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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completes third EuroSuit spacesuit test aboard the ISS

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has completed a third evaluation of the EuroSuit intravehicular activity spacesuit prototype aboard the International Space Station. The repeated on-orbit testing advances Europe’s assessment of a domestically developed suit for crew operations and helps validate its design in the space-station environment.

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SpaceX looks beyond Falcon 9 as Starfall targets in-space logistics and Boeing advances Starliner cargo plans

SpaceX is positioning its Starfall capsule to address microgravity access and point-to-point cargo delivery while the company considers life after Falcon 9. Separately, Boeing says redesign work on CST-100 Starliner is progressing ahead of a potential 2026 cargo mission to the International Space Station.

Reuters

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IAG keeps 2026 capacity flat as British Airways benefits from Middle East rerouting and Aer Lingus weighs on profits

International Airlines Group said British Airways captured stronger premium demand as business travelers avoided the Middle East, while the conflict constrained first-half capacity. Fuel costs and an Aer Lingus loss pressured earnings, prompting IAG to hold group capacity flat for 2026 as Vueling pursues savings through its 737 Max transition.

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Soyuz MS-28 brings U.S.-Russian ISS crew back after 241 days; Expedition 74 ends with Kazakhstan landing

Roscosmos and NASA confirmed the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft returned safely on July 26, 2026, bringing Expedition 74’s joint U.S.-Russian crew—NASA astronaut Chris Williams plus Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev—down to Kazakhstan after 241 days aboard the ISS. Expedition 75 is set to run into spring 2027.

Space.com

NASA astronaut Chris Williams to return with two Russian cosmonauts from the International Space Station on July 26

NASA says astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts will come home from the International Space Station early Sunday, July 26. The agency will livestream the homecoming as the crew departs the orbiting lab for the return to Earth.

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Soyuz MS-29 delivers a three-person crew to the International Space Station; U.S. EVA finishes Canadarm2 repairs

The ISS crew expanded by three with the July 14 arrival of Soyuz MS-29. Following the docking, a U.S. spacewalk concluded repairs to Canadarm2, restoring key station robotics capability alongside the new increment of crew.

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Serbia becomes Artemis Accords signatory as NASA welcomes 69th partner

Serbia signed the Artemis Accords on 16 July at a NASA ceremony hosted at the agency’s Washington headquarters, becoming the 69th nation to commit to “peaceful, transparent and responsible” space exploration. The move arrives over two years after Serbia’s original policy alignment with China’s lunar base project.

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Soyuz MS-29 delivers NASA’s Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov, Anna Kikina to ISS (Expedition 75)

Three new crew members—NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina—arrived at the International Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-29 on Tuesday, bringing the station to a complement of 10. The arrivals begin mission-life adjustments ahead of the next scheduled crew departure.