July 11, 2026

Rare Pegasus Mission to Launch NASA's Swift Rescue at Kwajalein (Source: NASA)
Engineers completed installation of Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket on Tuesday, June 9, at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch is anticipated later this month. NASA contracted Katalyst to build and launch LINK to raise the altitude of the agency’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Recent solar activity has caused Swift's orbit to decay faster than anticipated.

Based on the orbital and programmatic needs of the mission, Katalyst selected the air-launched Pegasus XL as the best means of reaching the observatory in time to perform the boost maneuver. Northrop Grumman will launch the rocket using Stargazer, its modified L-1011 aircraft. Northrop Grumman engineers will attach Pegasus XL to Stargazer, which will carry it from NASA Wallops to Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, for launch. (6/10)

NASA Chief Defends Selection of All-Male Crew for Artemis III Mission (Source: CBS)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, responding to questions about the agency's selection of an all-male crew for the Artemis III mission, said the astronauts were chosen based solely on their experience, skill sets and availability. Isaacman wrote on the social media platform X that "I have seen reactions ranging from disappointment to outrage."

One such response on Reddit called the crew announcement "massively upsetting." "Women represent 50 percent of the population," the post read. "They deserve at least one seat on every mission from a government run agency." Isaacman said he had "personally been to space twice with 50 percent female crews. My closest advisors and some of the smartest engineers I know are women. In our latest NASA leadership organization, nearly 50 percent of the center directors and mission directorate leadership are women." (6/10)

Elizabeth Warren Warns Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO May Screw Retirees, Must Be Delayed (Source: New York Magazine)
Not everyone thinks the SpaceX public stock debut is something to celebrate. Senator Elizabeth Warren, for one, is hoping to convince the Securities and Exchange Commission to (temporarily) scrap the whole thing. Warren writes to the SEC that she has “extreme concern[s]” about the upcoming SpaceX IPO that comes down to three main points. First, the fact that the company is offering stock at approximately 100 times 2025 revenue, which does not appear to have any basis in reality.

“The idea of having Elon negotiate with Elon and decide that the value of this company is some astronomical number makes market analysts laugh — or maybe cry.”) Second, that the governance structure of the public company will basically make Musk unfireable (while leaving investors with “significantly fewer rights than those traditionally offered to purchasers of public shares”). And third, that because of the rewriting of rules that were created after the dot-com crash — rewritten by index providers expressly for the benefit of SpaceX — millions of Americans will be forced to own shares of the company through their retirement accounts. (6/10)

Everglades University Offers Bachelor's Degree in Space Studies (Source: Everglades University)
Florida's Everglades University has established an on-campus/online Bachelor's Degree for students Interested in shaping the future of the rapidly expanding space industry. "Our bachelor’s in Space Studies prepares students to work at the intersection of science, business, policy, and innovation in today’s evolving space sector... You’ll explore topics ranging from space policy, ethics, and international law to satellite communications, sustainability, and space entrepreneurship. A capstone experience allows you to apply what you’ve learned to real-world challenges in the space sector." (6/10)

Port Canaveral Plans New Basin for Growing Space Operations (Source: Fox 35)
Port Canaveral is working on plans for a new basin dedicated to space operations as companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin and smaller startups compete for limited space along Florida’s Space Coast. The port has become a key hub for recovering rocket boosters and handling vessels tied to commercial space launches. However, officials say the growth of the industry has created congestion among space, cruise and cargo operations.

Space Florida and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station are working on plans for a basin near the port that would be reserved for space operations. Officials say the project would give space companies a dedicated place to operate while reducing competition with cruise and cargo ships. Florida officials say the state must be prepared to support the transportation of 5,000 metric tons of cargo into space annually by 2035. Space Florida also says the industry is creating high-paying jobs. The average aerospace salary in Florida is about $119,000, roughly double the average salary for other workers in the state. (6/3)

