News Archive
June 2026
150 stories from the daily digest. Each one links to its full summary and sources.
/ Tuesday, June 30, 2026
- Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium in $8 billion dealRocket Lab
- LandSpace fires nine-engine Zhuque-3 stage ahead of debutLandSpace
- Deep Blue Aerospace sets Nebula-1 maiden flight for June 30Deep Blue Aerospace
- Waymo and Uber end three-year Phoenix robotaxi partnershipWaymo
- NASA partners with Stoke Space on Nova reusable re-entryStoke Space
- COMAC C909 marks 10 years, holds 70% of China's regional fleetCOMAC
- BYD's Linghui sub-brand launches M9 fleet MPV from $27,750BYD
/ Monday, June 29, 2026
- SpaceX to join Nasdaq-100 on July 7 in record-fast inclusionSpaceX
- SpaceX launches SiriusXM's SXM-11 broadcast satelliteSpaceX
- NIO opens pre-orders for five-seat ES8, sets July 9 launchNIO
- São Paulo rolls out 500 e-buses, 265 supplied by BYDBYD
- Tesla's official Q2 delivery consensus set near 406,000Tesla
/ Sunday, June 28, 2026
/ Saturday, June 27, 2026
- Boeing wins $3.62B China Southern freighter orderBoeing
- Blue Origin begins rebuilding New Glenn launch padBlue Origin
- Waymo registers German subsidiary in robotaxi expansionWaymo
- Relativity ships first Terran R second stage to StennisRelativity Space
- NIO's Onvo L60 surpasses 100,000 cumulative deliveriesNIO
- Aurora's driverless safety case passes independent auditAurora Innovation
- Archer shareholders vote on move to reincorporate in TexasArcher Aviation
/ Friday, June 26, 2026
- Holtec and EDF pitch four SMR-300 reactors for UK's Cottam siteHoltec International
- NASA picks Rocket Lab for three Electron science launchesRocket Lab
- Japan clears 700 MHz band for AST direct-to-cell with RakutenAST SpaceMobile
- Waymo opens its robotaxi service to all of NashvilleWaymo
- China sets Long March 10B debut with first sea-recovery attemptCASC
- Firefly acquires AI navigation firm Space-ngFirefly Aerospace
- Boston Dynamics plans $100M Waltham robotics and AI centerBoston Dynamics
/ Thursday, June 25, 2026
/ Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- SpaceX debuts Starfall cargo reentry capsuleSpaceX
- SpaceX launches debut $20B bond sale, discloses $100.8B cashSpaceX
- Rocket Lab sets responsive-space record with VICTUS HAZERocket Lab
- SpaceX signs $6.3B compute deal with Reflection AISpaceX
- Pony.ai opens Singapore robotaxi service to the publicPony.ai
- AST SpaceMobile sets August launch for BlueBirds 11-13AST SpaceMobile
- Court lets Joby's trade-secret claim against Archer proceedJoby Aviation · Archer Aviation
/ Tuesday, June 23, 2026
/ Monday, June 22, 2026
/ Sunday, June 21, 2026
/ Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Musk exercises 2018 Tesla pay package for ~$116B gainTesla
- Helion wins world's first licenses for a fusion power plantHelion Energy
- China's Long March 3B returns to flight after January failureCASC
- Boeing's Q4S quantum satellite clears ground tests for 2027 launchBoeing
- ExPace flies Kuaizhou-11 with CentiSpace navigation satellitesKuaizhou Aerospace
- NIO's Firefly shows first right-hand-drive model in Hong KongNIO
- BYD sets June 23 launch for flash-charging Denza N8L SUVBYD
/ Friday, June 19, 2026
- Ariane 6 lofts 36 Amazon Leo satellites in record payloadAmazon Leo
- Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over freeway construction zonesWaymo
- Rivian cuts hundreds of jobs a week after R2 launchRivian
