All 5 Space updates published in June 2026, grouped into 3 subtopics. Each one carries the exam-relevant facts and its GK Bytes; open an update for the complete note with static GK.
ISRO successfully hot-tested its indigenous semi-cryogenic engine power head at 175 tonnes of thrust at the Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu), validating about 90% of designed capacity for next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicles.
India conducted its first satellite-based GAGAN landing approach on a commercial jet (an IndiGo Airbus A320) at Udaipur Airport. GAGAN is the indigenous Satellite-Based Augmentation System jointly developed by ISRO and the Airports Authority of India.
NASA scheduled a spacewalk for 30 June 2026 to replace a wrist joint on the ISS's Canadarm2 robotic arm, with the EVA beginning around 8:35 a.m. EDT.
NASA prepared the first-of-its-kind Swift Boost mission to raise the orbit of the ageing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, using a robotic servicer named LINK (by Katalyst Space) for the roughly $30 million orbit-raising rescue.
NASA announced the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now targeted for launch on 30 August 2026 - about eight months ahead of schedule. It will fly on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy to the Sun-Earth L2 point to study dark energy and exoplanets.