NASA Spaceflight
• Sean Yoder
Rocket Lab says its Electron rocket delivered a record-performing stretch through the first half of 2026, driving a sharp rise in launch contracts and revenue. The company also confirmed its larger Neutron vehicle is still working through a delayed path to its debut.
Associated Press
• Marcia Dunn
By Associated Press: The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year are back in Florida, reunited with their capsule and launch team.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: York Space Systems has closed its acquisition of satcom terminal company All.Space, in a move both company CEOs say will create a complete tactical satcom.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: NASA's nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture the protective aeroshell that will shield the Skyfall spacecraft's descent stage during its plummet through the Martian atmosphere.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Beyond Gravity has signed one of the biggest contracts in its history and one that cements its position as key player in the European launch supply chain.
defence-industry.eu
• Martin Chomsky
By defence-industry.eu: ICEYE Germany will manufacture satellite components, develop advanced software and establish an AI centre and intelligence group. The new entity extends ICEYE’s presence in Germany, which the company described as one of Europe’s most important defence and industrial heartlands.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
By Universe Today: With its ability to observe the red-shifted light from early galaxies, the JWST has revealed some surprises. Many massive galaxies in the early Universe had ceased star formation and were already quenched hundreds of millions of years sooner than thought.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: The two additions to SSC's National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 program bring the total number of qualified launch providers to seven.
SpaceNews.com
• Darío Buschiazzo
New York Times
• Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Brian O’Keefe, Ian Mount, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Sarah Kessler
