Space.com
• Leonard David
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year is expected to leave a spent rocket stage that will be delivered to the Moon in early August. The event reframes near-term lunar environment assumptions by introducing a large, human-made mass to the lunar surface timeline for impact observation and planning.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: That was the first public result of DPhi’s second mission, Clustergate-2, which rode to orbit on a Momentus Vigoride 7 sat in March.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Russia has reaffirmed its commitment to continued cooperation with Ethiopia in space science and related technologies.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: China has launched an indigenous Pakistani satellite strengthening Pakistani EO capability and national technological self-reliance.
Washington Post
• Dan Diamond
By Washington Post: The president is celebrating investments he made in his first term that needed years to pay off, as he continues to seek “American dominance in space.”.
Universe Today
• Laurence Tognetti
By Universe Today: You’re in the lab analyzing Martian regolith samples within your cozy Mars habitat serving on fifth human mission to Mars.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request is the clearest signal yet that the U.S. Space Force is moving into a new role: tracking moving targets from orbit, a mission long handled by specialized aircraft.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: MaiaSpace is looking to buck industry trends and bring a new rocket to market for European launch services. At the start of the year, it won a multi-launch contract with Eutelsat OneWeb in a vote of confidence for the company.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
