Space.com
• Paul Sutter
NASA is building the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) to search for signs of life on nearby planets. A new study modeled whether HWO could confidently detect atmospheric biosignatures by comparing observations against an “ancient Earth” reference, focusing on the interpretability of biosignature signals.
Via Satellite
• Frank Wolfe
By Via Satellite: The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — LeoLabs said June 10 it has deployed a mobile space-tracking radar in the Indo-Pacific region that is being used to monitor Chinese satellites and other spacecraft.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: Concerns that America’s launch infrastructure may not keep pace with rising demand are reviving interest in an unconventional workaround: sea-based rocket launch.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: With Adagio-XL, Symphony Space is getting into the orbital data center game.
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg: India has effectively frozen approvals for Starlink, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials are concerned about the use of satellite terminals in the Iran war, creating a new hurdle for Elon Musk's internet service in a key growth market.
SpaceNews.com
• Rosa Schmidt
By SpaceNews.com: become essential infrastructure. Financial markets rely on their timing signals. Military operations depend on their communications and surveillance. Navigation, disaster response, logistics, climate monitoring, most systems that underpin modern economies have some orbital component.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: ESA will implement an astronaut mission to the ISS for Czech's Aleš Svoboda as part of the first PAM to the ISS NASA awarded to Vast.
The Hill
• Peter A. Garretson, Richard M. Harrison
NASA Spaceflight
• Arran Reid, Chris Bergin
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
