Golden Dome and the search for new space markets Even as many details of Golden Dome remain unsettled, the missile-defense program has become a focal point for space and defense startups looking for new markets... https://spacenews.com/golden-dome-and-the-search-for-new-space-markets/

Blue Origin seeks to raise $10 billion in outside capital Blue Origin is planning to raise $10 billion in the company’s first outside investment to support its ambitions in launch services and satellite constellations....

MDA Space buys French Earth data analytics company CLS Canadian company MDA Space is buying a French Earth data analytics company in its second big acquisition in recent weeks, part of wave of mergers and acquisitions in the industry....

New Singapore space agency seeks to build up the country’s space industry Singapore’s new space agency signed a cooperation agreement with its Japanese counterpart as part of its efforts to build up the country’s space industry....

ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship Japanese lunar exploration company ispace is buying space on a future Starship lunar lander mission to deliver larger payloads to the moon....

Is this the year for a NASA authorization bill? Appropriators, like fans of hard-luck sports teams, say every year that this year will be different. That this will be the year that “regular order” returns to the appropriations process, where individual spending bills are passed by the House and…

The satellite industry’s most expensive problem isn’t in orbit AST SpaceMobile recently deployed three more BlueBird satellites into low Earth orbit as it advances plans for a space-based cellular broadband network of 45 to 60 satellites by the end of the year....

Fi expands Starlink direct-to-device capability into dog-tracking Pet technology company Fi launched a dog tracker July 8 that uses T-Mobile’s Starlink-enabled T-Satellite service to remain connected across the United States, even outside the telco’s terrestrial network....

Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale rocket engine technology Funding will support development and production of the company’s rotating detonation rocket engine... https://spacenews.com/venus-aerospace-raises-91-million-to-scale-rocket-engine-technology/

The government’s options to address strained spaceports The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 did more than destroy a rocket and severely damage a launch pad....

Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program The NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 program opens door to newer companies competing for military missions... https://spacenews.com/space-force-adds-relativity-impulse-space-to-national-security-launch-program/

Skyroot prepares for first orbital launch attempt Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is preparing for its first orbital launch attempt as soon as July 12, with plans to quickly scale up to monthly launches....

D-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit will provide a series of launches aboard its ION Satellite Carrier for Japanese startup ArkEdge… https://spacenews.com/d-orbit-signs-launch-services-contract-with-arkedge-space/

Orbit Fab hires new CEO and raises funding to support satellite refueling business With a new chief executive and funding round, satellite refueling company Orbit Fab hopes to make the transition from technology development to operations....

Spirit Electronics Announces Managed Access to U.S.-Based Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense Programs PHOENIX, AZ —… https://spacenews.com/spirit-electronics-announces-managed-access-to-u-s-based-advanced-semiconductor-manufacturing-for-aerospace-and-defense-programs/

Apolink makes contact with first relay satellite Apolink has made contact with its first satellite after launching on SpaceX’s July 7 rideshare mission, clearing the way for a data relay demonstration using a novel experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission....

Arianespace opens door to GEO rideshare opportunities from 2029 MILAN — Arianespace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with French in-orbit servicing company Infinite Orbits to explore future collaboration on multiple direct-to-GEO rideshare launch services, the companies announced July 7....

SpaceX launches Transporter-17 amid concerns about rideshare program’s future SpaceX launched the latest in its Transporter series of rideshare missions July 7 as industry concerns about the program’s future reach what one rival company executive called a panic....

Simera Sense to provide imagers for Canary Islands constellation Belgium’s Simera Sense has won a contract to provide multispectral imagers for a small constellation being designed to track wildfires, volcanic activity and other regional priorities for the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain....

SpaceX satellite wins test Pentagon’s commitment to competition As the military rushes to deploy proliferated networks, SpaceX’s dominance is attracting congressional scrutiny... https://spacenews.com/spacexs-wins-test-pentagons-commitment-to-competition/

Isar Aerospace signs agreement for Canadian launch site Isar Aerospace has signed a contract to develop a Canadian launch site for its Spectrum rocket, an agreement linked to a deal to sell submarines to the Canadian military....

Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion Blue Origin is continuing to develop its Blue Moon lunar landers, with seven vehicles in production, while recovering from the New Glenn pad explosion more than a month ago....

Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead of the satellite operator’s planned $8 billion sale to Rocket Lab....

NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program MILAN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial satellite data providers, three of which are European: Kuva Space (Finland), OroraTech (Germany) and…

BAE microchip designed for strategic defense missions passes radiation test The company is positioning its Endura computing for classified and missile-defense satellite programs... https://spacenews.com/bae-microchip-designed-for-strategic-defense-missions-passes-radiation-test/

The term ‘dual-use’ is misleading and dangerous There is only technology. How it is employed is a question of intent, context and political will, not of the technology itself....

