Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
SpaceX carried 24 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 28, 2026. The flight underscores the company’s continuing high-cadence deployment approach for its LEO broadband constellation.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 will soon attempt one of the closest, riskiest space-rock flybys in spaceflight history.
CNBC
• Paxton Honerkamp
By CNBC: The SpaceX IPO euphoria is over, but the bullish trend in space economy jobs remains in place within a labor market where many other sectors have slowed hiring.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launch pad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: China plans to add three new modules to Tiangong along with a co-orbiting space telescope, as the ISS heads for a Pacific splashdown.
Ars Technica
• Financial Times
By Ars Technica: Move would test whether group can turn ambition into a mass-market phone business.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: NASA has delivered the first braking engines for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mars mission. Work to secure the required RHUs continues.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: About a month has passed since the first launch of SpaceX's "Version 3" Starship rocket, and the spaceflight company has already begun testing on its next such vehicle.
