SpaceNews - The FCC adopted new space and Earth station licensing rules it said create a “licensing assembly line” for applications, and cleared lower and upper C-band frequences for terrestrial wireless networks.

Politico - The mission, dubbed Space Reactor-1 Freedom, aims to launch in late 2028. It would be the first flight demonstration of nuclear electric propulsion, and deliver three helicopters to collect scientific data and identify potential water sources on Mars.

Breaking Defense - The new network, the Hybrid Alliance Layered Operations in Space (HALO), will initially involve Denmark, Canada, Finland, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Turkey.

With countries around the world focusing on building sovereign satellite networks, Abu Dhabi-based Orbitworks is developing AI-enabled satellites that will form a 10-satellite Earth observation constellation called Altair.

Payload - J-LEO will be a domestic alternative for LEO D2D comms, reducing dependency on foreign-controlled satellite networks.

SpaceNews - The U.S. Space Force’s Combat Forces Command said it has operationally accepted the system, known as Meadowlands and built by L3Harris Technologies. It uses radio-frequency signals to non-destructively interfere with an adversary satellite’s ability to transmit information.

SpaceNews - The U.S. Space Force is launching a new competition for mobile satellite-control antennas, formally restarting a program it canceled after abandoning a $1.7 billion contract with AeroVironment and shifting toward a more commercial procurement strategy.

The U.S. Space Force completed the second launch of its VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, sending a Rocket Lab Electron rocket into orbit on from the company's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

The Mars Society - During this summer’s expedition, Crew 19, commanded by Trevor Jahn of the Aerospace Corporation, will conduct a wide range of research and field studies focused on exploration science, operational readiness, environmental monitoring, technology demonstration, and analog astronaut activities.

SpaceNews - The supplier selections shed new light on the industrial teams behind the first operational phase of PTS-G, a U.S. Space Force effort to build a more resilient military communications network using commercially derived satellites in geostationary orbit.