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Azercosmos launches National Space Incubation program to grow Azerbaijan’s startup ecosystem

Azercosmos has launched a National Space Incubation program aimed at developing local space startups and strengthening Azerbaijan’s innovation ecosystem. The initiative is designed to bridge satellite-data capabilities to new company creation, expanding the country’s space-sector talent pipeline and commercialization efforts.

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2026-07-24T00:09:50.546236-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX starts turning away Falcon 9 customers beyond 2028, prioritizing Starship

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2026-07-23T18:50:26.113573-07:00

Via Satellite

Frequency Electronics wins $18M across proliferated satellite and government programs, including $11M prime-funded satellite sys

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2026-07-23T12:19:48.113734-07:00

Via Satellite

Space Is Coming for Silicon: SpaceX’s Starmind positions an AI satellite “megaconstellation” as potential orbital data centers

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2026-07-23T12:35:46.095966-07:00

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Azercosmos launches National Space Incubation program to grow Azerbaijan’s startup ecosystem Azercosmos has launched a National Space Incubation program aimed at developing local space startups and strengthening Azerbaijan’s innovation ecosystem. The initiative is designed to bridge satellite-data capabilities to new company creation, expanding the country’s space-sector talent pipeline and commercialization efforts.

2026-07-24T00:09:50.546236-07:00

Azercosmos launches National Space Incubation program to grow Azerbaijan’s startup ecosystem

Bloomberg

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SpaceX starts turning away Falcon 9 customers beyond 2028, prioritizing Starship SpaceX has begun rejecting some satellite operators that want dedicated launch rides on Falcon 9 after 2028, according to people familiar with the matter. The move signals a shift in customer planning toward Starship, despite its still-unproven status.

2026-07-23T18:50:26.113573-07:00

SpaceX starts turning away Falcon 9 customers beyond 2028, prioritizing Starship

Via Satellite

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Space Is Coming for Silicon: SpaceX’s Starmind positions an AI satellite “megaconstellation” as potential orbital data centers SpaceX’s Starmind has been publicly branded as an “AI satellite megaconstellation,” with Elon Musk describing it as a future platform that could operate as “orbital data centers” at enormous scale. The announcement spotlights a shift from traditional satellites to distributed on-orbit compute and data services.

2026-07-23T12:35:46.095966-07:00

Space Is Coming for Silicon: SpaceX’s Starmind positions an AI satellite “megaconstellation” as potential orbital data centers

Via Satellite

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Frequency Electronics wins $18M across proliferated satellite and government programs, including $11M prime-funded satellite sys Frequency Electronics (FEIM) reported $18 million in recent contract wins, including an $11 million award from an undisclosed major aerospace prime to support a proliferated satellite program. The total includes $7 million in follow-on awards tied to existing government and aerospace work.

2026-07-23T12:19:48.113734-07:00

Frequency Electronics wins $18M across proliferated satellite and government programs, including $11M prime-funded satellite sys

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Thales’ space unit rebounds: sales and profit rise in 3Q ended June 30 despite SES canceling two geostationary telecom satellite Thales’ space business—run largely through Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio—posted continued recovery in the three months ended June 30, with both sales and profit increasing. The improvement held even after a customer cancellation of two geostationary-orbit telecommunications satellites, costing €174.5M for Thales’ accounts.

2026-07-23T07:55:15.120102-07:00

Thales’ space unit rebounds: sales and profit rise in 3Q ended June 30 despite SES canceling two geostationary telecom satellite

Bloomberg

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SpaceX IPO shakeout: stock slides below IPO price as short sellers book ~$15.5B in paper gains SpaceX’s recently launched public listing has triggered major volatility, with shares slipping below the IPO price and losing nearly 50% of market value in about a month. Analytics from Ortex put short sellers on roughly $15.5 billion in paper profit, underscoring investor impatience over ambitious promises.

2026-07-23T05:05:24.001622-07:00

SpaceX IPO shakeout: stock slides below IPO price as short sellers book ~$15.5B in paper gains

Bloomberg

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SpaceX Starship Flight 13 rescheduled to July 24 after engine fix; NASA SunRISE launch switched from Vulcan Centaur to Falcon He SpaceX will retry Starship Flight 13 on July 24 following an engine-related scrub and work on the Version 3 configuration. The test mission is also set to deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites. Separately, NASA’s SunRISE space weather mission will be delivered by a Falcon Heavy rocket instead of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

2026-07-23T03:05:59.008736-07:00

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 rescheduled to July 24 after engine fix; NASA SunRISE launch switched from Vulcan Centaur to Falcon He

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Vast appoints Melanie Stricklan as SVP of Special Programs; names Steve Isakowitz adviser to support a pivot toward U.S. nationa Vast has appointed Melanie Stricklan as senior vice president of a newly created Special Programs division and named Steve Isakowitz as an adviser. The moves accompany Vast’s stated pivot toward U.S. national security missions, signaling an organizational shift to support defense-focused programs.

2026-07-23T01:21:13.611735-07:00

Vast appoints Melanie Stricklan as SVP of Special Programs; names Steve Isakowitz adviser to support a pivot toward U.S. nationa

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