Happy Tuesday y'all!

We hope those of you coming off the holiday weekend had a great one.

Before we jump into the week ahead, we want to acknowledge some of the issues many of you have been reporting in Alpha 4.8, including those related to contracts, the Starmap, ships, services, and more.

Over the last several days, the team has been actively tracking and working through these reports, with a number of fixes already progressing through testing and validation alongside additional hotfixes planned. We’re eager to get more of these fixes into your hands as quickly as possible, and we’ll continue sharing updates and rollout information on Spectrum as things progress.

We also want to thank everyone who has continued contributing reports and reproduction steps on the Issue Council, as that visibility continues helping the team identify and prioritize issues as quickly as possible.

Now, onto last week.

DefenseCon 2956 kept things moving with a steady stream of reveals and updates. On Monday, the MISC Starlite hit the 'verse and opened the door to the refueling profession for a whole new crowd. Wednesday then brought the Aegis Tiburon straight to flyable, and the community wasted no time putting it through its paces. Head over to the Q&A for all the details on both ships.

DefenseCon debuts kept coming, as this past Sunday saw the reveal of the Anvil Odin, the massive battlecruiser currently looming over Area18. The reveal sparked a lot of questions from the community, and we hosted a dedicated Star Citizen Live Q&A focused entirely on the Odin. Catch it now on YouTube.

We also kicked off the Free Fly, giving rookie pilots a chance to jump in. As a reminder, the Referral Bonus is still active: if you refer a player, you'll earn a Drake Dragonfly with Coalfire paint, while the player you referred will receive a DefenseCon Gear Pack.

Twitch Drops are also live! Watch any Drops Enabled Star Citizen stream for four hours to earn the Tailwind Murray Cup Set, which includes a helmet and flight suit. Just make sure your Twitch and RSI accounts are linked before tuning in.

Last but not least, the Everyday Heroes contest is in its final stretch. Show us an act of heroism, grit, or selflessness in the 'verse and post your screenshot to the Community Hub before entries close May 27 at 20:00 UTC for a chance to win a Tobii Eye Tracker 5 and some of DefenseCon's newest ships.

Here's what's ahead this week:

On Tuesday, DefenseCon enters the finale and it is going out strong. Every manufacturer has returned to the show floor for the final two days. One last chance to get in on every ship, every rental, every weapon, everything DefenseCon 2956 has to offer. Everything wraps up May 27 so if you have not made it to the Bevic Convention Center yet, you still have time.

Friday brings the latest RSI Weekly Newsletter straight to your inbox. If you are not already signed up, you can do that in your account settings.

The Bar Citizen world tour also continues on Friday. Join Sandi Roberts and Jarad Huckaby, along with our very own Freyja Vanadis from the Community Team, as they head to TwitchCon Rotterdam! Check out more details on this stop, as well as future stops on our Bar Citizen World Tour schedule.

On Saturday, the ATMO esports Gravity Rush tournament is back with Groups 3 and 4. The competition has been heating up, and this is your chance to see who punches their ticket to the Semi-finals and Finals in June. Races kick off at 18:00 UTC. Check out all the details here.

Tip of the hat, see you in the 'verse!

The Weekly Community Content Schedule

TUESDAY, MAY 26

This Week in Star Citizen

DefenseCon 2956 Day 13: Finale

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

DefenseCon 2956 Day 14: Finale(Event ends at 20:00 UTC)

FRIDAY, MAY 29

RSI Weekly Newsletter

TwitchCon Bar Citizen - Rotterdam

SATURDAY, MAY 30

ATMO Gravity Rush Groups 3 & 4

Vision quest truth

Smuggling Origin 300

We offer this World to the Galaxy as a place to study and a place to meet We offer this World to the Entity as a place to study and a place to meet Known locally as Pinecone, this Poisonous Main Sequence Dwarf is situated on the further edge of the green band and is often overlooked when compared to Kallis VI Damn right it is. Point is, no damn AI system's ever gonna be as good as an experienced Chief engineer

Known locally as The Hive, this High-pressure Coreless Planet is situated on the further edge of the green band and is often overlooked when compared to Kilian XIII "Maybe you should have a Engineer have a look at you. Be sure." said Hester Polaris A further investigation of the planet revealed a cache of Kr'Thak weapons and war machines. "We don't have anythCore." Ernst said. The Being didn't like that answer.

COMMUNITY MVP: May 25, 2026

We're constantly amazed at the contributions made by the Star Citizen community. Whether it's fan art, a cinematic, YouTube guide, or even a 3D print of your favorite ship, we love it all! Every week, we select one piece of content submitted to the Community Hub and highlight it here. The highlighted content creator will be awarded an MVP badge on Spectrum and be immortalized in our MVP section of the Hub.

Visit the Community Hub.

Origin M80 | Cinematic Showcase

by SilentRcher

Have you seen the Origin M80 yet? Origin's newest fighter is here and it is turning heads. Maybe it's the sleek lines. Maybe it's the raw power underneath. Or maybe it's both.

Check it out now on the Community Hub.

Top Images from the Community Hub

Don't forget to submit your content to our Community Hub for the chance to see it here!

《Tactical Strike Group》- GuMieHaoRen

MISC Starlite - Cpt_Spooner

Origin's Predator Emerges from the Shadows - Briodo

Cruisin' for a Bruisin' - Helspyre