SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The U.S. Space Force is working to pull more defense-and-space startups into the national security market, positioning itself as a “commercial gatekeeper” and outlining a playbook for companies trying to win Space Force business.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, May 29, 2026.
DVIDS / U.S. DoD
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
By Associated Press: Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after spending seven months in space. They set a record for the longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew.
Bloomberg
• Frances Schwartzkopff
By Bloomberg: A $25 billion Danish pension fund that earlier this year made headlines by ditching Treasuries as Donald Trump was threatening to seize Greenland now says it won’t touch SpaceX.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening, dealing a major setback to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to challenge a dominant SpaceX.
NASA Spaceflight
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: A number of new Chinese state-led and commercial rockets are set for debuts and fresh first stage recovery attempts in the coming weeks and months.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The European Space Agency has greenlit its HiBiDiS and SOVA-S Scout missions, with development led by SITAEL and OHB Czechspace, respectively.
SpaceWatch Global
• Tamara Blagojevic
By SpaceWatch Global: The first Serbian Space Conference revealed a growing ecosystem of researchers, startups, and young professionals. Serbia has the talent to build a space sector, but can it create the institutions and opportunities needed to sustain it?.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
SpaceNews.com
• Jarosław Adamowski
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
