Artemis III Crew Announced: The Countdown to Humanity's Return to the Moon
On June 9, 2026, NASA officially announced the Artemis III crew: Commander Randy Bresnik (NASA), Pilot Luca Parmitano (ESA), and Mission Specialists F...
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NASA's ERNEST Rover: How Active Suspension, AI, and Heavy Lift Are Rewriting Planetary Exploration
On June 18, 2026, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory released the results of a desert field test for the ERNEST rover prototype (Exploration Rover for N...
POC.HK Tech Weekly Digest — Week 25, 2026 (June 15-21)
POC.HK Tech Weekly Digest — Week 25, 2026 (June 15 - June 21)
This week in technology reveals several distinctive structural trends: humanoid robotics...
Starship Flight 15 and the Monthly Flight Target: SpaceX's Operational Transition
In a recent CNBC interview, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell confirmed the potential launch of Starship Flight 15 from Cape Canaveral and emphasized t...
NASA and Relativity Space Mars Atmosphere Mission: How Public-Private Partnerships Reshape the Economics of Planetary Science
On June 17, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stood at Relativity Space headquarters in Long Beach, California, to announce a structurally signi...
Autonomous Lunar Construction: Building Habitats from Regolith
The lunar surface is covered by a layer of fine, powdery rock 2 to 15 meters deep — lunar regolith. This rough, electrostatically charged, abrasive du...
Space-Based Solar Power 2026: From Theory to Global Roadmap at an Inflection Point
In 2026, space-based solar power (SBSP) is no longer merely a concept from science fiction. From a rooftop in Pasadena receiving wireless power from l...
Roman Space Telescope Launch Moved Up Eight Months: NASA's Billion-Galaxy Survey Set for August 30, 2026
In June 2026, NASA announced that the launch date for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been set for August 30, 2026 — approximately eight mon...
A New Era in Space Optical Communications: MBRYONICS STARLIGHT's 25-800G Coherent Transceiver
In June 2026, Irish space optical communications technology company MBRYONICS announced a landmark breakthrough: the successful development of the wor...
The Space Battery Race Heats Up: How Solidion's 30-Patent Lithium Metal Platform Powers Orbital AI Data Centers and the Lunar Economy
In June 2026, Texas-based advanced battery technology company Solidion Technology (NASDAQ: STI) announced a major breakthrough: the company holds over...
Space Robotics Revolution: From Autonomous ISS Navigation to Lunar Base Assembly
In June 2026, a seemingly low-key announcement stirred the aerospace community: AI is now helping to navigate free-flying robots aboard the Internatio...
European Nyx Capsule Completes Drop Test: Europe's Commercial Cargo Path
European Nyx Capsule Completes Drop Test: Europe's Commercial Cargo Path
On June 5, 2026, European space company The Exploration Company (TEC) announc...
Axiom Space Raises $175M More: Commercial Space Station Race Accelerates
Axiom Space Raises $175M More: Commercial Space Station Race Accelerates
On June 4, 2026, Axiom Space announced an additional raise of over $175 milli...
S&P 500 Closes Fast Track: SpaceX Mega IPO Loses Index Fund Buying
S&P 500 Closes Fast Track: SpaceX Mega IPO Loses Index Fund Buying
June 5, 2026 — A formal ruling from S&P Dow Jones Indices sent a collective...
After Six Months of Silence, NASA Declares End to MAVEN Mars Mission: Final Chapter for an Atmospheric Pioneer
After Six Months of Silence, NASA Declares End to MAVEN Mars Mission: Final Chapter for an Atmospheric Pioneer
2026-06-04 — NASA formally declared the...
China Builds Institutional Framework for Space Computing Push
Space Computing Race Heats Up: China Builds Institutional Framework, Space Computing Infrastructure Accelerates
2026 June — China is laying the instit...
From Ground to Orbit: Muon Space Unveils Starship-Class Satellite Platform for Orbital Data Centers
From Ground to Orbit: Muon Space Unveils Starship-Class Satellite Platform for Orbital Data Centers
June 3, 2026, Mountain View, CA — Muon Space has o...
