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- NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 16 Jul 2026 The Republic of Serbia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 69th nation to join a large community of like-minded nations committed...
- Russia Agrees to ISS Operations, Seat-Swaps, Through 2030 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 16 Jul 2026 During meetings this week with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov agreed that Russia will support operations of the International Space Station through 2030. Until now, Russia
- SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 With the launch of 21 York Space Systems satellites, the Space Development Agency has now placed half of its planned Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation in orbit
- Nature study identifies a new way to spot nuclear weapons in orbit SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 NEW YORK — A study published last week in Nature Astronomy has proposed a new satellite design and technique to detect thermonuclear warheads in space. Funded in part by the […]
- Swissto12 Secures $70M Series C to Accelerate 3D Printed HummingSat GEO Production The Launch Pad · 16 Jul 2026 Swissto12, a leading Swiss aerospace manufacturer specializing in 3D-printed satellite payloads and systems, has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round. The company announced the fresh capital injection…
- NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet NASA · 16 Jul 2026 New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of a puzzling near-Earth object by precisely tracking its motion through space and using powerful observ...
- Defense Innovation Unit seeks commercial path to deliver electrical power from orbit SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 DIU solicitation aims to move long-studied technology toward military use by fiscal 2030
- Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with SpinLaunch CEO Massi Ladovaz. They discuss what attracted Ladovaz to reimagining how to launch spacecraft, the changing needs and challenges of building constellations […]
- Trump’s pick to lead Space Force defends plan to more than double budget SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, to be the next chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, testified July 16 before the Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing
- ESA Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Deep Space CubeSat European Spaceflight · 16 Jul 2026 The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to launch its solar storm-monitoring CubeSat on an Ariane 6 rocket. Scheduled for launch in early 2027, the Henon CubeSat will be flown as a secondary passenger alongside...
- Young Galaxy Cluster NASA · 16 Jul 2026 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes us 4.4 billion years in the past with this July 3, 2026, image of a young galaxy cluster, MACS J0553.4-3342. The cluster is composed of two actively merging sub-clusters, roughly e...
- Office of Space Commerce makes its case for mission authorization SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 The Office of Space Commerce defended its proposal for a mission authorization scheme for novel space activities, arguing it would provide certainty for companies while limiting regulatory burdens.
- Bluestaq Launches BLUESTAQ / ARQ Defense-Grade Data Infrastructure Now Available for Commercial, Government, and Enterprise Organizations SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, July 16, 2026 – Bluestaq today announced the launch of BLUESTAQ / ARQ, the company’s commercial data infrastructure platform. / ARQ is built for organizations in healthcare, […]
- Expedition Sound podcast series ESA · 16 Jul 2026 Expedition Sound is a podcast series by the European Space Agency (ESA) in which you’re invited to explore the Universe through your ears. Guided by sonifications – the translation of data into sound – host Zsófi Szalavá...
- Test firing at brand new green chemical propulsion lab ESA · 16 Jul 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Swissto12 raises $70 million to accelerate small GEO satellite production SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026 Swissto12 said it has raised $70 million in fresh funding to keep up with growing demand for its small geostationary satellite manufacturing business.
- FLEX and Sentinel-3C arrive at Europe’s Spaceport ESA · 16 Jul 2026 With liftoff scheduled for September, excitement is building at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana as two cutting-edge Earth observation satellites, FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C, have arrived to begin their launch ca...
- Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East NASA · 16 Jul 2026 Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
- Starship Flight 13: Potentially the final Suborbital Flight NASASpaceflight · 16 Jul 2026 Just about two months after the first Block 3 Starship flight with Booster 19 and…
- Icarus Robotics Partners with KULR for ISS Robotic Helper Mission The Launch Pad · 16 Jul 2026 Icarus Robotics, a New York-based startup developing advanced, dexterous robotic systems for space operations, has selected KULR Technology Group to supply the battery systems for its upcoming International Space Station...
