Poland pledges $745 million to back Europe's IRIS² satellite network
Poland has formally agreed to invest $745 million in the EU's IRIS² multi-orbit satellite internet constellation, signalling a strategic shi…
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Gravity-1 completes third sea launch, deploying nine satellites
Chinese launch startup Orienspace successfully flew its Gravity-1 solid rocket for the third time from a sea platform near Shanghai, deliver…
MRV-1 Launches to Breathe New Life into Aging Satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carried Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle into orbit on July 21, kicking off an ambitious, DARPA-backed program t…
SpaceX Keeps Flying as Starship Flight 13 Awaits Its Next Window
SpaceX logged its 85th Falcon 9 launch of the year from Vandenberg while crews worked to reschedule Starship Flight 13 following a late abor…
MRV-1 Heads to Orbit to Redefine Satellite Servicing in GEO
Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle is set to demonstrate that satellites in geosynchronous orbit can be repaired and maintained from…
SpaceX keeps launching while Starship awaits its next attempt
SpaceX's 85th Falcon 9 launch of 2026 carried 24 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, while teams at Boca Chica work toward…
SpaceX juggles Crew-13 countdown and a landmark stock market debut
SpaceX is navigating two major milestones at once: a crewed Dragon flight to the International Space Station slated for August, and a highly…
Psyche Snaps Detailed Mars Images on Its Way to a Metal World
Bound for asteroid 16 Psyche, NASA's spacecraft swung past Mars in May 2026 and captured a sharp, multispectral mosaic of the planet's surfa…
Starship Flight 13: T-0 abort, safety systems perform as designed
Starship Flight 13 aborted automatically at T-0 on July 16, 2026 at Starbase, Texas. Several Raptor engines failed to start, triggering a sa…
Starship Flight 13 may close the book on suborbital testing
SpaceX's thirteenth Starship-Super Heavy flight carries an operational payload for the first time — a batch of Starlink V3 satellites — whil…
Soyuz MS-29 Docks at ISS, Bringing Crew Count to Ten
On July 14, 2026, the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur and docked at the ISS, raising its crew to ten. Meanwhile, a New York …
Soyuz MS-29 Delivers Fresh Crew to ISS as NASA Chief Watches
A Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur on July 14, 2026, carrying a new crew to the International Space Station. NASA Administrat…
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