Connected Aircraft Fleet Set to Exceed 70,000 by 2035 Paris, France | May 2026 – Novaspace’s latest In-Flight Connectivity report points to sustained, long-term growth in the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market,… https://spacenews.com/connected-aircraft-fleet-set-to-exceed-70000-by-2035/

Centre for Space Futures, Novaspace and SpaceTech Gulf Sign Agreement to Develop Global Space Capability Mapping Dashboard Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – June,… https://spacenews.com/centre-for-space-futures-novaspace-and-spacetech-gulf-sign-agreement-to-develop-global-space-capability-mapping-dashboard/

Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo’oalewa, first image revealed  HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the near Earth asteroid to be a small, elongated rocky body....

NASA and Small Business Administration partner on funding key space technologies NASA is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on an effort to attract capital to invest in companies producing critical space components....

Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor to a wind-monitoring satellite....

GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio Watchdog cites growing costs for missile-warning satellites, digital engineering gaps and workforce reductions that could slow national security… https://spacenews.com/gao-flags-satellite-costs-launch-risks-in-space-force-portfolio/

Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission A Pegasus XL launched a mission to reboost a NASA astrophysics spacecraft on what may be the final flight of that rocket....

Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million HELSINKI — Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest single raises for a Chinese commercial satellite maker....

Perovskite solar panel startup Verde Technologies shifts focus to space Verde Technologies is turning to space to commercialize perovskite-based solar panels, shifting its initial focus away from rooftops in a bet that the thin-film material can help power orbital data centers and other large…

Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite Isar Aerospace won a contract from Planet’s German subsidiary to launch an imaging satellite, demonstrating an end-to-end space capability for the country....

Polish space tech company Sybilla Technologies secures funds to enter U.S. market WARSAW, Poland — The Polish state-owned bank BGK and European venture capital firm 3TS Capital Partners have unveiled an investment of around 35 million zloty ($10 million) in Poland’s space tech company Sybilla…

Making satellite communications more resilient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb0z8hgGcvc In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Kymeta’s Ryan Stevenson. They discuss the benefits and challenges of multi-orbit… https://spacenews.com/making-satellite-communications-more-resilient/

Final Atlas 5 Amazon Leo mission launches An Atlas 5 lifted off July 2 carrying a set of Amazon Leo satellites in the final launch by that vehicle to carry a satellite payload....

Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to a combination of overconfidence, unrealistic schedules and NASA’s lack of insight into the vehicle....

FCC to vote on satellite licensing overhaul July 22 The FCC is set to vote July 22 on an order to overhaul its satellite application process, creating a “licensing assembly line” to keep up with increasingly large and complex constellation plans....

Unseen threats overhead: Drones endanger U.S. rocket launch sites One small, errant drone can scrub a space launch at the cost of millions of dollars in delays, with further repercussions spanning across multiple commercial and government launch service providers....

Vantor offers up-to-date imagery with WorldView 3D SAN FRANCISCO – Vantor, the company previously known as Maxar Intelligence, unveiled WorldView 3D July 1, to provide customers with updated and high-definition imagery....

EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy EchoStar subsidiaries tied to its satellite TV and abandoned 5G network businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, advancing a prepackaged restructuring plan to repay debt early after selling spectrum to SpaceX…

Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman French startup Latitude intends to perform the first launch of its small launch vehicle from a spaceport in Oman in late 2027....

Blue Origin outlines new launch pad approach as it pushes to return New Glenn to flight A month after a devastating pad explosion, Blue Origin reiterated plans to return its New Glenn vehicle to flight from a rebuilt launch pad by the end of the year....

The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one. When SpaceX publicly listed, the coverage focused on the rockets, the valuation, and the personalities. That’s understandable....

NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions NASA selected three companies to fly four lunar lander missions worth nearly $600 million as part of its lunar base ambitions, as it weighs also launching a spare Mars rover....

TechnoMile Recognized among Notable Vendors in Contract Lifecycle Management Platforms Landscape Report TechnoMile, the leading AI solution that unifies growth,… https://spacenews.com/technomile-recognized-among-notable-vendors-in-contract-lifecycle-management-platforms-landscape-report/

Space Force fields mobile satellite-jamming system  The system known as Meadowlands is transitioning to operational use as the military places greater emphasis on electronic warfare... https://spacenews.com/space-force-fields-mobile-satellite-jamming-system/