SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
The European Space Agency hosted representatives from the African Space Agency, the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency, and the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization for a first joint meeting in Noordwijk, Netherlands. The gathering marks an initial cross-regional forum under ESA’s international outreach.
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.
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.
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.
CNBC
• Lora Kolodny
By CNBC: SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on Friday, a day after the company scrubbed plans before takeoff.