- CAS Space's Kinetica-1 becomes first Chinese commercial rocket past 100 satellitesCAS Space
- NRC opens environmental review of Holtec's Palisades SMRsHoltec International
- Stoke Space completes Nova first-stage qualification, books Celestis flightStoke Space
- Pony.ai, Stellantis and Bolt to test robotaxis in LuxembourgPony.ai
/ Thursday, June 18, 2026
- NASA taps Relativity Space to privately develop a Mars orbiterRelativity Space
- AST SpaceMobile launches three next-gen BlueBird satellitesAST SpaceMobile
- Uber, Nuro and Lucid plan Houston robotaxi service for 2027Lucid Motors
- WeRide and Uber to bring robotaxis to Greater ZurichWeRide
- Oklo signs fuel-recycling alliance with Standard NuclearOklo
- NuScale taps Paragon to finalize reactor safety control systemsNuScale Power
- TAE Technologies names ex-ExxonMobil executive Woodbury president, COOTAE Technologies
/ Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- Japan pledges up to $25B for NuScale small modular reactorsNuScale Power
- TerraPower enters UK regulatory review, opens UK subsidiaryTerraPower
- Helion raises $465M Series G at $15.5B valuationHelion Energy
- ULA's Vulcan flies first national security mission, USSF-106United Launch Alliance · Amazon Leo
- WeRide pushes into Europe with Slovakia and Madrid robotaxi plansWeRide
- Hermeus names Zach Shore CEO; founder Piplica becomes chairmanHermeus
/ Tuesday, June 16, 2026
/ Monday, June 15, 2026
- DOE approves preliminary safety analysis for Oklo's Aurora reactorOklo
- Tesla files Arizona robotaxi first-responder plan, maps Phoenix expansionTesla
- SpaceX stock jumps 19% on first day; Musk net worth tops $1 trillionSpaceX
- Commonwealth Fusion publishes ARC validation papers, pursues grid hookupCommonwealth Fusion Systems
- X-energy submits Xe-100 reactor for UK design assessmentX-energy
- Holtec SMR-300 picked for revived Utah Green River nuclear projectHoltec International
- NIO's Firefly sells out limited-edition EV in under eight hoursNIO
/ Sunday, June 14, 2026
/ Saturday, June 13, 2026
- Rocket Lab to join the Nasdaq-100 index on June 22Rocket Lab
- FCC waives Amazon Leo's July 2026 half-constellation deadlineAmazon Leo
- Boeing 777-9 clears FAA's largest remaining certification test blockBoeing
- Airbus unveils U760 Ravenstorm combat drone at ILA BerlinAirbus
- AST SpaceMobile sets June 17 launch for three BlueBird satellitesAST SpaceMobile
/ Friday, June 12, 2026
/ Thursday, June 11, 2026
- NASA names Artemis III crew to test SpaceX and Blue Origin landersSpaceX · Blue Origin
- Tesla FSD Supervised wins Belgium and Denmark nods in 48 hoursTesla
- Boeing unveils upgraded MQ-28 Ghost Bat Block 3 at ILA BerlinBoeing
- Waymo publishes human collision-avoidance benchmark in NatureWaymo
- Court advances Joby trade-secret suit, dismisses Archer counterclaimsJoby Aviation · Archer Aviation
/ Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- Waymo pays $220M for Apple's 5,458-acre AV proving groundWaymo
- Wing and Walmart launch drone delivery in 7 new US metro areasWing
- LandSpace Zhuque-2E completes 8th mission with SpaceSail payloadLandSpace · Qianfan (Spacesail)
- BYD launches first plug-in hybrid SUV in India with 1,200 km rangeBYD
- Lucid's top engineering executive exits in first Napoli shake-upLucid Motors
/ Tuesday, June 9, 2026
- Pentagon blacklists BYD, NIO, and Unitree as Chinese military firmsBYD · NIO · Unitree Robotics
