The GPS market in space for commercial satellite constellations is gaining a new set of competitors, such as TrustPoint and Xona, looking to join Iridium who was the first-ever low-Earth orbit constellation: Iridium By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 10 June 2026 After years of talking about
By Space Daily Editorial Team, 9 June 2026 Building a nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft typically takes a decade. NASA is trying to do it in roughly two and a half years — and the only way the math works is by welding together two programs that were never designed to talk
By Alex Nadal, Published by Space News, 3 June 2026 Europe is rapidly rewriting its security architecture. Faced with Russian aggression, mounting doubts about long-term American commitment and growing pressure to shoulder more of its own defense burden, European states have embraced minilateralism: smaller, flexible coalitions built around shared strategic priorities and operational
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off Feb. 21 2022 carrying 46 Starlink satellites. Credit: Space Launch Delta 45 Published by Voronoiapp, 3 June 2026 What We're Showing The race for space launches is accelerating fast, and the U.S. is pulling far ahead of every other nation. In 2025, the United
Hanwha Aerospace’s Daejeon plant on June 1, 2026, following an explosion there. (Kim Hye-yun/Hankyoreh) By Choi Ye-rin, Jang Hyeon-eun, Kim Joong-gon and Kwon Hyo-jungPosted on Hankyoreh, 2 June 2026 Five were killed and two injured at an explosion at the defense contractor’s Daejeon plant Another explosion at defense contractor Hanwha
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, February 6, 2018. With rocket launches increasing, there are calls for more research and cooperation on managing their environmental impact. By Leonard David, Published by Space News, 2 June 2026 Experts call for an end
By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 1 June 2026 New Glenn's launchpad is so cooked, satellites can see the char from orbit. The dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space Coast and the space industry itself. Blue Origin was
Sutherland Spaceport Limited will be formally closed once liquidators are appointed (Image: Orbex) By Laura Pollock, Published by The National, 1 June 2026 THE company behind the Sutherland Spaceport project is to be wound up as part of a proposed sale of assets linked to collapsed rocket firm Orbex. The joint administrators of
