezos’ philanthropic organization the Bezos Earth Fund is joining the investment coalition for the wildfire-monitoring FireSat constellation. Bezos.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: The company has been preparing to launch the S3 servicing mission with a satellite platform and robotic arm developed in-house.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — The European Space Agency (ESA) is examining ways to increase the launch rates of its Ariane 6 heavy-lift and Vega-C medium-lift rockets to capture what’s almost certain to be a surge in demand starting now and continuing through the end of the decade.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Cybersecurity DHS Promotes Latest Space Cybersecurity Research in SPARTA By Mark Holmes Wednesday, June 17, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has revealed details of the latest space cybersecurity research to help protect critical infrastructure.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Reuters
• Aditya Soni, Deborah Mary Sophia