Pakistan Launched 6 Spy Satellites, Can Be Used to Keep Eye on India (Source: Times of India)
Pakistan has boosted its space surveillance power manifold by launching a series of six earth observation (EO) satellites in the last one and a half years. These EO or spy satellites can be used by Pakistan to keep an eye on India’s borders, troop deployment and military assets. Though the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) was set up in 1961, Pakistan launched its first satellite only in 1990. Even the payloads launched in the last several decades with the help of foreign launchers were less than a dozen. However between Jan 2025 and April 2026, Pakistan surprisingly launched six EO satellites, mostly with the help of Chinese rockets. (6/11)

Four Russian Military Satellites Came Within 13 Km of an Iceye Radar Satellite That Supplies Ukraine With Battlefield Imagery - ‘Legitimate Targets,’ Moscow Said in 2022 (Source: Meduza)
Last month, four Russian military satellites — Kosmos-2610, Kosmos-2611, Kosmos-2612, and Kosmos-2613 — altered their orbits and moved toward ICEYE-X36, a radar satellite that has been supplying data to Ukraine’s military since 2022, according to a May 22 report by the analytics firm Integrity ISR. The dangerous maneuvers came several months after the Finnish-American satellite operator ICEYE and Ukraine’s Defense Ministry signed a new cooperation agreement. Under its terms, Ukraine’s armed forces received expanded access to high-quality radar satellite imagery. (6/9)

Spire To Pursue Space-Based Missile Warning in Partnership With German Defense Firm (Source: Space News)
Spire Global signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Diehl Defence, a leading German air defense and guided missile systems integrator, to pursue satellite-based early warning and intelligence systems. The strategic partnership, announced at the ILA Berlin Airshow, focuses on countering ballistic and hypersonic threats. It aims to provide the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) and broader European defense frameworks with sovereign space and reconnaissance capabilities. (6/10)

Two Years Later, We’re Finally Learning How a Transformers-Inspired Rover Fared on the Moon (Source: Gizmodo)
On January 19, 2024, a tiny, spherical rover called SORA-Q arrived on the Moon and unfurled itself into two halves to deploy wheels on each side. The miniature-sized robot, which could fit snugly into your palms, rolled around the lunar surface for nearly two hours, capturing images and relaying data back to Earth. Its short-lived stint will help inform the design of a fleet of tiny explorers capable of fitting into cramped areas that are otherwise inaccessible to their larger counterparts.

A new study details the results from SORA-Q’s time on the Moon, highlighting the challenges encountered during the mission, as well as lessons learned for future designs of small-sized space robots. The study suggests that small rovers could act as helpful sidekicks for more flexible, robust, and cost-effective missions to the Moon and other celestial bodies. To help create the transformable lunar robot, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) partnered with researchers from Doshisha University, Sony, and TakaraTomy. The Japanese toy company Tomy may not have much experience with space exploration, but it is known for creating the earliest Transformer toys in the early 80s. (6/10)

Let’s Destroy American Science (Source; NASA Watch)
The Federal Government recently issued “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better part of a century. At a time when the avowed stance of the Administration to pursue “Gold Standard Science“ and assert global leadership in science and technology this regulation would infect it with politics, fatally hamper its ability to thrive, and turn it into lead instead of gold. Click here. (6/10) https://nasawatch.com/policy/lets-destroy-american-science/

Galaxy-Killing Wind Discovered in the Early Universe (Source: Phys.org)
Astronomers have discovered a "galaxy-killing wind" that may explain why there are far more massive "dead" galaxies than expected in the early universe. This wind, powered by cosmic collisions between galaxies, could quickly blow away all the fuel for new stars, leaving a galaxy on the brink of death and helping to solve one of the biggest mysteries in modern astrophysics. (6/10)

Musk's Age of Impunity (Source: Axios)
Elon Musk is on the verge of financial immortality: The world's richest man — and potentially its first trillionaire — has built a sovereign corporate kingdom that is too systemic to fail. And yet, on the eve of SpaceX's monster IPO, its CEO was hunkered down in his digital fiefdom stoking far-right culture wars with an impunity unmatched in modern corporate history. (6/11)

House Budget Meets Space Force Request, But Without Reconciliation Bump (Source: Space News)
House appropriators unveiled a budget that provides $55.5 billion for the Space Force but without additional funding once proposed in a separate package. The draft legislation, released by the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee ahead of a markup Thursday, funds the Pentagon at the level requested by the administration through the regular appropriations process. However, it excludes roughly $350 billion in additional defense spending that administration officials have proposed funding through a separate budget reconciliation bill.

