SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
Isar Aerospace’s upcoming second flight of its Spectrum launcher is being cast as a rigorous hardware and operational stress test. Industry observers, including Daniel Metzler, say the mission will be judged as a barometer of Europe’s emerging launch capability and its credibility as a space power.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: Mock observations test the performance of the Chinese Space Station Telescope as the 2-meter-class observatory moves closer to launch.
SpaceNews.com
• Walt Faulconer
By SpaceNews.com: NASA must act now to ensure U.S. leadership in space.
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
By Space.com: Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Colorado tonight as an incoming coronal mass ejection is forecast to impact within 24 hours.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: The early stage of giant telescope development involves a lot of horse-trading to try to appease all the different stakeholders that are hoping to get what they want out of the project, but also to try to appease the financial managers that want to minimize its cost.
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
By Space.com: Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.
Reuters
• Akash Sriram
By Reuters: Global investment in space technology is poised to climb further in 2026, propelled by government spending on defense-linked satellite systems and private sector bets on launch capacity, investment firm Seraphim Space said on Monday.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
