China confirms Long March 10C as commercial launch workhorse
CALT confirmed the methalox Long March 10C as its commercial launch workhorse after the 10B's first booster recovery.
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China Commercial Rocket Co raises registered capital to $616 million
The Long March 12B developer's registered capital nearly tripled to about 4.17 billion yuan as investors expanded stakes.
ESA reports record 12% growth in European space budgets
ESA's 2026 report found European space budgets grew 12% to €13.5 billion in 2025, the fastest rise in five years.
L3Harris and Sierra Space win $1.75 billion SDA missile-tracking award
The Space Development Agency awarded the two companies a combined $1.75 billion to build 36 Tranche 3 missile-tracking satellites.
Poland to host new ESA center as space contribution grows tenfold
Poland will host ESA's first center in an eastern-flank member state and is raising its ESA funding roughly tenfold for 2026-2028.
NASA moves SunRISE mission from ULA Vulcan to SpaceX Falcon Heavy
NASA's SunRISE solar radio mission will now launch on a Falcon Heavy rideshare instead of a Vulcan Centaur.
Rocket Lab completes full-duration burn of Neutron's second-stage engine
Rocket Lab ran a 5.5-minute full-duration test of the Archimedes vacuum engine that powers Neutron's second stage.
Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to NSSL Lane 1
Space Force added Relativity Space and Impulse Space to its NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 launch-services pool.
ispace books 500 kg of SpaceX Starship lunar cargo space
ispace reserved 500 kg of Starship cargo capacity for a lunar mission targeting no earlier than 2030, a roughly $50 million deal.
Eight NATO allies launch HALO military satellite constellation initiative
Eight NATO members will network their sovereign military satellites into a shared hybrid constellation.
JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy fly RV-X reusable rocket testbed on first hop
JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries flew a short hover-and-land test of their RV-X reusable rocket testbed.
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on booster B1071's 35th flight
A routine Starlink batch from California, flown on a booster one flight short of SpaceX's reuse record.
Blue Origin raises $10 billion in first outside funding round
Per the New York Times, Blue Origin is raising $10B at a $130B valuation from Coatue and Bezos, its first outside funding.
China recovers Long March 10B first stage on maiden flight
China's Long March 10B flew for the first time and recovered its first stage at sea, the second country to do so.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched the Long March 10B on its maiden flight from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site early July 10, carrying a satellite that reached its planned orbit, per SpaceNews and Space.com. About six minutes after stage separation, the first stage returned vertically and was captured by a net system aboard a sea-based recovery platform, the vessel Linghang Zhe, roughly 11 minutes after liftoff, per CASC's own statement quoted by Space.com. CASC said it intends to reuse the recovered stage before the end of 2026.
ElevationSpace advances reentry vehicle toward 2027 demo
ElevationSpace signed a partner for its AOBA reentry demonstrator and detailed progress toward a mid-2027 first flight.
Space Force awards Pulse Space $40 million for laser power tech
Pulse Space won a $40 million Space Force contract to mature laser-based power and data transmission between spacecraft.
MDA Space agrees to buy 70% of French EO firm CLS
MDA Space is acquiring a 70% stake in French EO data analytics firm CLS for 567 million euros, per SpaceNews.
Isar Aerospace signs launch site deal with Maritime Launch Services
Isar Aerospace will pay Maritime Launch Services for a dedicated Spectrum launch complex at Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada.
SpaceX asks FCC to license 100,000-satellite Gen3 fleet
SpaceX filed with the FCC for up to 100,000 Gen3 Starlink satellites framed around AI-scale connectivity demand, per trade coverage.
Space Force completes reorganization into nine acquisition portfolios
Space Force finished restructuring procurement around nine mission-focused portfolios instead of individual programs, per SpaceNews.
ICEYE opens Portugal subsidiary and Lisbon center of excellence
ICEYE established ICEYE Portugal and a Lisbon R&D center of excellence, naming Rui Costa as country CEO.
Marcia Smith says UNOOSA satellite-registration outage is a governance failure
Per Marcia Smith: UNOOSA's months-long halt on public satellite registrations is "a failure of the international space governance regime."
The Exploration Company opens US subsidiary TEC Federal in Houston
The Exploration Company set up a Houston-based US entity, TEC Federal, to compete for US government contracts.
Rivada signs Mercantile Space as Nepal connectivity partner
Rivada partnered with Nepal's Mercantile Space to deliver sovereign satellite connectivity over its planned Outernet constellation.
NASA finds Umbra SAR data misses geolocation accuracy spec
NASA's CSDA program found Umbra's SAR data underperforms on geolocation accuracy and radiometric calibration versus reference systems.
