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• [New] Asia-Pacific is projected to witness the fastest growth during the forecast period due to increasing investments in national space programs, rising satellite launch activities, and expanding space exploration initiatives across emerging economies. stratviewresearch.com
• [New] North America is expected to be the dominant region during the forecast period owing to the strong presence of major aerospace companies, advanced space infrastructure, and growing investments in satellite deployment and deep space exploration programs. stratviewresearch.com
• [New] The first operational satellite using electric propulsion is targeted for 2026-27. KPs 21st Century IAS Academy
• [New] SpaceX just announced the design for its AI1 Compute Satellite, which it hopes to use as an orbital data center spacecraft. ScienceDaily
• [New] Soyuz MS-29 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. RocketLaunch.org
• [New] The mission, dubbed Aeolus and scheduled for 2028, will launch a Mars orbiter carrying four NASA-built instruments. theregister
• [New] NASA is now developing the NEO Surveyor, a space-based observatory planned for launch in 2027, to detect potentially hazardous asteroids and comets earlier and more reliably. Newsweek
• [New] The 200 kg satellite is expected to launch in Q2 2027 on SpaceX's Transporter-20, with a 12-month development timeline. Cyclop SpaceTech
• [New] NASA plans to run X-59's first mission conditions test flight, which will reach speeds of Mach 1.4 at an altitude of approximately 55,000 feet (17,000m), in the coming weeks. Live Science
• [New] Wizz Air announced that it will introduce Starlink satellite internet across its fleet from 2027. SasSofia
• [New] The technology: floating autonomous nodes that convert wave energy directly to compute, cooled by surrounding seawater, transmitting via LEO satellite, with a 2027 commercial target. Fountain City
• [New] Delta Air Lines has signed with Amazon's Project Kuiper - Amazon's own LEO satellite constellation - with deployment expected from 2028. CX Today
• NASA expects the X-59 to exceed the speed of sound for the first time during test flights scheduled for early June. ScienceDaily
• For nearly a decade, NASA has been working to engineer a plane that can fly faster than the speed of sound without resulting in disruptive sonic booms. Scientific American
• Mission 3 will deliver the 1st payload selected in the NASA Prism Initiative competition among universities, researchers and industry, to study lunar swirls. Space Calendar - The First Space Calendar on the Moon
• The sprawling SpaceX business will be split into three parts: the rocket-launching unit; the Starlink satellite broadband arm; and the AI company that includes X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The Guardian
• SpaceX plans to begin deploying orbital AI computing satellites as early as 2028, signaling that the satellite network is being built for far more than just internet connectivity. Yahoo Finance

Last updated: 24 June 2026