"Stunning Space Imagery: Highlights from June's Spaceflight and Astronomy"

The past month showcased a series of rocket launches, rocket tests, and space probes beaming back stunning images, highlighting humanity's expanding reach into space. United Launch Alliance successfully launched its Delta 4-Heavy rocket, while the European Space Agency's Mars Express provided live images of the Red Planet. NASA's MAVEN captured ultraviolet views of Mars, and Rocket Lab's Electron delivered its first suborbital testbed launch vehicle. BepiColombo flew past Mercury, and engineers installed the heat shield for the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft. NASA's Juno probe captured a lightning flash on Jupiter, and Virgin Galactic's space tourism venture sent a crew to the edge of space. NASA also concluded an initial certification test series for new RS-25 engines for the upcoming Artemis missions.