Leadership   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Defense Policy  
SpaceNews.com • Commercial Space Federation

Matthew Williams named Senior Advisor, National Security at the Commercial Space Federation

Matthew Williams, a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Air Force, is joining the Commercial Space Federation (CSF) as Senior Advisor for National Security. The CSF announcement positions Williams to advise the association on defense and national security issues affecting the commercial space sector.

2026-06-30T11:18:55.200242-07:00
Moon   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
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Reuters

NASA awards Astrobotic, Firefly, Intuitive Machines lunar lander contracts in moon base project

By Reuters: NASA administrator ​Jared Isaacman on ‌Tuesday said three companies — Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace ​and Intuitive ​Machines — were awarded contracts ⁠to send more ​uncrewed lunar landers ​to the moon's surface under the agency's Artemis ​moonbase project.

Also: CNA
2026-06-30T12:17:35.514226-07:00
Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Sweden's SSC Space, Firefly Aerospace, in a trans-Atlantic success story, set 2028 orbital flight from Sweden's Esrange

By Space Intel Report: BALLYSEEDE, Ireland — Sweden’s SSC Space and US launch-service provider FIrefly Aerospace said they have concluded sufficient regulatory and technical preparations to announce a first launch of Firefly’s Alpha vehicle from Sweden’s Esrange facility in 2028.

Also: Payload and SpaceNews.com
2026-06-30T05:16:33.925136-07:00
FCC   Satellite   AI   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Orbital files plans for 100,000 orbital data centers

By SpaceNews.com: Five-month-old startup Orbital has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy up to 100,000 data center satellites, aiming to bring 10 gigawatts of computing power from space to meet rising artificial intelligence demand.

2026-06-30T05:31:03.667858-07:00