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SpaceX completes all-6-engine Starship test at Starbase ahead of 13th flight attempt

SpaceX carried out a Starbase engine test for Starship by igniting all six engines for a full minute. The firing—captured in video—comes ahead of the company’s 13th Starship test flight, underscoring continued hardware and performance verification as the program progresses.

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2026-07-02T15:13:54.489667-07:00

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Verde Technologies pivots perovskite solar from rooftops to space power for orbital data centers

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2026-07-02T12:54:45.958109-07:00

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Mitsubishi Electric to Acquire Infostellar in a move to expand its space capabilities

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2026-07-02T13:00:19.959741-07:00

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Isar Aerospace bags Planet launch deal, expands “sovereign” German launch capability with Pelican mission (plus Nova Scotia orbi

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2026-07-02T08:25:45.455171-07:00

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India’s Space Industry Hunts for Its SpaceX Moment

2026-07-02T18:29:04.986061-07:00

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SpaceX completes all-6-engine Starship test at Starbase ahead of 13th flight attempt SpaceX carried out a Starbase engine test for Starship by igniting all six engines for a full minute. The firing—captured in video—comes ahead of the company’s 13th Starship test flight, underscoring continued hardware and performance verification as the program progresses.

2026-07-02T15:13:54.489667-07:00

SpaceX completes all-6-engine Starship test at Starbase ahead of 13th flight attempt

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Russia’s High-Stakes Bid to Chase SpaceX Stumbles Out of the Gate

2026-07-02T14:15:32.166451-07:00

Russia's High-Stakes Bid to Ch

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Mitsubishi Electric to Acquire Infostellar in a move to expand its space capabilities Mitsubishi Electric said it intends to acquire Infostellar, a high-profile Japanese space-sector company. The planned transaction signals Mitsubishi Electric’s push to deepen its role in space-related technologies and services, following Infostellar’s growing prominence in Japan’s space industry.

2026-07-02T13:00:19.959741-07:00

Mitsubishi Electric to Acquire Infostellar in a move to expand its space capabilities

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Verde Technologies pivots perovskite solar from rooftops to space power for orbital data centers Verde Technologies says it is turning perovskite-based thin-film solar panels toward space commercialization, shifting away from a rooftop-first plan. The company is pitching the technology as an enabler for orbital data centers and other large constellation power needs.

2026-07-02T12:54:45.958109-07:00

Verde Technologies pivots perovskite solar from rooftops to space power for orbital data centers

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BGK and 3TS Capital Partners invest ~35 million zloty in Sybilla Technologies to expand into the U.S. Poland’s state-owned bank BGK and European venture capital firm 3TS Capital Partners have unveiled an investment of around 35 million zloty (about $10 million) in space tech startup Sybilla Technologies. The funding is aimed at enabling the company’s entry into the U.S. market.

2026-07-02T10:59:01.862950-07:00

BGK and 3TS Capital Partners invest ~35 million zloty in Sybilla Technologies to expand into the U.S.

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Isar Aerospace bags Planet launch deal, expands “sovereign” German launch capability with Pelican mission (plus Nova Scotia orbi Isar Aerospace has signed a strategic launch agreement with Planet Labs Germany/Planet to fly a next-generation Pelican Earth-imaging satellite, underscoring Planet’s shift toward in-house cadence with a European launcher partner. The company also announced a Letter of Intent with Maritime Launch Services to advance orbital-launch readiness from Nova Scotia.

2026-07-02T08:25:45.455171-07:00

Isar Aerospace bags Planet launch deal, expands “sovereign” German launch capability with Pelican mission (plus Nova Scotia orbi

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Austria picks R-Space as prime contractor for second military satellite, targeting a 2027 launch Austria’s Ministry of Defence has selected local startup R-Space to serve as prime contractor for the country’s second military satellite, with a launch expected in 2027, according to R-Space CEO Carsten Scharlemann. The award follows the company’s push to build satellites fully in-country.

2026-07-02T05:29:02.058247-07:00

Austria picks R-Space as prime contractor for second military satellite, targeting a 2027 launch

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