Space.com
• Mike Wall
Reflect Orbital has received approval to put its first light-directing space mirror into orbit, with a launch planned for later this year. The company expects the first deployment to pave the way for tens of thousands of similar space-based mirrors over the next decade.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: SpaceRCO has selected Innovative Signal Analysis to develop an adaptable radar‑warning sensor for U.S. military satellites in GEO orbit.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Spaceport Etlaq and Latitude have established a framework for the first experimental launch of Latitude's vehicle from the Omani Spaceport.
SpaceWatch Global
• K.-P. Ludwig
By SpaceWatch Global: Germany plans a military satellite constellation of up to 1,200 satellites. But industrial capacity, launch dependence, and European politics remain major challenges.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China confirmed a methalox Long March 10C as its commercial workhorse following its first successful booster recovery, while injecting fresh capital into commercial rocket ventures.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: European Space Imaging (EUSI) has announced a major upgrade of its satellite ground segment and cloud infrastructure.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: SpaceX will launch its next Starship as soon as July 16 to test fixes to issues from the previous flight and deploy functioning Starlink satellites.
NASA Spaceflight
• Haygen Warren
By NASA Spaceflight: NASA’s next space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, arrived at Kennedy Space Center in late June ahead of its scheduled launch on Aug.
