2025 07 News
31 Jul 2025
[edit]- SES leans into government growth as media revenues slide
- Air leak persists on Russian ISS segment
- China launches remote sensing satellite for Pakistan with Kuaizhou-1A rocket
- Cumulus clouds scrub launch of Crew-11 mission to the Space Station
30 Jul 2025
[edit]- NASA acting administrator to meet with head of Roscosmos at KSC
- KSAT and AWS expand alliance in satellite communications
- China launches new group of Guowang satellites from commercial spaceport
- GSLV launches NASA-ISRO radar satellite
- First Eris launch fails to reach orbit
- Australia's first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff
- India safely launches a $1.5 billion satellite for NASA
29 Jul 2025
[edit]- Space Force selects five firms for 'Protected Tactical Satcom' design contracts
- China's iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch
- Canada awards study contracts for lunar utility rover
- Slingshot unveils AI agent for Space Force training
- NASA pauses acquisition of lunar communications ground stations
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
28 Jul 2025
[edit]- SpaceX scrubs planned static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the Crew-11 launch
- A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology
- Ars spoke with the military's chief orbital traffic cop--here's what we learned
- Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for "milestone" and "future" artifacts
27 Jul 2025
[edit]26 Jul 2025
[edit]- Crew-11 astronauts, cosmonaut arrive in Florida ahead of launch to the space station
- SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites into a polar orbit
25 Jul 2025
[edit]- Blue Origin to fly first Blue Ring spacecraft in spring 2026
- Senegal signs the Artemis Accords
- Industry warns of severe consequences from ISS funding cuts
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Lawmakers writing NASA's budget want a cheaper upper stage for the SLS rocket
- Rocket Report: Channeling the future at Wallops; SpaceX recovers rocket wreckage
24 Jul 2025
[edit]- UK's Spaceflux is building a catalog to plug space situational awareness gaps
- Spire Global launches new space-based intelligence products for defense market
- Lockheed Martin may offer Orion as a commercial service
- Falcon 9 launches NASA TRACERS space science mission
- Space Pioneer completes launch pad for Tianlong-3 rocket
- Amazon says $139.5 million investment in Florida is key to ramping up launch cadence with Project Kuiper
- SpaceX launches a pair of NASA satellites to probe the origins of space weather
23 Jul 2025
[edit]- Launch startup iRocket agrees to merge with Wilbur Ross-backed SPAC
- China tightens quality oversight over commercial space projects
- SpaceX launch brings SES closer to completing MEO broadband upgrade by 2027
- Golden Dome chief outlines plan to deliver U.S. homeland missile defense in three years
- NASA probes to study how the solar wind triggers potentially dangerous 'space weather'
- What exactly is Golden Dome? This Space Force general owes Trump an answer.
22 Jul 2025
[edit]- Space Development Agency's satellite network reaching 'make-or-break' moment
- Space Force to select multiple companies for new geostationary satellite surveillance network
- How SpaceX upended traditional launch markets - and what's next
- AST SpaceMobile seeks approval to give first responders a direct satellite link
- NISAR set to launch July 30
- SpaceX: 'Air space concerns' causes last-minute scrub of NASA's TRACERS mission
- Trump wants to "eliminate or expedite" environmental rules for rocket launches
- Space Force Evaluates Its Future On-Orbit GPS Enterprise
21 Jul 2025
[edit]- Lynk Global breaks up with Slam Corp and settles legal dispute
- NRO extends data contract with Hydrosat to leverage thermal infrared satellite imagery
- Space Force rehearses mobilization of private satellite assets during orbital emergencies
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 2 O3b mPOWER satellites for SES on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Australia In Narrowband Satcom Search
- Joint NASA/Indian Radar Sat Mission To Show Changes In Earth's Surface
- NASA's Crew-11 Fliers, Mission Managers Ready For What Comes
- Perlan II Glider Team Reactivates To Make 90,000-ft. Altitude Attempt
20 Jul 2025
[edit]19 Jul 2025
[edit]- Senate appropriators fund dozens of threatened NASA science missions
- Space Force accepts delivery of GPS control system after years of delays
18 Jul 2025
[edit]- Senate appropriators reject proposal to cancel TraCSS
- Polish space company SatRev launches Omani ground station amid international expansion
- China conducts structural tests for Long March 10 human spaceflight rocket
- York Space parent company to acquire ground systems operator Atlas Space
- House Democrats accuse NASA of illegal impoundment of funds
- Senate confirms Guetlein to lead Golden Dome
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit on Falcon 9 rocket from California
- After a partly successful test flight, European firm eyes space station mission
- As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
- Rocket Report: SpaceX won't land at Johnston Atoll; new North Sea launch site
- ESA Work On Second-Gen Galileo Capabilities In Full Swing
- ISS National Lab Accelerator Picks Six Startups For Inaugural Class
- Intuitive Machines To Expand Houston Spaceport Presence
- Swift Funded To Further Develop HAPS With 30-Day Endurance Target
- Why Finding A Backup To Starlink In Ukraine Is So Difficult
- York Parent Company to Acquire ATLAS Space Operations
17 Jul 2025
[edit]- Lyles concerned about sweeping changes to advisory committees
- Duffy just getting started as acting NASA administrator
- Space Force sets guidelines prioritizing military missions as launch demand surges
- SES closes Intelsat deal and sets course for rapid transformation
- Can Amazon Deliver A Satellite Constellation To Rival SpaceX's Starlink?