- Space Force Awards L3Harris & Sierra Space $1.75B Contract for 36 Missile Tracking Satellites The Launch Pad · 16 Jul 2026 The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded contracts totaling approximately $1.75 billion to defense industry stalwarts L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space. The contracts fund the development an...
- SpaceX to deploy first Starlink V3 satellites on suborbital Starship-Super Heavy flight Spaceflight Now · 16 Jul 2026 The mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. Liftoff from pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CD...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency Spaceflight Now · 16 Jul 2026 The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer E (T1TL-E) mission is the third batch of operational satellites launched to support the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Van...
- NASA Uses Subscale Aircraft to Accelerate Flight Innovation NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Testing new aerospace concepts in flight remains one of NASA’s most effective ways to advance knowledge and reduce risk. The Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edw...
- NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient Asteroids NASA · 15 Jul 2026 A meteorite recovered immediately upon its fall to Earth on July 16, 2024, is helping NASA scientists uncover new clues about ancient water, the chemical evolution of primitive asteroids, and the ingredients that may hav...
- Space Force awards Slingshot $69 million for AI-enabled training technology SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 The 4½-year award will fund simulated satellite-defense scenarios
- Space Force Awards Slingshot Aerospace $69M For TALOS AI-Powered Training Environment The Launch Pad · 15 Jul 2026 In a push to modernize how military operators train for high-stakes conflicts in orbit, the U.S. Space Force has awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $69.2 million contract. The 4½-year Small Business…
- China’s first recovered booster returns to port as LandSpace aims for first land recovery NASASpaceflight · 15 Jul 2026 China reached a major milestone less than a week ago with the first successful recovery…
- How NASA’s Artemis III Lander Test Will Pave Way for Moon Landings NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moon’s surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between co...
- Anil Menon Launches to Space Station NASA · 15 Jul 2026 NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon and her children watch as a Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, Tuesday, July...
- Curiosity Finds Evidence of an Ancient Sandstorm NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Description Billions of years ago, an hours-long Martian sandstorm blew so intensely that sand ripples began to climb upon one another as they moved across the surface. These layers of sediment eventually hardened into t...
- Saltzman’s farewell warning: Prepare for war in space to preserve peace SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 In his final public speech as Space Force chief, Gen. Chance Saltzman called for combat credibility, stronger alliances and realism about the limits of procurement reform
- Commercial Space Federation Launches State and Local Council to Align States on National Space Capacity and Strengthen the U.S. Industrial Base SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 Washington, D.C. — July 15, 2026 — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF), the leading trade association representing the commercial space industry, today announced the launch of its State and Local […]
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Provides Sweeping View of Broom Point NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Description This view looking back up at the outside lip of the 490-foot-tall (150-meter-tall) rim of Jezero Crater was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance on May 15, 2025, the 1,505th day, or so...
- Perseverance’s Trip to ‘Broom Point’ NASA · 15 Jul 2026 Description This orbital map shows the path NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took to get to a location the science team has dubbed the “Broom Point member,” a sequence of layered bedrock likely more than 3.9 billion years...
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts NASA · 15 Jul 2026 NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim of Jezero Crater was built by repeated asteroid impacts. Referred to as the “Broom Point membe...
- Startup working with University of Texas focuses on trapping small debris SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 NAPA, Calif. – Florida startup Satellite Orbital Access and Removal (SOAR) announced a partnership July 15 with the University of Texas, El Paso, (UTEP) to develop a passive system to […]
- SES and Airbus Secure Site for Quantum Communications Ground Station European Spaceflight · 15 Jul 2026 European satellite operator SES and Airbus have secured a site at the NL Space Campus in Noordwijk for the Eagle-1 optical ground station. The announcement comes less than two months after the launch of the system’s sate...
- Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to Mars SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 Sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth would be one of the most complex endeavors that humans have ever carried out. The number of issues that must […]
- Icarus Robotics taps KULR to provide batteries for Space Station robots SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2026 NAPA, Calif. – Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, selected KULR Technology Group to provide batteries for Joy, a free-flying platform destined for […]