SpaceCom — Aerospace’s Lori Gordon, Systems Director for Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate, writes about the opportunities, challenges, and strategic next steps for Orbital Data Centers.

SpaceNews — NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled for launch in early September, ahead of schedule.

Air and Space Forces Magazine — Col. Erich Hernandez-Baquero retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service, then held a number of space-related positions within the intelligence community before joining Raytheon in 2021.

Breaking Defense — Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, senior advisor to Air Force Secretary Troy Mink for space acquisition, made the announcement at Space Symposium.

SpaceNews — Space Systems Command and Space Launch Delta 45 played pivotal roles for the launch from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SV-10 caps Lockheed Martin-built series as SpaceX continues to absorb missions shifted from ULA.

SpaceNews — At Space Symposium, Michael Kratsios, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), announced a policy directing NASA, the Pentagon, and the Department of Energy to develop space nuclear power systems that could launch as soon as 2028.

At Space Symposium, Aerospace’s Nexus Podcast hosted panelists from Air Force Research Laboratory and Redwire Space to discuss Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) operations.

Via Satellite — “A robust, competitive mobility marketplace is likely still five to ten years away,” says Bryan Hoke, corporate technical fellow of dynamic space operation at The Aerospace Corporation. “Maneuver capability presents a classic chicken-and-egg challenge. Government hopes industry will innovate, while industry requires clear demand signals to justify investment.”

Washington Exec — Aerospace built a proof-of-concept tool to help operators and engineers manage the growing complexity of Proliferated Low Earth Orbit constellations, in collaboration with Google Public Sector’s Rapid Innovation Team on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform.

Inside GNSS — The Secure World Foundation’s Global Counterspace Capabilities 2026, an annual open-source assessment of space warfare developments, documents a year in which GNSS interference shifted from an episodic threat to a persistent feature of conflict zones on multiple continents.