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China Lands Orbital Rocket First Time in Net at Sea
China recovers an orbital rocket first stage for the first time, using a ship-borne net system on the Long March 10B's maiden flight.
Read →Firefly Gets $13M to Build NASA Skyfall Mars Aeroshell
JPL awards Firefly Aerospace a $13M subcontract to build the aeroshell for NASA's nuclear-powered Skyfall Mars mission, launching 2028.
Read →Beyond Gravity Wins 27-Fairing Ariane 6 Contract
Beyond Gravity signs its largest-ever Swiss launch vehicle contract: 27 fairings for Ariane 6 flights 16–42.
Read →Skyroot Vikram-1 Targets July 12 Orbital Launch
Skyroot's Vikram-1 targets July 12 from Satish Dhawan for India's first private orbital launch attempt.
Read →D-Orbit Lands ArkEdge Space SSO Contract for 2027-2028
D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carrier will deploy ArkEdge Space microsatellites to SSO in 2027 and 2028 under a multi-launch contract brokered by Marubeni.
Read →Atlas V Flight 110 Done: 6 Rockets Locked to Starliner
Atlas V's 110th flight delivered 29 Amazon Leo satellites. Six remaining rockets are exclusively committed to Boeing Starliner.
Read →Tianwen-2 Reaches Kamo'oalewa at 20 km After 400-Day Transit
China's Tianwen-2 reaches asteroid Kamoʻoalewa after 400 days and ~1B km, revealing a ~20m elongated rocky body.
Read →NASA SBA Partnership Targets Space Supply Chain Gaps
NASA and SBA sign MOA to channel private capital into 7 critical space tech areas via the SBIC loan-matching program.
Read →Besxar Space Flies Semiconductor Fabships on Falcon 9
Besxar Space flies two Clipper Class Fabships on a Falcon 9 booster to test sub-orbital semiconductor substrate manufacturing.
Read →GAO Puts $9.5B Missile-Warning Satellite Under Scrutiny
GAO flags $9.5B Next Gen OPIR cost growth, Vulcan grounding, and NSSL workforce cuts threatening 85 Phase 3 missions.
Read →Katalyst LINK Launches to Reboost NASA Swift Observatory
Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft launched July 4 on Pegasus XL to reboost NASA's decaying Swift observatory before October deadline.
Read →Humans to Titan Summit Asks if Robots Go First
A June 2026 summit in Boulder asked whether AI-powered humanoid robots should reach Titan before astronauts do.
Read →Austria Taps R-Space to Build Its Second Military Satellite
Austria's MoD selects startup R-Space as prime contractor for the Aurora satellite, targeting a 2027 launch to demo laser comms and quantum encryption.
Read →Atlas 5 Ends Satellite Launches with 29 Amazon Leo Sats
Atlas 5 flies its final satellite mission, deploying 29 Amazon Leo spacecraft to push the constellation past 390 in orbit.
Read →Latitude Targets Late 2027 First Launch from Oman's Etlaq
French startup Latitude signs LOI with Oman's Etlaq Spaceport for a late-2027 experimental first orbital launch.
Read →NASA OIG: Starliner Helium Leaks Still Unresolved at March 2026
NASA OIG confirms Starliner helium leaks and propulsion failures unresolved as of March 2026, with certification timeline unknown.
Read →Agnikul Cosmos Signs MoU with ICEYE for India SAR Launch
Agnikul Cosmos and ICEYE sign MoU to launch SAR satellites from India, targeting sovereign intelligence capabilities.
Read →Aerospace Corp Study Questions Super Heavy Lift Economics
Aerospace Corp warns SHL rockets face diminishing returns as per-kg costs may rise beyond an optimal size threshold.
Read →NASA's $30M Swift Rescue Launches on Pegasus XL's Final Flight
Katalyst Space's LINK satellite launches on Pegasus XL's final flight to tow Swift Observatory to 600 km, all for $30M.
Read →China Launches 34-Member VLEO Alliance With 2 Satellites Below 300km
China's 34-org VLEO alliance launches as two satellites hold orbits below 300km, with Qiankun-1 testing Hall thrusters at 252km.
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