SpaceX's $75 Billion IPO: The Deep Logic Behind a $1.75 Trillion Valuation
The Largest IPO in History Arrives: The Deep Logic Behind SpaceX's $75 Billion Raise at a $1.75 Trillion Valuation
On June 4, 2026, SpaceX submitted a...
Space Weaponization Countdown: China's ASAT Test and the Orbital Security Tipping Point
Space Weaponization Countdown: China's ASAT Test and the Global Orbital Security Tipping Point
On June 1, 2026, China launched an SC-19 direct-ascent ...
Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return: Ascender Engine Ignites Successfully
Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return: Ascender Engine Ignites Successfully -- Humanity's First Mars Sample Mission Takes a Critical Step
On June 2, 2026, the ...
Starship Orbital Refueling Success: Two Ships Dock in Orbit, Propellant Transfer Achieved
SpaceX has achieved what many considered the single most critical technical milestone for humanity’s expansion into the solar system: two Starship veh...
Venus Life Detection: The Phosphine Mystery — Scientific Reasoning and a New Wave of Exploration
Venus Life Detection: The Phosphine Mystery — Scientific Reasoning and a New Wave of Exploration
In September 2020, a team led by Professor Jane Greav...
Starship Progress Report: The Transition Year from Technology Demonstration to Production Operations
Starship Progress Report: The Transition Year from Technology Demonstration to Production Operations
For SpaceX's Starship program, 2026 marks a trans...
The Revival of Space-Based Solar Power
The Revival of Space-Based Solar Power
Collecting solar energy in space is unaffected by the atmosphere, clouds, or day-night cycles, theoretically en...
Tiangong Space Station: China's Space Program Strategic Hub and New Paradigm for International Cooperation
Tiangong Space Station: China's Space Program Strategic Hub and New Paradigm for International Cooperation
In October 2025, China's Tiangong space sta...
Asteroid Mining Reality and Future: From Sci-Fi Concept to Engineering Feasibility
Asteroid Mining Reality and Future: From Sci-Fi Concept to Engineering Feasibility
Asteroid mining — a concept that once existed only in science ficti...
Artemis Lunar Base Camp: A Paradigm Shift from Brief Visits to Permanent Presence
Artemis Lunar Base Camp: A Paradigm Shift from Brief Visits to Permanent Presence
The Apollo program left humanity not only footprints and flags but a...
Space Tourism 2026: From Elite Privilege to the Mass Market Tipping Point
Space Tourism 2026: From Elite Privilege to the Mass Market Tipping Point
2026 is shaping up to be a historic turning point for the space tourism indu...
Neutron: Rocket Lab's Medium-Lift Ambition and Precision Targeting of the Launch Market
Neutron: Rocket Lab's Medium-Lift Ambition and Precision Targeting of the Launch Market
Rocket Lab has established a solid reputation in the launch ma...
New Glenn: Blue Origin's Orbital Breakthrough and the New Landscape of the Commercial Launch Market
New Glenn: Blue Origin's Orbital Breakthrough and the New Landscape of the Commercial Launch Market
After a decade of development and multiple delays,...
Lunar Communications Infrastructure: From Deep Space Network to Lunar Internet
Lunar Communications Infrastructure: From Deep Space Network to Lunar Internet
In May 2026, NASA officially announced signing a contract worth approxi...
Mars Transport Architecture: SpaceX's Technical Roadmap for Starship Colonization
Mars Transport Architecture: SpaceX's Technical Roadmap for Starship Colonization
When Elon Musk first presented the "Interplanetary Transport System"...
Chang'e-7: Precision Survey of Lunar South Pole Water Ice Resources
Chang'e-7: Precision Survey of Lunar South Pole Water Ice Resources
In March 2026, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that the C...
Orbital Refueling: The Infrastructure Tipping Point for Human Space Activity
Orbital Refueling: The Infrastructure Tipping Point for Human Space Activity
On January 10, 2026, SpaceX achieved the historic first propellant orbita...