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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Trump executive order to unify and accelerate U.S. quantum tech development for next-gen space navigation, sensing and secure co

The White House issued an executive order to unify and accelerate U.S. development of quantum technologies, including space systems aimed at improving navigation, sensing and secure communications. The order frames quantum infrastructure as a cross-domain modernization priority spanning space capability development.

2026-06-22T14:41:53.561420-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Space Debris & Traffic Management

NASA Spaceflight • Bastiaan Vellekoop, Haygen Warren

SpaceX to test upcoming Starfall reentry vehicle with demonstration mission on Tuesday

By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX is set to launch a demonstration mission for its Starfall reentry vehicle early on Tuesday morning. Falcon 9 is scheduled to liftoff at 6:43 AM EDT (10:43 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

2026-06-22T14:11:30.498182-07:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation NASA

Ars Technica • Eric Berger

Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets

By Ars Technica: SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.

2026-06-22T14:41:36.606318-07:00

Satellite Space Defense & Militarization

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

California startup building commercial GPS alternative as jamming threats grow

By AeroTime: A California satellite startup is developing a low-Earth-orbit navigation network designed as a jamming-resistant commercial backup to GPS.

2026-06-22T13:28:39.725357-07:00

Satellite Leadership Commercial Space

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Former SES Exec John-Paul Hemingway to Lead Vast’s Satellite Business

By Via Satellite: People Former SES Exec John-Paul Hemingway to Lead Vast’s Satellite Business By Rachel Jewett Monday, June 22, 2026 JP Hemingway SES ’s former CCO John-Paul Hemingway has joined Vast to lead business development for Vast’s new satellite manufacturing business.

2026-06-22T12:57:25.563947-07:00

China Satellite Commercial Space Space Debris & Traffic Management

SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Chinese spaceplane releases object into orbit, according to commercial space surveillance

By SpaceNews.com: China’s secretive spaceplane has released an object into orbit during its ongoing fourth mission, according to space surveillance firm LeoLabs.

2026-06-22T10:47:40.197588-07:00

Satellite Space Force Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space Space Defense & Militarization

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing

By Ars Technica: The Space Force wants to cut the time to field new satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours.

Aviation Week

Rocket Lab Launches Second USSF Victus Haze Spacecraft

SpaceNews.com

Rocket Lab launches satellite for U.S. Space Force Victus Haze responsive space exercise

Also: Via Satellite, Defense Daily and investors.rocketlabcorp.com

2026-06-22T08:26:52.095436-07:00

Satellite AI Commercial Space

Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo, Rachel Metz

SpaceX Inks Multibillion-Dollar Computing Deal With Reflection AI

By Bloomberg: SpaceX has inked a multibillion-dollar agreement to provide computing resources to artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI, the latest in a string deals from Elon Musk’s firm as it vies to become an AI infrastructure provider.

CNBC

SpaceX signs computing power deal with open-source AI startup Reflection worth up to $6.3 billion

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX Strikes $6 Billion Deal With AI Startup for Data-Center Space

Also: CNA, Seeking Alpha, newsable.asianetnews.com and Yahoo Finance

2026-06-22T08:26:48.588448-07:00

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Trump executive order to unify and accelerate U.S. quantum tech development for next-gen space navigation, sensing and secure co

SpaceX to test upcoming Starfall reentry vehicle with demonstration mission on Tuesday

Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets

California startup building commercial GPS alternative as jamming threats grow

Former SES Exec John-Paul Hemingway to Lead Vast’s Satellite Business

Chinese spaceplane releases object into orbit, according to commercial space surveillance

A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing

Rocket Lab Launches Second USSF Victus Haze Spacecraft

Rocket Lab launches satellite for U.S. Space Force Victus Haze responsive space exercise

SpaceX Inks Multibillion-Dollar Computing Deal With Reflection AI

SpaceX signs computing power deal with open-source AI startup Reflection worth up to $6.3 billion

SpaceX Strikes $6 Billion Deal With AI Startup for Data-Center Space

Trump executive order directs NASA to plan quantum space applications

Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets