Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
A NatSec space acquisition nominee told senators that the military’s legacy space programs were not built for the Space Force acquisition reforms now reshaping how programs are developed and bought. The hearing focused on whether reforms can be applied effectively to inherited architectures.
SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
By SpaceNews.com: NAPA, Calif. – Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, selected KULR Technology Group to provide batteries for Joy, a free-flying platform destined for the International Space Station.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
By Space.com: SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers over the past year with each satellite now dodging other objects almost weekly.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: SES and Airbus have secured a site in Noordwijk for the EAGLE-1 optical ground station, as the demonstration's space segment faces further launch delays.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Artemis II astronauts praise Europe's Service Module in Bremen, detailing Orion's trans-lunar accuracy, degraded-state hand-flying and a vivid reentry.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: Loft Orbital announced the purchase of new satellite bus inventory today designed to fly larger, more power hungry customer payloads.
Space.com
• Tariq Malik
By Space.com: SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission on Thursday, July 16. Here's what time it flies.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current and new launch vehicles.
Bloomberg
• Bailey Lipschultz, Carmen Reinicke