- ESA Preps For Launch Of Joint Magnetosphere Science Mission With China
- NASA's Tracer Mission To Probe Solar Wind Interactions With Earth
- Northrop Grumman Outlines Growth Plans For Solid Rocket Motor Sector
- Senators' NDAA Markup Funds Two Future Data Transport Networks
- Space Startups Follow The Money To Missile Defense
16 Jul 2025
[edit]- Solestial wins $1.2 million SpaceWERX contract
- Falcon 9 launches Project Kuiper satellites
- New study calls for rapid development of space nuclear power systems
- House Armed Services Committee advances FY26 NDAA
- SES to close Intelsat deal July 17 after clearing all regulatory approvals
- Amazon's ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch
- The ISS is nearing retirement, so why is NASA still gung-ho about Starliner?
- Denmark Donates Satcom Kit To Ukraine
- SpaceX Launches 24 Satellites For Rival Amazon Kuiper Network
15 Jul 2025
[edit]- Space Force MILNET constellation emerges as top 'unfunded priority'
- Ax-4 private astronaut mission returns to Earth
- We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago--it'll be a long wait to see the rest
- 'Not that into peace doves': The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected
- Axiom Space's Private Astronaut Mission Splashes Down Safely
- China Sends New Extravehicular Activity Suits To Space Station
- HASC Directs Pentagon to Set Up TacSRT Program of Record
- Sierra Space To Supply Berthing System For JAXA ISS Missions
14 Jul 2025
[edit]- House bill rejects overall NASA budget cuts but shifts funding to exploration
- Industry doubts effectiveness of new launch licensing fees
- NASA, SpaceX target July 31 for Crew-11 launch to the ISS
- Axiom Space's Private Astronaut Mission Departs ISS
- Debrief: Firefly Joins IPO Launch Party
13 Jul 2025
[edit]- Congress to push Pentagon to fund commercial satellite intelligence program
- Senate Armed Services' defense bill includes mandates on space launch, missile defense, spectrum protection
- Firefly Aerospace files to go public
12 Jul 2025
[edit]11 Jul 2025
[edit]- Experimental Chinese satellite turns up in unexpected orbit
- NASA considering flying only cargo on next Starliner mission
- Senate spending bill that overrides proposed NASA cuts held up in committee
- Space industry sticks with single-use satellite model despite new technologies
- UK joins Eutelsat capital boost to maintain strategic LEO stake
- Investors double down on space infrastructure as exits return
- Secretary of Transportation Duffy named acting NASA administrator
- It's hunting season in orbit as Russia's killer satellites mystify skywatchers
- Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China's largest launch pad
- Axiom Space Adds Oakley, California Optics Pioneer, To Its NASA Spacesuit Development Effort
- ESA Starts Deep Space Laser Comms Trial With Psyche Orbiter
- Rocket Lab Taps Bollinger Shipyards For Sea-Based Landing Barge
10 Jul 2025
[edit]- Space industry sticks with single-use satellite model despite new technologies
- UK joins Eutelsat capital boost to maintain strategic LEO stake
- Investors double down on space infrastructure as exits return
- China's orbital maneuvers blur the line between peaceful and provocative
- Orienspace targets 2025 test flight of Gravity-2 after engine test
- Japan's Interstellar secures $62 million in series F funding
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy picked as Interim NASA Administrator
- Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions
- Europe Readies Next-Generation Rocket Engines
- Interstellar, Japanese Rocket And Satellite Developer, Raises $61.8M
- NASA Provides High-tech Texas Storm Disaster Response
- NASA Readies For International Space Station Crew Exchange
- Trump Taps Transportation Secretary Duffy To Temporarily Lead NASA
- UK Joins France In Taking Eutelsat Investment
- Viasat Makes First Bizjet Connection To ViaSat-3
09 Jul 2025
[edit]- Budget reconciliation bill includes tax break for spaceport bonds
- Starlink gets key India approval, but other regulatory hurdles stand in the way of service
- EnduroSat USA names former DARPA official as CEO to lead U.S. expansion
- Synspective signs multi-launch agreement with Exolaunch
