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Blue Origin seeks first external funding, targeting $10B raise at ~$130B pre-money valuation

Blue Origin is preparing its first external fundraising round, seeking $10 billion from outside investors and valuing the company at about $130 billion pre-money, according to The New York Times. Backers reportedly include Coatue Asset Management and investors such as Bezos.

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2026-07-08T05:45:56.159359-07:00

Universe Today

Hayabusa 2 completes flyby of asteroid Torifune, passing within ~800 meters

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2026-07-07T13:30:31.124330-07:00

Space.com

Launch preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debuts of China’s Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I

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2026-07-06T14:19:46.203510-07:00

Reuters

NASA launches (and briefly holds) orbital-rescue mission to raise the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit before reentry

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2026-07-03T02:00:40.584972-07:00

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CNBC

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Blue Origin seeks first external funding, targeting $10B raise at ~$130B pre-money valuation Blue Origin is preparing its first external fundraising round, seeking $10 billion from outside investors and valuing the company at about $130 billion pre-money, according to The New York Times. Backers reportedly include Coatue Asset Management and investors such as Bezos.

2026-07-08T05:45:56.159359-07:00

Blue Origin seeks first external funding, targeting $10B raise at ~$130B pre-money valuation

Universe Today

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Hayabusa 2 completes flyby of asteroid Torifune, passing within ~800 meters JAXA’s Hayabusa 2 has successfully executed its flyby of asteroid Torifune, coming to within about 800 meters of the surface. The maneuver adds to the spacecraft’s close-range reconnaissance campaign as it continues its itinerary beyond its primary target operations.

2026-07-07T13:30:31.124330-07:00

Hayabusa 2 completes flyby of asteroid Torifune, passing within ~800 meters

Space.com

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Launch preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debuts of China’s Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I This week’s manifest includes six international orbital launches, anchored by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-17 mission carrying 81 payloads, including four Canadian Earth-observation satellites, to a Sun-synchronous orbit. The schedule also features debut demonstration flights for China’s Long March 10B and Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-I, alongside multiple SpaceX rideshare and Starlink launches.

2026-07-06T14:19:46.203510-07:00

Launch preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debuts of China’s Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I

Space.com

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JWST spots an “unusual” collision-shaped Centaurus A and flags early-universe “little red dots” as potential black-hole hosts NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope used unprecedented near- and mid-infrared sensitivity to penetrate Centaurus A’s dust lanes, revealing a densely packed, active, and changing galaxy shaped by a cosmic collision. Separate JWST findings identify early-universe “little red dots” that may conceal black holes firing high-energy neutrinos through space.

2026-07-06T11:13:49.729102-07:00

JWST spots an “unusual” collision-shaped Centaurus A and flags early-universe “little red dots” as potential black-hole hosts

NASA Spaceflight

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Vast’s Haven-1 space station hits development milestones toward a Q1 2027 launch Vast reports that its Haven-1 station is continuing to advance through multiple development milestones, positioning the project for a planned Q1 2027 launch. The update underscores continued progress in building the station ahead of its stated deployment window.

2026-07-04T15:13:52.718333-07:00

Vast’s Haven-1 space station hits development milestones toward a Q1 2027 launch

Reuters

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NASA launches (and briefly holds) orbital-rescue mission to raise the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit before reentry NASA has launched a robotic LINK spacecraft to rendezvous with the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and boost it into a higher orbit ahead of a dangerous atmospheric reentry risk. The mission was executed by a U.S.-China–era tech supplier effort led by Arizona startup Katalyst after a last-minute launch issue delayed takeoff.

2026-07-03T02:00:40.584972-07:00

NASA launches (and briefly holds) orbital-rescue mission to raise the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit before reentry

Ars Technica

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NASA watchdog flags Starliner certification slipping to ~2027, putting Boeing’s crew-capsule program a decade behind original sc The NASA Office of Inspector General says Boeing’s Starliner certification may be delayed until 2027, roughly a decade later than the program’s original schedule. The assessment highlights continued schedule risk for Starliner’s readiness to support crewed missions.

2026-07-01T09:18:32.475423-07:00

NASA watchdog flags Starliner certification slipping to ~2027, putting Boeing’s crew-capsule program a decade behind original sc

Ars Technica

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NASA inspector general suggests Boeing's Starliner will now be a decade late

2026-07-01T09:18:32.475423-07:00

NASA inspector general suggest

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