SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Two 1-meter telescopes for Germany’s space-surveillance capability have passed their Site Acceptance Test at the Meßstetten installation site, confirming the system is nearly ready for operations. The project followed a German Armed Forces subcontract to Baader Planetarium for a new LEO/GEO surveillance telescope system.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: The European Space Agency has hosted representatives from the African Space Agency, the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency and the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization in Noordwijk, the Netherlands for a first joint meeting.
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
By NASA Spaceflight: Recent weeks aboard the International Space Station have been busy, with the Expedition 74 crew overseeing two vehicle arrivals, a departure, and an orbital reboost.
The Hill
• Mark R. Whittington
By The Hill: In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.
Axios
• Emily Peck
By Axios: Elon Musk's company says its potential market is $28.5 trillion — only slightly less than U.S. gross domestic product.
Wall Street Journal
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Torsten Kriening on the 2026 CSIS-SWF space threats briefing: Russian satellites stalking ICEYE, Golden Dome's $1.2 trillion question, and Europe's blind spot.
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
By NASA Spaceflight: The Chinese space station Tiangong, permanently occupied since June 5, 2022, is about to receive a new set of crew members. Shenzhou 23 launched atop a Chang Zheng 2F (CZ-2F) from Site 91 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia province of northwest China.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA plans to add missions to SpaceX’s commercial crew contract, protecting the agency from the possibility that Boeing’s spacecraft is never certified.
SpaceNews.com
• Crystal Elle Arena-Turner
