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SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, deploying 24 Amazon Project Kuiper smallsats in its KF-01 mission. This third Kuiper launch advances Amazon’s planned 3,236-satellite LEO broadband constellation and marked the debut flight of the mission’s booster first stage.

2025-07-16T13:35:43.593753-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Axiom Mission 4 Dragon Splashes Down, Wrapping First Private Indian, Polish and Hungarian ISS Visits

2025-07-15T04:13:14.110031-07:00

Reuters

Ax-4 Crew Completes 18-Day Private Mission, Undocks Dragon to Return to Earth

2025-07-14T13:47:00.014284-07:00

m.economictimes.com

Axiom-4 Crew Dragon Undocks, Returns Shubhanshu Shukla After Completing Seven Microgravity Experiments

2025-07-13T21:01:44.457201-07:00

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Gravity-Space 1 Cubesat Probes GEO Drift Limits in 90-Day Slot Qualification Gravity-Space 1, a 25-kg cubesat, is conducting a 90-day geostationary drift test to qualify for its assigned satellite slot. Launched from La Plata, Maryland, the mission is assessing permissible drift limits for small platforms in GEO, informing future station-keeping standards during slot allocation processes.

2025-07-18T04:11:43.768315-07:00

Gravity-Space 1 Cubesat Probes GEO Drift Limits in 90-Day Slot Qualification

Via Satellite

Globalstar Launches Global Ground Station Expansion to Support Third-Generation C-3 Constellation Globalstar has kicked off construction of a new gateway in Bihoro, Japan, complemented by recent network upgrades in Spain and Texas, as it builds a global ground infrastructure ahead of its next-generation C-3 satellite deployments.

2025-07-17T12:52:05.325824-07:00

Globalstar Launches Global Ground Station Expansion to Support Third-Generation C-3 Constellation

Florida Today

Florida Space Coast Poised to Exceed 100 Launches as 2025 Pace Surges Past 2024 Through early July, Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center have logged 61 orbital missions in 2025—47 days ahead of last year’s record-setting run. If current activity holds, the Space Coast will surpass 100 annual launches for the first time, driven by commercial and national security demand.

2025-07-17T02:26:42.990745-07:00

Florida Space Coast Poised to Exceed 100 Launches as 2025 Pace Surges Past 2024

SpaceNews.com

SES completes $3.1 B Intelsat acquisition, forging 120-satellite multi-orbit network SES has finalized its $3.1 B acquisition of Intelsat after securing US FCC approval, retaining its Luxembourg HQ and US presence. The deal expands SES’s footprint to 120 GEO and MEO satellites, accelerating its medium Earth orbit network rollout.

2025-07-16T22:31:06.444108-07:00

SES completes $3.1 B Intelsat acquisition, forging 120-satellite multi-orbit network

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Sierra Space to Provide Critical Docking Hardware for JAXA’s ISS Missions Under MHI Contract Sierra Space has secured a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries contract to deliver key docking components — including the berthing mechanism, connection hatch and lighting system — for JAXA’s upcoming International Space Station missions, bolstering its space station infrastructure portfolio.

2025-07-16T17:51:10.206964-07:00

Sierra Space to Provide Critical Docking Hardware for JAXA’s ISS Missions Under MHI Contract

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SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, deploying 24 Amazon Project Kuiper smallsats in its KF-01 mission. This third Kuiper launch advances Amazon’s planned 3,236-satellite LEO broadband constellation and marked the debut flight of the mission’s booster first stage.

2025-07-16T13:35:43.593753-07:00

SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats

indailyqld.com.au

Australian space startups attract over $300 million in private funding in 2024 More than $300 million in private capital flowed into Australia’s space sector last year, marking a milestone in the ecosystem’s maturation. Investment targeted startups across launch services, satellite systems, and ground infrastructure, as local ventures progress from R&D to commercial operations.

2025-07-16T10:20:46.477975-07:00

Australian space startups attract over $300 million in private funding in 2024

Live Science

Largest known Martian meteorite fetches $5.3M at auction A 54-pound chunk of Mars known as NWA 16788, the largest Martian meteorite on Earth, sold for $5.3 million at auction, surpassing high estimates. The record-breaking acquisition could unlock new geological insights about the Red Planet—if regulatory and scientific approvals allow thorough study.

2025-07-16T10:09:50.039529-07:00

Largest known Martian meteorite fetches $5.3M at auction

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