SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Unseenlabs placed its BRO-22 satellite into orbit aboard Japan’s H3 launch vehicle on June 12, 2026, lifting from JAXA’s Yoshinobu Launch Complex at Tanegashima Space Center. The flight marks the first H3 mission flown by a satellite from a foreign private company.
Bloomberg
• Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro
By Bloomberg: German satellite maker OHB SE is kicking off a stock offering to help it contribute to Europe’s space and defense programs as well as increase its free float.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: BERLIN — Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace does not lack for security-based space ambition:.
Wall Street Journal
• Micah Maidenberg
By Wall Street Journal: Two-ton satellites, laser communications, in-space mobility ships and more draw attention and new funding.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: In a recent NASA-supported study, researchers assessed Titan's resource base and how it could be leveraged for ISRU. Compared with other locations under study (the Moon, Mars, etc.), they concluded that there is unrivaled potential for human exploration and settlement.
NASA Spaceflight
• Ryan Weber
By NASA Spaceflight: With the completion of Flight 12 about three weeks ago, all focus is now on Flight 13 and its vehicles, Booster 20 and Ship 40. To date, both have completed cryogenic proof testing and are now set up to complete static fire testing next.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has provided more details about the revised approaches that Blue Origin and SpaceX are taking to accelerate work on Artemis lunar landers.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: Japan’s H3 rocket launched June 11 on its first flight since a failure in December, placing six smallsats in orbit.
Via Satellite
• Christina Patsioura
