Launch • Lunar

ispace Launches Lunar Integrator Service With Starship

The Japanese company announced Tuesday that it had secured 500 kg of payload capacity on Starship to launch no earlier than 2030.

Polaris

FCC Poised To Advance Sat Licensing Reform

FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced last week that the commission is expected to vote on the Space Modernization Order on July 22.

Civil • LEO

NASA Releases CLD Draft RFP

NASA is officially moving forward with its original plan to support stand-alone replacements to the ISS, after industry proved its take on human habitation in LEO. 

VC/PE

The Biggest Fundraises of H1 2026

This is a case where a rising rocket lifts all payloads, around the world.

Military

True Anomaly Approaches, Images Rocket Lab Craft

SSC ordered True Anomaly to deliver the imagery within 72 hours of receiving the order. True Anomaly did it in 61.

Field Guide • Polaris

Payload Field Guide: CLPS Missions

Get in, landers, we’re going to the Moon.

Launch • Polaris

NASA Watchdog: Launch Infrastructure Nearing Capacity

NASA’s launch facilities will likely reach capacity by the end of the decade as the number of commercial launches continues to skyrocket, according to a report from the space agency’s inspector general released Monday.

Polaris

Bill Spotlight: NEW HORIZON Act

A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill last week that would consider allowing national security missions to tap into the commercial orbital data center craze.

Military

PiLogic Partners with AFRL on AI Anomaly Detection Tech

PiLogic is already testing its AI on two terrestrial based flat sats with AFRL, with hopes of expanding the military partnership into orbit.

International • Launch

JAXA Nails H3 Return to Flight

The rocket launched on its eighth mission—the first successful flight of the new three-engine variant—Friday morning from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center, delivering all six of its payloads to space. 

Business • Equities

Analysts Debate SpaceX’s $1.75T Valuation Ahead of IPO

Analysts are split over whether that’s the right number, and how the stock will perform in the short term—but everyone agrees the space industry is booming.

Polaris

FCC Gives Amazon Leo More Time to Launch

The FCC has granted Amazon Leo more time to get at least half of its constellation into orbit, but placed some restrictions on the satellite operator to encourage launching as quickly as possible.

Europe • VC/PE

ICEYE, Isar Aerospace Announce Significant Funding Rounds

Finnish EO company ICEYE announced a €450M ($520M) Series F raised at a €10B ($12B) valuation.