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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4941-4947: (Pin)Stripes on the Fourth of July
Written by Deborah Padgett, MSL Operations Product Ground System Task Lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Thursday, July 2, 2026 Curiosity spent the week leading up to the Fourth of July holiday approaching a geologic boundary between a very smooth but somewhat sandy region and a rougher bedrock unit. Leaving the polygonal […]
Flexell Space raises $20 Million in Series A round
UIWANG, South Korea, July 14 — FLEXELL SPACE, a developer of next-generation space solar solutions, announced that it has completed a $20 million Series A funding round. Completed approximately two […]
Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy
European government space spending jumped 12% to about $15.4 billion in 2025, according to a July 13 European Space Agency report, bucking a 3% global decline on the back of rising national defense budgets.
NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides
No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air taxis —small, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft meant for short trips — understand the relationship between comfort and willingness to fly. That’s where NASA comes in, with data that can help identify how to plan air taxi rides that can […]
L3Harris, Sierra Space to build 36 satellites to expand U.S. missile-tracking network
The Space Development Agency awarded the companies a combined $1.75 billion for next batch of missile-tracking satellites
Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight
Seven launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including the 13th flight test of SpaceX’s Starship…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch a flight-proven Falcon booster for 600th time
The Starlink 10-45 mission will add another 29 broadband internet satellites to SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 4:27 a.m. EDT (0827 UTC).
Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space
WARSAW, Poland — Poland will host the first European Space Agency (ESA) center located in an eastern flank member state, one that will be focused on civil security and resilience. […]
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
The Starlink 15-14 mission will add another 24 broadband internet satellites to the low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 6:17 p.m. PDT (9:17 p.m. EDT / 0117 UTC).
What happens if Crew Dragon stops flying in the 2030s?
"It's very clear that in the United States there is a big need for an additional crew vehicle."
Netherlands Adopts Mandate for Its New Space Agency
The Netherlands has formalised the mandate of its rebranded space agency, adding the Ministry of Defence to its steering committee for the first time. The formation of the new agency was announced on 3 March at the Amsterdam Space Symposium, with the Netherlands Space Office becoming the Netherlands Space Agency (NLSA). At the time, secretary […]
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon
NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2026. Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where they will join the Expedition […]
Accel and Prosus backed QOSMIC raises $3.33 Million to Build Optical Ground Stations for the Orbital Data Economy
BENGALURU, India / July 15, 2026 — QOSMIC has raised $3.33 million in seed funding co-led by Accel and Prosus, with participation from South Park Commons, ARTPARK, and angel investor […]
ESA releases 2026 Space Economy Report
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) newly released Space Economy Report gives a comprehensive overview of the latest developments shaping Europe's space sector.
NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes
Astronomers using archival data from Hubble and supportive observations from Webb have located their first stellar-mass black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.
Reditus Space completes first reentry vehicle
Reditus Space, a startup developing recoverable and reusable spacecraft, has completed its first vehicle for launch later this year.
Voyager completes acquisition of Astrobotic
Voyager Technologies has completed its acquisition of lunar infrastructure company Astrobotic Technology, weeks after Astrobotic won two NASA lunar lander missions.
Getting ready for lunar planetary defense
Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recently unveiled plans for a new moon base — the first concrete step toward permanently moving human civilization off Earth. However, as we […]
ESA and Poland to establish a new civil security and resilience centre in Warsaw
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Republic of Poland have announced that a new ESA centre focusing on civil security and resilience will be located in Warsaw, supporting the efficient and coordinated development of European capabilities in these strategically important fields.
ESA welcomes new UK space and defence gateway
His Majesty King Charles III visited the UK’s largest space cluster on 10 July to launch a new initiative designed to shape the future of the space and defence economy.