SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
The European Space Agency has selected NUVIEW GmbH’s Moonraker mission for a Phase A study under its Small Missions for Exploration – Destination the Moon program. Moonraker is positioned to perform lunar terrain mapping using LiDAR, advancing concept definition toward later program phases.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: KP Labs and NaviGate are exploring how advanced onboard navigation software can leverage edge-processing capabilities directly on satellites.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: How Quantum Systems and Planet Labs are linking satellites and autonomous drones into a seamless ISR architecture, transforming Earth observation from imagery delivery into real-time actionable intelligence.
By Spaceflight Now: NASA’s next great observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center aboard the agency’s massive Pegasus barge late Sunday morning.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
CNBC
• Bob Woods
By CNBC: Following the astronomical success of the SpaceX IPO — raising $85.7 billion, valuing the newly public company in the trillions, and minting Elon Musk as the world's first trillionaire — what many skeptics still view as a pie-in-the-sky idea, building AI data centers in space, is coming into view.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Lunar lander developer Astrobotic decided to sell to Voyager Technologies so it could quickly scale up to meet the demands of NASA’s lunar base initiative.
Space.com
• Leonard David
By Space.com: As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.
SpaceWatch Global
• Judith Delany
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• Tony Morrin