Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk died at 87. The final living member of NASA’s original “Mercury 13” astronaut trainee class, she eventually flew into space at 82 and became the oldest woman to travel to space.
Washington Post
• Perry Stein
By Washington Post: The unusually aggressive step was related to coverage of reportedly deficient security features of President Donald Trump’s new Qatari-donated plane.
Bloomberg
• David Carnevali, Leen Al-Rashdan
By Bloomberg: The aviation industry has seen plenty of deals activity in recent years, but the battle between two US funds for EasyJet Plc stands out because the volatile, low-margin airlines business rarely draws financial suitors.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: ISU France liquidated by court order on 7 July 2026. SpaceWatch.Global Publisher and ISU alumnus Torsten Kriening traces the 127-day timeline from crisis to collapse and asks what went wrong.
Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
By Runway Girl: Airbus and MTU Aero Engines will establish a joint venture dedicated to the development of a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell engine.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Viasat is in the home stretch to offering inflight connectivity over its new ultra-high-capacity Ka-band GEO satellites, ViaSat-3 F2 and F3.
Bloomberg
• Jack Farchy, Will Kubzansky, Yongchang Chin
By Bloomberg: Prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel are rebounding even as crude oil eases, a rare divergence that’s swelling costs for peak-season travelers and threatening to undermine President Donald Trump’s pledge to quash inflation ahead of midterm elections.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Small satellites have become a staple of military space programs because they are relatively inexpensive and quick to build.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Bloomberg
• Diakaridia Dembele, Katarina Hoije
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
