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- Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo’oalewa, first image revealed SpaceNews · 6 Jul 2026 HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the near Earth asteroid to be a small, elongated rocky body. Tianwen-2 launched May 29, 2025, and traveled […]
- Euclid discovers the most ancient quasar in the Universe ESA · 6 Jul 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa NASA · 6 Jul 2026 Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado’s largest reservoirs.
- NASA and Small Business Administration partner on funding key space technologies SpaceNews · 6 Jul 2026 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.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy July 5-18, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 5 Jul 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the TWO weeks of July 5-18, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in
- Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2026 The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor to a wind-monitoring satellite.
- Vast’s Haven-1 continues to advance through milestones ahead of planned 2027 launch NASASpaceflight · 4 Jul 2026 Vast Space’s Haven-1 station is on track to launch in Q1 2027, having achieved several…
- Live coverage: Semiconductor manufacturing test bed to fly alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch Spaceflight Now · 4 Jul 2026 Liftoff of the Starlink 10-50 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 is currently scheduled for 6:46 a.m. EDT (1046 UTC). The rocket's first-stage booster will carry two semiconductor manufacturing pods for Besxar Space In...
- Need a Lift? NASA Launches Swift Rescue Mission Space Scout · 4 Jul 2026 The LINK spacecraft aims to rendezvous, capture, and reboost NASA’s 21 year old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
- NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th NASA · 4 Jul 2026 Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
- GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio SpaceNews · 4 Jul 2026 Watchdog cites growing costs for missile-warning satellites, digital engineering gaps and workforce reductions that could slow national security launches
- Katalyst’s LINK On Its Way to Reboost Swift SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Jul 2026 Katalyst Space’s LINK on-orbit servicing spacecraft is on its way to reboost NASA’s Swift observatory. Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus-XL rocket launched LINK this morning and contact has been successfully established, the
- Starship in Florida pushing for launch this year NASASpaceflight · 3 Jul 2026 Starship launches from Cape Canaveral are getting closer and closer as SpaceX and its contractors…
- Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission SpaceNews · 3 Jul 2026 A Pegasus XL launched a mission to reboost a NASA astrophysics spacecraft on what may be the final flight of that rocket.
- NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars NASA · 3 Jul 2026 Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
- The most spectacular aurora of the εpsilon mission (so far!) ESA · 3 Jul 2026
- Week in images: 29 June - 03 July 2026 ESA · 3 Jul 2026 Week in images: 29 June - 03 July 2026
- Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million SpaceNews · 3 Jul 2026 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. The funding round, announced […]
- NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene NASA · 3 Jul 2026 More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this NASA Hubble image of the globular cluster Messier 3 (M3).
- At 250 years, there are still reasons for hope in America Ars Technica · 3 Jul 2026 It's difficult to pinpoint the moment in my life where America started to lose the plot.
- Artist's view of Space Transportation's major programmes from 2026 onwards – vertical ESA · 3 Jul 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Earth from Space: Grand Canyon, US ESA · 3 Jul 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- The Birthplace of the United States NASA · 3 Jul 2026 It was here the founders shaped the future of American government.
- Atlas V Launches More Amazon Leos with Only Six Starliner Flights Left on the Books SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Jul 2026 United Launch Alliance sent another batch of Amazon Leo satellites into orbit today. Except for six rockets under contract to Boeing for Starliner missions, it was the last launch of
- Perovskite solar panel startup Verde Technologies shifts focus to space SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2026 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 larg...
- Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2026 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.
- NASA’s Artemis II Breaks Agency Streaming Record NASA · 2 Jul 2026 NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II mission mission drew unprecedented public interest – including more than 149.4 million views of the launch, lunar flyby, splashdown on NASA-owned platforms, including the 24/7 strea...
- NASA Students Get Airborne View of Atmospheric Science at Ellington Field NASA · 2 Jul 2026 From June 3 to 13, aircraft at Ellington Field in Houston gave students a firsthand look at how scientists study Earth from the air. Through NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program, or SARP, students learned how airborn...
- Polish space tech company Sybilla Technologies secures funds to enter U.S. market SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2026 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 […]
- Ars Live recap: When are the big rockets NASA desperately needs going to be ready? Ars Technica · 2 Jul 2026 I have not seen anyone put out a date for a new rocket, and actually hit it.
- End of an Era for Atlas V Space Scout · 2 Jul 2026 Early in the morning of June 2nd, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket flew in its heaviest configuration for the final time.
- Isar Aerospace to Launch Satellite for Planet Germany European Spaceflight · 2 Jul 2026 The German-based subsidiary of Planet Labs has selected Isar Aerospace to launch one of the company’s Pelican Earth observation satellites aboard a Spectrum rocket. The companies plan to complete the launch in less than...
- 3D-printed metal: unlocking crew autonomy ESA · 2 Jul 2026 When it comes to the future of human exploration, 3D printers hold the key to crew autonomy in areas ranging from maintenance to medicine. Delivered by ESA in 2024, the first metal 3D printer in space has just produced i...
- 3D-printed metal: unlocking crew autonomy ESA · 2 Jul 2026 When it comes to the future of human exploration, 3D printers hold the key to crew autonomy in areas ranging from maintenance to medicine. Delivered by ESA in 2024, the first metal 3D printer in space has just produced i...
- Timelapse: four P160C boosters for Ariane 6 – from integration to launch ESA · 2 Jul 2026 A core stage, an upper stage and four of the most powerful boosters ever produced in Europe. This timelapse video shows how Ariane 6 is built up at the launch zone.
- Supporting εpsilon from Earth ESA · 2 Jul 2026 Every space mission has two crews: one in space and one on Earth. While ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot carries out experiments and daily tasks aboard the International Space Station, teams across Europe are working to suppo...
- Good Morning, Earth! NASA · 2 Jul 2026 NASA astronaut Chris Williams took this photo of an orbital sunrise from the International Space Station on June 26, 2026. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunset...
- NASA’s Webb Reveals Stars Sparking to Life in Cosmic Celebration NASA · 2 Jul 2026 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared light of numerous features that previously were impossible to see beyond the thick dust of the FS Tau star system. In addition to myriad background galaxies tha...
- Making satellite communications more resilient SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2026 In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Kymeta’s Ryan Stevenson. They discuss the benefits and challenges of multi-orbit and multi-band connectivity in a single terminal. About Space […]
- 3D-printed metal ESA · 2 Jul 2026