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SpaceX Launches Axiom Mission 4, Sending First Indian, Polish and Hungarian Astronauts to ISS in 40 Years

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted an Axiom Crew Dragon into orbit June 25, powering the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The flight, delayed by a liquid oxygen leak, carries Peggy Whitson and the first ISS travellers from India, Poland and Hungary in over four decades.

2025-06-24T23:59:35.425004-07:00

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Firefly Accelerates Eclipse Production, Readies Blue Ghost 2 and Ocula Lunar Imaging Service

2025-06-27T12:35:38.378368-07:00

Reuters

SpaceX Appeals to Mexico for Debris Recovery After Starship Explosion Amid Legal Threats

2025-06-26T15:47:59.760875-07:00

Associated Press

Axiom Mission 4 Dragon docks at ISS with India’s, Poland’s and Hungary’s first private astronauts

2025-06-26T03:47:30.758417-07:00

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Skynopy Raises €15M Series A to Build Real-Time, High-Speed LEO Ground Station Network Skynopy, a French ground-station-as-a-service startup, has secured €15 million in Series A funding to deploy the first real-time, high-speed network of ground stations for low Earth orbit satellites. The capital will accelerate its geospatial imaging focus as it seeks to challenge established operators in a booming ground infrastructure market.

2025-06-30T05:23:18.493462-07:00

Skynopy Raises €15M Series A to Build Real-Time, High-Speed LEO Ground Station Network

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Russian Engineers and AI Team Up to Develop Reusable Rocket in Dubai A startup based in Dubai is leveraging sophisticated computing systems and Russian aerospace engineers to develop a reusable launch vehicle. The venture aims to achieve rapid turnaround, positioning itself to challenge established providers in the commercial space sector.

2025-06-30T05:23:18.070362-07:00

Russian Engineers and AI Team Up to Develop Reusable Rocket in Dubai

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Blue Origin flies six tourists, including space’s 750th traveler, on 13th crewed New Shepard mission Blue Origin on June 29 launched a reusable New Shepard booster from its West Texas site, carrying six paying passengers – including the 750th person ever to fly to space – on a 10-minute suborbital trip. It marks the 13th crewed flight and third in under three months.

2025-06-29T08:14:41.507150-07:00

Blue Origin flies six tourists, including space’s 750th traveler, on 13th crewed New Shepard mission

CNBC

France Bets on Eutelsat as Europe’s Starlink Challenger France positions Eutelsat as a strategic EU asset in satellite broadband sovereignty, aiming to rival Starlink’s global dominance. The plan hinges on state backing and industry consolidation, but Eutelsat’s smaller constellation and funding gaps pose steep competitive challenges.

2025-06-28T23:15:08.362741-07:00

France Bets on Eutelsat as Europe’s Starlink Challenger

siliconrepublic.com

EU Charts Roadmap for €1.6 Trillion Space Economy, Aiming for Global Lead by 2050 The European Commission unveiled its Vision for the European Space Economy, a framework to secure EU leadership in space by 2050. The initiative arrives as the global space market is forecast to hit €1.6 trillion by 2035, underpinning the bloc’s drive to boost competitiveness, autonomy and innovation.

2025-06-28T16:13:44.349693-07:00

EU Charts Roadmap for €1.6 Trillion Space Economy, Aiming for Global Lead by 2050

European Spaceflight

ICEYE Secures Three Defence SAR Contracts with Portugal, the Netherlands and NATO in Two Weeks Commercial SAR satellite operator ICEYE secured three defence-focused Earth observation contracts in the past two weeks, signing agreements with Portugal, the Netherlands and NATO to supply synthetic-aperture radar imagery and analytics, highlighting growing demand for all-weather geospatial intelligence across Europe.

2025-06-28T08:23:32.433488-07:00

ICEYE Secures Three Defence SAR Contracts with Portugal, the Netherlands and NATO in Two Weeks

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Rocket Lab Records Two Electron Launches in Under 48 Hours with HawkEye 360’s 'Symphony In The Stars' Mission Rocket Lab executed two Electron launches from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand within 48 hours, completing its 67th and 68th missions. The June 26 'Get The Hawk Outta Here' flight and June 28's 'Symphony In The Stars' both delivered HawkEye 360’s RF geospatial analytics satellite into a 650 km circular orbit.

2025-06-28T08:15:17.267722-07:00

Rocket Lab Records Two Electron Launches in Under 48 Hours with HawkEye 360’s 'Symphony In The Stars' Mission

heraldscotland.com

Orbex delays SaxaVord inaugural launch to 2026 Orbex has pushed back the inaugural flight of its Prime rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland to 2026, citing schedule adjustments. The delay defers what was slated as the UK’s first commercial orbital launch and adds pressure to Scotland’s sole vertical-launch site as operators vie for limited pad availability.

2025-06-27T13:09:09.508012-07:00

Orbex delays SaxaVord inaugural launch to 2026

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