- Northwood Space successfully tests second-generation phased array antenna
- Sizing up the 5 companies selected for Europe's launcher challenge
- MDA Space Says Ka-band Array Saves Money, Power With Direct Sampling
- New Bill Is At Odds With White House Plans for Artemis And ISS
- Space Ops: India Takes A Flying Leap Into Human Spaceflight
- Spain Retains Airbus For Radar-Satellite Provision
08 Jul 2025
[edit]- Space Force unveils first international strategy, while GAO flags barriers to space cooperation
- Northrop Grumman stakes role in Golden Dome missile shield
- Maxar secures $205 million in satellite imaging deals with governments in Middle East and Africa
- Commercial space industry groups ask Congress to fully fund TraCSS
- Muon Space names new leadership to advance role in government market
- ESA selects five companies for next phase of launcher competition
- Trump says it would have been "inappropriate" for Isaacman to lead NASA
- SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space
- Tuesday Telescope: Webb and Hubble team up to reveal spectacular star clusters
- Eumetsat Wants To Launch EPS-Sterna Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellites
- NASA Seeks Proposals to For Earth/Moon/Mars Comms Networks
07 Jul 2025
[edit]- ESA selects five companies for next phase of launcher competition
- Chinese scientists propose 2033 Neptune orbiter mission
- Trump says it would have been "inappropriate" for Isaacman to lead NASA
- Bidders To Pick Satellite To Deorbit In UK Demo
- ESA Names Five European Launcher Challenge Candidates
06 Jul 2025
[edit]- U.S. Air Force halts plan for rocket landing pads on remote Pacific atoll amid environmental backlash
- Space Force scraps satellite procurement, shifts to more flexible strategy
05 Jul 2025
[edit]04 Jul 2025
[edit]- Boeing lands $2.8 billion deal to build next-gen nuclear communications satellites
- Rocket Report: Japan's workhorse booster takes a bow; you can invest in SpaceX now
- The Pentagon Embraces Space-Based AWACS
- U.S. Golden Dome Details And Aggressive Schedule Come Together
- ESA Says New Interstellar Comet Spotted
- ESA Says New Interstellar Comet Spotted
03 Jul 2025
[edit]- ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge
- Open Cosmos buys Portuguese startup to bolster space-based IoT capabilities
- ULA begins stacking its 1st Vulcan rocket supporting a national security mission
- Houston Firm Wins $150M NASA Simulation, Advanced Software Contract
- UK To Fund Space-Debris Removal Demo
- U.S. Space Force Scraps PTS-R Effort
- UK To Fund Space-Debris Removal Demo
- UK To Fund Space-Debris Removal Demo
- Progress MS-31 Resupply Mission Lifts Off For ISS
- Houston Firm Wins $150M NASA Simulation, Advanced Software Contract
02 Jul 2025
[edit]- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announces new contract awards under `Luno' program
- DARPA says decreasing launch costs, new analysis led it to cancel DRACO nuclear propulsion project
- Space Force to fund development of Atomic-6 solar power for satellites
- Boeing ships more O3b mPower satellites with fixes SES might no longer need
- Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object
- Europe Expands New Weather Monitoring Constellation
- SDA Moves Forward On HALO Prototyping Effort
- SpaceOps: Pentagon Reevaluating Future Data Transport Layer
- Europe Expands New Weather Monitoring Constellation
- Europe Expands New Weather Monitoring Constellation
- The Debrief: Artemis On Autopilot
01 Jul 2025
[edit]- MethaneSAT fails in orbit
- Planet pushes into European market, announces new agreement with Germany
- Building the future of SpaceNews
- Introduction of EU Space Act marks start of debate on regulations
- Liberatech Space to offer custom Earth-observation products for commodity, energy and environmental monitoring
- Skynopy gets funds for 100+ antenna expansion
- Chinese spacecraft begin rendezvous and proximity operations in geostationary orbit
- White House works to ground NASA science missions before Congress can act
- Tuesday Telescope: A howling wolf in the night sky
- DOD To Tap Second Vendor For MEO-Based Missile Tracking Sats
- Europe Funds LEO To VLEO Maneuvering Demo
- Academics Win Prize For Asteroid Risk Proposal