Space42 and Skylo complete SMS and SOS test on Thuraya-4
Space42 and Skylo tested two-way SMS and SOS messaging to standard Android phones via the Thuraya-4 satellite.
Ovzon completes High North Arctic expedition testing with NATO observers
Ovzon tested its GEO satellite and mobile terminals nearly 1,300 km inside the Arctic Circle with NATO country observers.
Reflect Orbital wins first FCC approval for sunlight-reflecting satellite
The FCC approved Reflect Orbital's Eärendil-1 test satellite, which will reflect sunlight to Earth after dark.
Xona launches Pulsar Verified certification program for PNT receivers
Xona introduced Pulsar Verified, certifying receivers and simulators as compatible with its Pulsar positioning satellite signal.
SpaceX flies Falcon 9 booster B1067 for a record 36th time on Starlink 10-42
Booster B1067 extends the Falcon 9 reuse record to 36 flights, a month after setting it at 35.
Sonatel upgrades Gandoul teleport with 16 Eutelsat OneWeb antennas
Senegal's Sonatel expanded its Gandoul satellite gateway with 16 new Eutelsat OneWeb LEO antennas to grow as a regional connectivity hub.
D-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space
D-Orbit will fly ArkEdge Space demo satellites on its ION carrier from 2027, per SpaceNews.
ICEYE establishes German entity, names Philipp Herkelmann country CEO
ICEYE formally established a German entity in Berlin and Munich, naming Philipp Herkelmann CEO of ICEYE Germany.
Loft Orbital awards MaiaSpace multi-launch contract
Per Andrew Parsonson on Bluesky, Loft Orbital signed MaiaSpace for multiple launches starting 2028.
York Space Systems closes $300 million buy of All.Space
York Space Systems closed its purchase of satcom terminal maker All.Space at $300 million, down from the $355 million first announced.
Beyond Gravity signs deal for 27 Ariane 6 payload fairings
Beyond Gravity will supply 27 payload fairings for Ariane 6 flights 16 through 42, its largest Swiss launch-vehicle contract yet.
BOEM seeks input on using offshore oil platforms for rocket launches
The Interior Department's BOEM opened a comment period on repurposing offshore oil rigs and new platforms for rocket launch and re-entry.
Earthjustice petitions FCC to pause orbital data center licensing
An Earthjustice-led coalition asked the FCC to complete a full environmental review before licensing any orbital data center satellites.
BRIN targets January 2027 launch for Indonesia's first sovereign EO satellite
Indonesia's BRIN said its domestically built NEO-1 Earth observation satellite is targeted to launch in January 2027.
Vivienne Machi says NATO's HALO takes the SDA constellation blueprint alliance-wide
Per Aviation Week's Vivienne Machi: NATO signaled the SDA concept "may be evolving into a blueprint for organizing allied space."
Intesa Sanpaolo, EIB and ESA launch EUR 300 million aerospace SME lending facility
Intesa Sanpaolo, the EIB and ESA launched a EUR 300 million financing facility for Italy's aerospace supply-chain SMEs.
Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale detonation rocket engine
Venus Aerospace closed a $91 million Series B to move its rotating detonation rocket engine from flight test to production.
Rocket Lab completes VICTUS HAZE mission for Space Force in record time
Rocket Lab says it finished all VICTUS HAZE mission phases for Space Force ahead of deadline, including on-orbit tracking in under 59 hours.
Blue Origin has seven Blue Moon landers in production, first slips to 2027
Blue Origin says seven Blue Moon lunar landers are in production, with the first cargo lander now slipping to Q1 2027.
Vantor unveils WorldView 3D high-resolution imagery product
Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, launched a 3D imagery line built on its WorldView Legion satellites.
ICEYE launches four satellites on Transporter-17, debuts Gen4 SAR model
ICEYE says its SAR constellation now stands at 76 satellites after a four-satellite Transporter-17 launch.
Planet launches Pelican-11 tech demo satellite on Transporter-17
Planet's Pelican-11 test satellite launched on Transporter-17, ahead of its Gen 2 imaging fleet.
Simera Sense to supply imagers for Canary Islands EO constellation
Per SpaceNews, Simera Sense won a deal to supply eight multispectral imagers for a new regional EO constellation.
BlackSky wins US R&D contracts for Gen-3 AI target-recognition analytics
BlackSky says it won multiple US R&D contracts to add AI target-recognition and damage detection to its Gen-3 imagery.
Rocket Lab CFO says 'panic' setting in over Falcon 9 rideshare access
Rocket Lab's CFO says Falcon 9 rideshare-access anxiety has reached 'panic' amid reports SpaceX is capping new bookings.