SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
AST SpaceMobile now expects Blue Origin’s New Glenn launchpad explosion to delay its direct-to-smartphone constellation timeline by three to six months. A William Blair equity note pushes first initial commercial services into the first half of 2027, affecting the company’s go-to-market schedule.
NASA Spaceflight
• Justin Davenport
By NASA Spaceflight: While there is some uncertainty regarding timelines and landers, the Artemis III mission — currently scheduled for the summer of 2027 — is being prepared for launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Wall Street Journal
• Kelly Crow
By Wall Street Journal: NASA was winding down its space-shuttle program during the Bush administration when Houston realized it had a problem: None of the four retiring space shuttle orbiters were bound for Texas, even though the Lone Star State was home to Mission Control Center and had safely guided orbiters like Discovery.
Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
By Via Satellite: Beyond Gravity is to bring to market a new ultra-light propulsion pointing mechanism with high maneuverability for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations.
Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd
By Space.com: NASA engineers completed their final inspection of the Roman telescope's primary mirror and are now preparing to ship the telescope to its Florida launch site.
NASA
• Jessica Taveau
By NASA: The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission.
CNBC
• Tobias Burns
By CNBC: Regulatory and technological tailwinds are blowing in the direction of satellite internet and against older systems like fixed wireless and fiber, investment bank Oppenheimer said in a Wednesday note.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Muon Space announced a Starship-class satellite platform June 3 designed from the ground up to meet the demands of the emerging orbital data center market, with an initial launch slated for 2028 after securing customers.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