Senators said earlier this week another budget reconciliation bill was unlikely to pass this year. That could affect Golden Dome, for which the administration sought $17.5 billion through reconciliation in fiscal year 2027 but would get less than $400 million in the House bill. Despite excluding reconciliation spending, the House bill still represents a substantial increase for the Space Force. (6/11)

Thales Alenia and Airbus to Build Radar Imaging Satellites for ESA (Source: Space News)
Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space won contracts to build next-generation radar imaging satellites. ESA signed contracts Wednesday with the companies for the Sentinel-1 Next Generation (NG) program, a pair of radar-imaging satellites that will be part of the Copernicus Earth observation program. Thales, the prime contractor, said its contract was worth 700 million euros ($807 million) for the first tranche of the program, with Airbus serving as a subcontractor to provide the radar imaging payloads.

The satellites will build upon the existing Sentinel-1 spacecraft with new capabilities such as improved resolution. The first Sentinel-1 NG spacecraft is expected to launch in 2034. ESA separately approved for development Arrakihs, a small astrophysics mission with a cost cap of 175 million euros. Arrakihs, designed to study galactic evolution, will launch by the end of 2030. (6/11)

SpaceX IPO Shares Oversubscribed (Source: Bloomberg)
Demand for SpaceX shares in its impending initial public offering is far outstripping supply. Institutional investors seeking to buy shares in the IPO have requested more than four times the 555.6 million shares SpaceX plans to sell at $135 per share. The IPO will raise about $75 billion for SpaceX and value the company at nearly $1.8 trillion, with shares expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange on Friday. (6/11)

China Launches Classified Long March 5 Mission (Source: Space News)
China launched a classified satellite early Thursday. A Long March 5 lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island, placing the Tongxin Jishu Shiyan-25 satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The spacecraft will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said, although Western analysts note that line of satellites appear to be used for classified missions such as signals intelligence, early warning missions and satellite inspection activities. (6/11)

NOAA's SOLAR-1 Space Weather Satellite Online (Source: NOAA)
A NOAA space weather satellite has started regular operations. NOAA said Wednesday that its SOLAR-1 had formally started operational service. SOLAR-1, or Space weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness-1, was previously known as Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 and launched last September along with two NASA missions to the Earth-sun L-1 Lagrange point. SOLAR-1 will provide early warning of space weather events, taking over for aging spacecraft at the L-1 location. (6/11)

Stoke Completes Stage 1 Testing/Qualification at Washington State Facility (Source: Stoke Space)
Over the past three weeks at our Moses Lake Test Site (MLTS), the Stoke team successfully completed Stage 1 proto-qualification testing for Nova. This campaign verified 46 structural test objectives across the vehicle, while also exercising critical fluid systems, avionics, software, ground systems, and operations procedures. This is a major step toward flight. (6/8)

Starlink Rival Qianfan Hits Satellite Milestone, But is it Too Slow and Costly? (Source: SCMP)
China’s Qianfan network has hit a national milestone by placing over 200 broadband satellites in orbit, but there are concerns its deployment could be too slow and costly. Despite the quickening pace, the Starlink challenger’s roll-out still lags behind official targets. “If the company can’t ramp up its launch schedule, the project might just fall through,” said one anonymous source.

Hu Haiying, chief commander of the Qianfan satellite system, said the goals of the project had been adjusted and it now aimed to have 324 satellites up and running by July. Each satellite costs over 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) to manufacture, according to Hu, who also heads the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ microsatellite academy in Shanghai. That price tag makes Qianfan a luxury compared to its US rival. For roughly the same weight, SpaceX built its first-generation Starlink satellites for just $250,000 each. (6/10)

NASA Picks First European Astronaut for Artemis Mission (Source: DW)
NASA has tapped Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano to pilot the Artemis III mission, making him the first European to be a part of the US space agency's key human spaceflight campaign. Parmitano will be the second non-US member involved in the Artemis program after the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen flew on Artemis II. The 49-year-old was selected as an astronaut by the ESA in 2009. His track record includes two completed missions on board the ISS. Parmitano, who trained at the Italian Air Force Academy and worked as a test pilot, also completed complex spacewalks. (6/10)

NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’ (Source: NASA)
The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum is helping connect many of the pieces. By carefully analyzing the dot’s spectrum captured by Webb — the deepest spectrum to date of a little red dot — the research team has identified multiple lines of evidence, all of which support the interpretation that GLIMPSE-17775 is a supermassive black hole enveloped in a dense cocoon of partially ionized gas, a model referred to as the BH* (black hole star) scenario.