- Rivian opens R2 orders today; first deliveries slip to 'soon after'Rivian
- SpaceX Falcon 9 booster sets orbital rocket reuse record on 35th flightSpaceX
- CNN investigation: Waymo ran red lights, drove into floods, blocked respondersWaymo
/ Monday, June 8, 2026
- BYD assumes full crash liability when God's Eye is activeBYD
- US private microreactor hits criticality first under Trump DOE pilotAntares Nuclear · Oklo
- Space Force hands Blue Origin first national security launch task orderBlue Origin
- NHTSA probes 115,000 Rivian R1 vehicles for separating toe linksRivian
/ Sunday, June 7, 2026
- NASA X-59 breaks sound barrier, clearing way for Boom's overland plansBoom Supersonic
- JPMorgan ends 8-year Tesla bear call, lifts target 227% to $475Tesla
- Qianfan crosses 200 satellites with back-to-back launchesQianfan (Spacesail) · CASC
- Waymo and B2U strike second-life battery deal for hundreds of MW of storageWaymo
- Boeing studies pushing 737 MAX rate to record 70 per monthBoeing · Airbus
/ Saturday, June 6, 2026
- Airbus books 379 May orders, pushes A220 past 1,000 firm salesAirbus
- Tesla pushes next-gen Roadster demo to August on thruster delaysTesla
- SpaceX inks $30B Google AI compute deal ahead of IPOSpaceX
- Uber sells $479M Aurora block, cuts stake to 15.6%Aurora Innovation
- WeRide, Uber and AVOMO to launch Spain's first commercial robotaxi pilotWeRide
/ Friday, June 5, 2026
- SpaceX prices IPO at $135 for $1.77T valuation, biggest everSpaceX
- Helion raises $465M Series G at $15.5B fusion valuationHelion Energy
- X-energy posts $43M Q1 in first public quarter, $2B liquidityX-energy
- NuScale adds former NRC chair Klein and Harshaw to boardNuScale Power
- Kazakhstan to expand Cybertruck use after Almaty rescue trialTesla
/ Thursday, June 4, 2026
- Commonwealth Fusion publishes ARC physics basis in five peer-reviewed papersCommonwealth Fusion Systems
- Tesla expands unsupervised Robotaxi to the entire Austin metroTesla
- X-energy files Xe-100 for UK Generic Design AssessmentX-energy
- Blue Origin commits to flying New Glenn again by year-endBlue Origin · Amazon Leo
- Goldman and Citi cut NuScale price targets after Q1 resetNuScale Power
/ Wednesday, June 3, 2026
- China's reusable Long March 12B debuts with Qianfan satellitesCASC · Qianfan (Spacesail)
- Nvidia and Unitree unveil Isaac GR00T H2+ humanoid reference platformUnitree Robotics
- Unitree clears Shanghai STAR Market review for $620M humanoid IPOUnitree Robotics
- DOT Secretary Duffy becomes first cabinet official to fly an eVTOLBeta Technologies
- Rocket Lab insiders sell $18M after record-setting May rallyRocket Lab
/ Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- SpaceX wins $4.16B Space Force contract for Golden Dome AMTI satellitesSpaceX
- BYD snaps 8-month sales slide as overseas shipments hit recordBYD
- NIO delivers record 37,705 vehicles in May as Onvo L80 and ES9 rampNIO
- Boeing validates MQ-28 Ghost Bat stealth in radar cross-section testingBoeing
- Lucid opens Belgium test-drive center as fifth European marketLucid Motors
/ Monday, June 1, 2026
- Waymo opens its first purpose-built Ojai robotaxi to public ridersWaymo
- BYD unveils Xuanji A3, China's first in-house 4nm smart-driving chipBYD
- Oklo picked by DOE for surplus-plutonium fuel program with newcleoOklo
- Firefly wins $75M NASA JPL MoonFall subcontract for south-pole dronesFirefly Aerospace
- Hyundai puts Boston Dynamics Atlas in World Cup ad campaignBoston Dynamics