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Skyroot Aerospace eyes next milestone for Vikram-1 as it targets a major push to make India’s private orbital launch market

Skyroot Aerospace is positioning Vikram-1 as a potential catalyst for India’s commercial launch industry, backed by a $1.1 billion valuation. The company says the rocket is set to fly soon, as it prepares its bid for a first-of-its-kind private-sector path to orbit for India.

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2026-07-13T06:09:52.174543-07:00

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Reditus Space completes first recoverable reentry vehicle for later-2025 launch

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2026-07-13T06:09:50.413663-07:00

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Voyager Technologies completes acquisition of Astrobotic weeks after winning two NASA lunar lander missions

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2026-07-13T06:09:50.568741-07:00

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Reflect Orbital wins approval to launch its first light-directing space mirror later this year

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2026-07-13T03:13:59.779553-07:00

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Skyroot Aerospace eyes next milestone for Vikram-1 as it targets a major push to make India’s private orbital launch market Skyroot Aerospace is positioning Vikram-1 as a potential catalyst for India’s commercial launch industry, backed by a $1.1 billion valuation. The company says the rocket is set to fly soon, as it prepares its bid for a first-of-its-kind private-sector path to orbit for India.

2026-07-13T06:09:52.174543-07:00

Skyroot Aerospace eyes next milestone for Vikram-1 as it targets a major push to make India’s private orbital launch market

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Voyager Technologies completes acquisition of Astrobotic weeks after winning two NASA lunar lander missions Voyager Technologies has completed its acquisition of lunar infrastructure company Astrobotic. The deal closes only weeks after Astrobotic won two NASA lunar lander missions, positioning the combined organization for near-term delivery and commercialization of lunar surface services tied to NASA’s payload work.

2026-07-13T06:09:50.568741-07:00

Voyager Technologies completes acquisition of Astrobotic weeks after winning two NASA lunar lander missions

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Reditus Space completes first recoverable reentry vehicle for later-2025 launch Reditus Space, a startup focused on recoverable and reusable spacecraft, has completed its first reentry vehicle, targeting a launch later this year. The milestone advances the company’s planned reentry-recovery approach toward reuse and follow-on spacecraft demonstrations.

2026-07-13T06:09:50.413663-07:00

Reditus Space completes first recoverable reentry vehicle for later-2025 launch

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Europe Looks for a Musk-Free Path to Space

2026-07-13T03:15:11.172179-07:00

Europe Looks for a Musk-Free P

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Reflect Orbital wins approval to launch its first light-directing space mirror later this year Reflect Orbital has received approval to put its first light-directing space mirror into orbit, with a launch planned for later this year. The company expects the first deployment to pave the way for tens of thousands of similar space-based mirrors over the next decade.

2026-07-13T03:13:59.779553-07:00

Reflect Orbital wins approval to launch its first light-directing space mirror later this year

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China elevates methalox Long March 10C as commercial workhorse after first successful booster recovery China has confirmed the methalox-fueled Long March 10C as a “workhorse” for its commercial launch activity following its first successful booster recovery. The move is paired with fresh capital injections into commercial rocket ventures, signaling a push to scale reusable, higher-performance launch capability.

2026-07-13T01:44:57.877034-07:00

China elevates methalox Long March 10C as commercial workhorse after first successful booster recovery

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SpaceX schedules Starship’s 13th test flight for July 16, carrying 20 Starlink V3 satellites SpaceX plans its 13th Starship test flight on July 16, with the spacecraft tasked with deploying 20 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites. Six of the satellites will be equipped with cameras to monitor the heat shield during mission operations, according to the report.

2026-07-12T18:58:55.443312-07:00

SpaceX schedules Starship’s 13th test flight for July 16, carrying 20 Starlink V3 satellites

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Opinion: ISU France liquidation ordered by court after 127-day crisis SpaceWatch.Global reports that ISU France was liquidated by court order on 7 July 2026, marking the end of a 127-day timeline from crisis to collapse. Torsten Kriening (an ISU alumnus) analyzes the failure in an opinion piece framed around “the Three I’s.”

2026-07-11T12:32:21.293172-07:00

Opinion: ISU France liquidation ordered by court after 127-day crisis

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