“I think part of the scientific community is converging on a singular picture — that little red dots can be explained by black hole star models. But none of the previous little red dots have all of the pieces of evidence in the same place,” said Kokorev, lead author of the study. “With GLIMPSE-17775 we can test these models because of how deep and amazing this source’s spectrum is.” (6/10)

UK Startup Applied Atomics to Enter US Market with Focus on Military Space Mobility (Source: Space News)
Applied Atomics has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Oxford Science Enterprises. The startup is developing a multimode satellite propulsion system and expanding into the U.S. defense sector, with its initial software payload preparing to launch in 2026. Applied Atomics builds technology that combines chemical and electric propulsion using a single propellant. This allows satellites to perform quick, high-thrust maneuvers while maintaining high fuel efficiency. (6/10)

Thruster Breakthrough? New 2-in-1 Propulsion System is About to Get an In-Space Test (Source: Space.com)
It's hard to fit everything on a small satellite, especially the fuel, but a new propulsion system could make it easier. Instead of having separate fuel for chemical thrusters and electrical thrusters, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study suggests that a single propellant can power both kinds of systems. And this idea will get an in-space test soon, if all goes according to plan. (6/10)

Symphony Space Unveils Adagio-XL ODC Sat (Source: Payload)
Symphony Space is getting into the orbital data center (ODC) game. The startup, which unveiled its hosted payload satellite in March, announced a more powerful concept today—called Adagio-XL—targeting the ODC market. Symphony is aiming to launch Adagio-XL in late 2029. While the sat has the same 1,200 kg payload capacity as Adagio, its main upgrade is generating 100 kW of power—200 kW on later iterations—a dramatic increase from Adagio’s 12 kW. The platform also includes increased radiative technology to help dissipate heat from power hungry GPU payloads. (6/10)

Italy Bets on Space as a Pillar of Industrial Policy (Source: Decode 39)
Italy is launching a nationwide initiative to showcase its aerospace sector as the government seeks to strengthen the country’s position in the rapidly expanding space economy, backed by rising revenues, exports and public investment. The launch of the Stati Generali dello Spazio (Space General Assembly), presented Tuesday at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, comes as Rome increasingly frames space as a strategic sector tied to industrial competitiveness, technological sovereignty and security.

Italy is positioning space as a core component of its industrial policy. The government sees the sector as a driver of growth, innovation and high-skilled employment. Rome is seeking a larger role in both European and international space initiatives. Public investments are being paired with efforts to expand the country’s industrial ecosystem, from large companies to startups. The initiative, promoted by the Parliamentary Intergroup on Space, will bring together industry, universities, research centers, startups and local institutions through 20 events across 16 Italian regions that host aerospace industrial districts. (6/9)

Swiss Space Companies Want to Liftoff - But There's a Big Problem (Source: BlueWin)
Switzerland has a long tradition in space travel. It was one of the founding countries of the European Space Agency ESA in 1975. The best-known representative is the former Ruag Space, which now operates under the name Beyond Gravity. Among other things, the company manufactures the tips of the European Ariane launch vehicles. There are also numerous suppliers. These include the propulsion specialist Maxon, which has a significant space business, and the French-speaking Swiss supplier Apco. These companies tend to belong to the established space industry.

Since the mid-2010s, the number of start-ups in the space sector has increased significantly. While five to ten companies were founded each year in the 1990s and 2000s, the number is now just under 20 per year, according to the "Swiss Space Ecosystem Report 2024". Switzerland is particularly strong in the hardware sector. One example is the company DPhi Space, which is working on data centers in space. Clearspace, which develops technologies for the removal of space debris, has also recently achieved greater prominence.

