Space.com • Daisy Dobrijevic

Powerful solar flare erupts from sun triggering radio blackouts across North America (video)

Space.com reports: The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18.

2025-06-16T07:22:24.584047-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure with spacecraft in novel lunar orbits

By SpaceNews.com: China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure with spacecraft in novel lunar orbits China has sent several small spacecraft into specialized lunar and cislunar orbits to test communications, navigation and orbital dynamics for planned Earth-moon infrastructure.

2025-06-16T07:11:27.548268-07:00

Satellite

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

BlackSky unveils wide-area imaging satellite

By SpaceNews.com: BlackSky unveils wide-area imaging satellite.

2025-06-16T05:32:28.485385-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

For Pulsar Fusion, Business is Bigger in Texas

By Payload: UK nuclear propulsion startup Pulsar Fusion has dreams of ferrying rockets to the Moon, Mars, and Saturn—but first, they’re headed to Texas.

2025-06-16T04:54:58.985695-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Members of US Congress want White House to quickly nominate new NASA administrator

By SpaceNews.com: Members of the House and Senate called in the White House to promptly offer a new candidate for NASA administrator.

2025-06-16T03:26:21.093322-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Astroscale UK and Open Cosmos win UK Defence Contract for Space Situational Awareness

By SpaceWatch Global: DSTL UK has awarded Open Cosmos and Astroscale Ltd a contract worth £5.15 million to enhance space weather and improve SSA.

Also: SpaceNews.com and eandt.theiet.org

2025-06-16T02:34:51.548201-07:00

Satellite Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Muon Space Completes Series B Round and Acquires Starlight Engines

By SpaceWatch Global: Muon Space has closed its oversubscribed $89.5 million Series B1 round, bringing total Series B funding to $146 million.

Also: Space Daily and smallsatnews.com

2025-06-16T01:15:19.799050-07:00

Commercial Space

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SpaceWatch Global • Connor Sattely

Spacetech VC Activity Surges in March–April 2025

By SpaceWatch Global: The two-month period of March-April 2025 has been one of the most active 60 day periods in spacetech VC since at least 2023.

2025-06-16T01:15:15.386318-07:00

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