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Last Updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 1:30 PM PDT
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Honda Enters Satellite-Launch Market with Successful Reusable Rocket Test
By Nikkei Asia: Japanese automaker plans to enter satellite-launching business.

Honda Unexpectedly Enters the Space Race With First Successful Rocket Launch

SpaceWERX Awards 10 Sustained Space Maneuver Challenge Contracts
By Via Satellite: SpaceWERX awarded 10 companies contract awards in the Sustained Space Maneuver Challenge to advance space mobility technologies.

Amazon helps workers train for satellite sector jobs
By Axios: Washington state is becoming the "Silicon Valley of space," Amazon exec says.

Sally celebrates complicated legacy of first US woman in space. Sally Ride's life partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, tells the full story of this iconic astronaut for the first time
By Ars Technica: Sally Ride’s life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, tells the full story of this iconic astronaut for the first time.

How ATMOS Space Cargo is shaping Europe’s spaceflight future through reentry capsules
By NASA Spaceflight: As space-based research and manufacturing ramp up, a market is emerging for returning payloads to….

CNES Taps ArianeGroup to Lead Reusable Rocket Engine Project
By European Spaceflight: CNES has selected ArianeGroup to lead an initiative to develop a high-thrust reusable rocket engine for future European heavy-lift launch vehicles.

NASA Begins Workforce Cuts Without A Spending Plan
By Payload: US President Donald Trump’s budget envisions cutting nearly a third of all NASA employees.