China Satellite Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Spark Space tests engine for electric-pump-fed rocket and raises multi-round funding in drive for scale

Chinese startup Spark Space says it has completed engine testing for an electric-pump-fed rocket it claims could be the largest of its kind. The company has also secured a series of funding rounds, positioning the effort to advance from propulsion validation to full development and scale-up.

2026-06-18T07:49:30.120457-07:00

Satellite Middle East Europe Aviation Safety & Regulation Space Defense & Militarization Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)

Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

By Space.com: For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.

2026-06-18T06:21:52.894727-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Swift reboost mission ready for launch

By SpaceNews.com: A high-risk mission to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft is set to launch later this month after less than a year of development.

2026-06-18T05:17:07.837992-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection) Boeing

SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Boeing demonstrates quantum protocol in payload set for 2027 launch

By SpaceNews.com: PORTLAND, Ore. – Boeing demonstrated a key quantum networking protocol in ground testing of a compact payload ahead of on-orbit experiment in 2027.

Also: Payload and Boeing

2026-06-18T05:48:10.934304-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Policy & International Cooperation Space Debris & Traffic Management

SpaceNews.com • Savannah McNamara

What the satellite servicing economy can borrow from carbon credits

By SpaceNews.com: In January 2026 alone, the Federal Communications Commission authorized 15,000 Starlink Gen2 satellites. Starcloud has filed for 88,000 orbital data center satellites.

2026-06-18T06:19:27.978596-07:00

ESA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

Sirius Space Selected to Fill Launch Facility Vacancy Left by MaiaSpace

By European Spaceflight: CNES has selected Sirius Space Services to fill a vacancy at the Guiana Space Centre’s future multi-user commercial launch facility.

2026-06-18T04:21:45.050880-07:00

Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

Payload • Victoria Woodburn

True Anomaly Declares Mission X-3 Success

By Payload: True Anomaly's Jackal spacecraft has completed all of its Mission X-3 test objectives, clearing the final hurdles to being fully commissioned.

2026-06-18T06:02:59.829530-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Quantum Space wins Pentagon contract to develop orbital refueling spacecraft

By SpaceNews.com: Illustration of Quantum Space's Ranger vehicle WASHINGTON — Quantum Space has won a Pentagon contract to develop a spacecraft capable of transferring propellant to satellites in geostationary orbit.

Also: defence-blog.com

2026-06-18T04:35:14.060153-07:00

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