• Asia

  China launches Zhongxing-2E communications satellite

  China sent the Zhongxing-2E into geosynchronous transfer orbit Thursday with the launch of a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang.

• Commercial

  Returning airline traffic boosts Viasat and Intelsat financials

• Commercial Launch Military

  Tory Bruno says the challenges with BE-4 are real but the engine is moving forward

• Commercial

  Australia’s first space accelerator to showcase startups amid expansion plans

• Civil Commercial

  New Zealand and LeoLabs sign multiyear deal for Space Regulatory platform

• Commercial Launch Military

  Astra to make next orbital launch attempt in late August for the Space Force

• Military

  Missile defense space sensor made by Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace clears design review

• Policy & Politics

  Op-ed | China’s Success in Space Calls for Caution in Pursuing a New Treaty for Outer Space

• Commercial

  Planet and SpaceX announce multiyear launch agreement

• Military

  COVID disruptions add $13.5 million to the cost of GPS ground control system

• Commercial Military

  National Reconnaissance Office exercises contract option for Maxar satellite imagery

• Commercial

  New details of Russian “movie in space” emerge as producers seek funding

• Europe

  SES and Eutelsat point to improving broadcast trends

• Europe

  French court denies European Aviation Network challenge

• From the Magazine

  Startups map out strategies to augment or backup GPS

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