What the Swiss space industry still lacks most is visibility among the wider public, Nanja Strecker, head of the start-up incubator ESA BIC Switzerland, told the news agency AWP. SpaceX's IPO could change this, as it "should increase the visibility and attractiveness of the entire space sector and thus also give the Swiss industry a tailwind", said Raiffeisen chief economist Fredy Hasenmaile. According to Strecker, a certain spirit of optimism can already be felt in the space sector itself. However, she does not yet see it spilling over into the public discourse. (6/9)

Mitsubishi Electric Awarded Subsidy to Develop Flexible Space Mobility Technology under JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund (Source: Business Wire)
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has been awarded a subsidy for the Development of Inter-Orbit Transportation Vehicles (OTVs) under the Technology for Realizing Flexible Mobility in Space program, which is being financed by the 2nd Phase of the Space Strategy Fund managed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The company was previously selected as a representative organization for the project and will develop OTVs in that capacity. (6/9)

India to Transfer LVM3 Rocket to Private Sector (Source: India Today)
India’s heaviest rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3), which powered the historic Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing mission, is set to enter a new phase as the government initiates the process of transferring the rocket’s technology and operations to the private sector. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), the government’s nodal agency for promoting private participation in the space sector, has issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) inviting Indian companies to take over the end-to-end realization, operation and commercialization of the LVM3 launch vehicle. (6/10)

NRO Awards BlackSky Multi-Million Dollar Modification To Accelerate Development Of AROS Satellite (Source: Defense Daily)
BlackSky Technology on Tuesday said the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) awarded the company a contract modification to speed development of its AROS multi-spectral, broad area Earth observation satellites that will be a commercial alternative to current foundation imagery suppliers. (6/10)

Space Force Contracts Viasat, Intelsat for First of New Anti-Jam Communication Sats (Source: Breaking Defense)
The Space Force today announced contracts to Viasat and Intelsat for production of the first two operational satellites under its “Protected Tactical SATCOM – Global (PTS-G)” program aimed at developing a jam-resistant satellite communications fleet. The two awards, collectively worth $437.7 million, cover manufacturing, integration, and test, launch, and on-orbit checkout of the two satellites collectively dubbed “Swarm-1,” according to Space Systems Command (SSC). (6/10)

How an E-Scooter Founder Raised $5 Million to Build Space Data Centers (Source: Tech Crunch)
SpaceX has changed the venture industry’s perspective on long-term, capital-intensive space so much that a talented founder with no space experience can fund a space data center company. Orbital founder and CEO Euwyn Poon previously founded e-scooter company Spin in 2017 and sold it to Ford a year later. When he was ready to start a new company, a16z’s Speedrun was eager to get on board, according to partner Andrew Chen, who told TechCrunch that Poon worked through several ideas before landing on space data centers.

Orbital, like many of it competitors, is betting on SpaceX figuring out its Starship rocket and offering it to commercial customers. “We will get to full scale when Starship comes online,” Poon explained. The price of the Falcon 9, the current state of the art, “makes this not economically feasible.”

For now, Poon and company — which includes about a dozen folks in Los Angeles, with experience at Amazon LEO, SpaceX, and Northrop Grumman — are working toward a demo flight that will see the company fly an Nvidia Blackwell chip on a partner’s satellite to test Orbital’s radiation shielding and thermal management tech. Orbital’s goal is to deploy 10,000 satellites that provide a distributed gigawatt of computing power. (6/9)

Biotech Startup Turns to Space to Manufacture Artificial Retinas (Source: CASIS)
LambdaVision’s artificial retinas could one day help restore vision in people with blindness from macular degeneration. However, manufacturing these delicate films on Earth presents challenges. The artificial retinas are made of hundreds of ultra-thin layers of a light-sensitive protein, and gravity-driven forces can cause uneven layering that leads to material waste and limits scalability.

