Blue Origin has performed the first hotfire test of the engine it plans to use on its Blue Moon lunar lander. SpaceNews.com

DoD sources said Esper is likely to continue to advocate for space investments. SpaceNews.com

Britain’s export credit agency has long discussed more involvement in the satellite industry, but didn’t have any major deals to show for it until now. SpaceNews.com

A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that the prime contractors for the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft received hundreds of millions of dollars in award fees despite continued issues that will likely lead to further delays in the programs. SpaceNews.com

An agreement reached in the U.S. House of Representatives June 18 could keep the Export Import Bank of the United States open until 2026. SpaceNews.com

Boeing announced June 19 it will move the headquarters of its space division from the Washington, DC area to Florida as a number of its major programs shift from development to operations. SpaceNews.com

Problems with an unnamed component supplier are the reason the first launch of a ViaSat-3 high-throughput satellite won't happen until 2021. SpaceNews.com

An executive order calling for an across-the-board reduction in federal advisory groups could force NASA to shut down several of the committees that support the agency. SpaceNews.com

Gen. Paul Selva: Military forces in the field need “ubiquitous communications” SpaceNews.com

In a letter to President Trump, Stopher said he plans to return to the private sector. SpaceNews.com

Shanahan “has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process so that he can devote more time to his family,” President Trump tweeted. SpaceNews.com

Selling capacity to other satellite operators is now one of Avanti’s main priorities, followed by selling to the U.S. Defense Department, Avanti CEO Kyle Whitehill said in a June 10 financial report. SpaceNews.com

A startup company that plans to develop tankers for refueling satellites has completed a key test of its technology on the International Space Station. SpaceNews.com

The full House is unlikely to make major changes in NASA funding when it takes up an appropriations bill this week, but members will seek changes for two other agencies involved in space issues. SpaceNews.com

RBC Signals, a startup creating a global network of satellite ground stations, aggressively pursuing and beginning to win government business, Ron Faith, RBC Signals president and chief operating officer, told SpaceNews. SpaceNews.com

Kinéis, a subsidiary formed last year by French maritime company CLS, has taken over operation of the Argos hosted payload system, and finalized manufacturing agreements for a constellation of 25 small satellites for Internet of Things connectivity. SpaceNews.com

Senators are taking a new approach to winning passage of a commercial space bill, offering it as an amendment to a defense authorization bill. SpaceNews.com

A new report warns of China’s stealth investments in U.S space companies and the country’s coordinated public-private efforts to dominate markets. SpaceNews.com

Trump’s recent tweet will only sow confusion and complicate the already herculean task of building a permanent, manned American presence in the space beyond Earth orb SpaceNews.com

Saturn Satellite Networks will build satellites ranging from 600 kilograms to 1,700 kilograms, and already has a customer order, Tom Choi, Saturn’s executive chairman, told SpaceNews. SpaceNews.com