To overcome this, the company leveraged the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, where sustained microgravity allows the thin films to form more evenly. Over multiple missions, LambdaVision worked with Commercial Service Provider Space Tango to develop an automated system for manufacturing artificial retinas in space. The result: thin films with improved uniformity, stability, and performance—while using fewer raw materials. (6/10)

Intelsat, Viasat Secure $437M Space Force Satellite Contract (Source: Air and Space Forces)
The US Space Force has awarded $437 million in contracts to Intelsat and Viasat to build the first two Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global satellites, part of the Protected Tactical SATCOM Family of Systems. The satellites, expected to launch in 2028, will provide secure communications for tactical warfighters, bridging the gap between military and commercial satellite communication needs. (6/9)

Proba-3 Formation Flying Solar Mission Back on Track (Source: ESA)
ESA's Proba-3 mission is back in service. ESA announced Tuesday that the two-spacecraft mission is ready to resume formation flying, using one spacecraft to block the disk of the sun as seen by the other spacecraft. One of the spacecraft malfunctioned in February, failing to respond to ground commands. Controllers restored contact a month later, using images from the other Proba-3 spacecraft to help diagnose the problem. Proba-3 is a mission to demonstrate precision formation flying, while also monitoring the sun's corona. (6/10)

LeoLabs Deploys Indo-Pacific Satellite Monitoring Radar (Source: Space News)
LeoLabs has deployed a mobile space-tracking radar in the Indo-Pacific region that is being used to monitor Chinese satellites and other spacecraft. The Scout-S system is tracking maneuvering spacecraft in low Earth orbit, including Chinese surveillance satellites and China’s reusable spaceplane, LeoLabs announced Wednesday. Scout-S is the first operational system in a planned family of transportable sensors that LeoLabs says can be rapidly deployed to locations where military operators need additional coverage, supplementing its network of fixed radars. (6/10)

Spaceport Congestion, Target Risks, Drive Interest in Offshore Platforms (Source:
Congested spaceports are driving new interest in sea-based launch. Long viewed as a technically difficult niche with a history of commercial failure, companies and defense officials are giving offshore launch a second look as they search for ways to expand United States launch capacity given strains at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. National security concerns are also at play as officials warn that space launch sites could become targets in an armed conflict. Among the companies working on sea-based launch is Seagate Space, which has agreements with Firefly Aerospace and Lockheed Martin to examine launches from platforms Seagate is developing. (6/10)

China's Landspace Launches Two Satellites (Source: Xinhua)
A Chinese commercial rocket launched two satellites Tuesday. Landspace's Zhuque-2E rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan spaceport, placing into orbit the Spacesail DTC 01 and China Mobile 02. Both satellites are technology demonstrators for direct-to-device communications. (6/10)

India Delays Starlink Approval (Source: The Print)
SpaceX has hit a speed bump in its efforts to win approval to provide Starlink services in India. The Indian government reportedly has delayed final clearances for Starlink at the request of the Ministry of Home Affairs, based on reports that Starlink was used in the ongoing Middle East conflict despite not having a license to operate in Iran. That has raised concerns in India about SpaceX's ability to comply with Indian government security requirements. A SpaceX official dismissed the report as "unsubstantiated claims from anonymous sources" and said the company remains in "active and productive" talks with the Indian government. (6/10)

Concern Over Amazon Leo Astronomy Interference (Source: Sky & Telescope)
Amazon Leo satellites could interfere with astronomical observations. A study of the brightness of the more than 300 Amazon Leo satellites launched to date found they have an average magnitude of 6.3, well above the limit of 7.2 recommended by the International Astronomical Union to avoid interference with astronomy. In one quarter of the observations, the satellites were brighter than magnitude 6, which meant they could be seen by the naked eye in skies not affected by terrestrial light pollution. (6/10)

Has Sentient Plasma Life Visited Earth? (Source: Douglas Messier)
UAP whistleblower David Grusch was asked by Congress about what types of beings are operating unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs, aka UFOs) that have been sighted in our skies and oceans. “It’s a continuum from corporeal bipedal type life to what I would consider sentient plasma life. But, there are several [species] that the U.S. government is aware of,” Grusch replied.

Grusch didn’t elaborate, and there were no follow-up questions on the subject. That sums up the whole problem with UAPs and aliens in a nutshell. There are lots of claims, but no irrefutable evidence or an admission from the government that these things really do exist. (6/10)