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Arianespace schedules MTG-I2 launch for Aug. 27 using Ariane 62

Arianespace has set Aug. 27 as the date for its fourth Ariane 6 launch of the year, deploying a dedicated Ariane 62 configuration (two boosters). The mission will send the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, into orbit.

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2026-07-21T14:08:17.374906-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Northrop Grumman’s MRV-1 Mission Robotic Vehicle to extend out-of-gas satellite lifetimes with roboti

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2026-07-21T11:42:26.117688-07:00

Space.com

NASA-Artemis III to use SpaceX Starlink laser terminals on Orion for HD/4K video and data-heavy downlinks

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2026-07-21T10:07:35.730508-07:00

Reuters

FAA to accelerate next-generation aviation: air taxis, supersonic aircraft, drones, and space launches

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2026-07-21T03:43:08.724685-07:00

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Via Satellite

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Arianespace schedules MTG-I2 launch for Aug. 27 using Ariane 62 Arianespace has set Aug. 27 as the date for its fourth Ariane 6 launch of the year, deploying a dedicated Ariane 62 configuration (two boosters). The mission will send the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, into orbit.

2026-07-21T14:08:17.374906-07:00

Arianespace schedules MTG-I2 launch for Aug. 27 using Ariane 62

FlightGlobal

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Launching ambitions: the UK looks to new orbital frontiers

2026-07-21T13:42:57.054365-07:00

Launching ambitions: the UK lo

NASA Spaceflight

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Northrop Grumman’s MRV-1 Mission Robotic Vehicle to extend out-of-gas satellite lifetimes with roboti SpaceX is launching Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) on Falcon 9 from Florida. The two-armed servicing spacecraft is designed to attach Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) to out-of-gas communication satellites, demonstrating on-orbit life extension while also signaling potential future “armed” uses of robotic capability.

2026-07-21T11:42:26.117688-07:00

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Northrop Grumman’s MRV-1 Mission Robotic Vehicle to extend out-of-gas satellite lifetimes with roboti

Space.com

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NASA-Artemis III to use SpaceX Starlink laser terminals on Orion for HD/4K video and data-heavy downlinks NASA is partnering with SpaceX to equip the Artemis III Orion spacecraft with Starlink laser communications terminals. The upgrade is intended to support high-definition—reported as 4K—video transmission and enable higher-throughput, data-heavy mission downlinks during the Artemis III timeframe.

2026-07-21T10:07:35.730508-07:00

NASA-Artemis III to use SpaceX Starlink laser terminals on Orion for HD/4K video and data-heavy downlinks

SpaceNews.com

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UK and Florida pledge $400,000 for joint space research, innovation and commercialization The UK government and Florida’s space-focused economic development agency each committed $200,000 to support joint research, innovation and commercialization projects. The funding is aimed at accelerating collaboration that turns space R&D into commercial outcomes.

2026-07-21T05:17:24.999192-07:00

UK and Florida pledge $400,000 for joint space research, innovation and commercialization

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX targets a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg to add ~two dozen Starlink V2 Mini satellites after a mission abort SpaceX is preparing to attempt again to launch a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9, with plans to place another ~two dozen Starlink V2 Mini broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. The effort follows an earlier launch attempt that ended in an abort.

2026-07-21T03:57:11.989739-07:00

SpaceX targets a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg to add ~two dozen Starlink V2 Mini satellites after a mission abort

Reuters

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FAA to accelerate next-generation aviation: air taxis, supersonic aircraft, drones, and space launches The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it is working to help industry bring air taxis, supersonic airplanes, boost space launches, and expand drone operations to market as it embraces next-generation aviation. The agency’s update was delivered during the Farnborough Airshow context.

2026-07-21T03:43:08.724685-07:00

FAA to accelerate next-generation aviation: air taxis, supersonic aircraft, drones, and space launches

SpaceWatch Global

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deltaVision raises €10.2M to scale spacecraft fluidic systems and in-orbit refueling payload slated for 2027 Munich-based spacecraft component developer deltaVision secured €10.2 million (from KT Ventures and Valemount Capital in its first funding round) to expand production of valves and related propulsion/fluidic equipment. The funding supports manufacturing capacity growth and acceleration of in-orbit refueling technology, targeting its first refueling payload in 2027.

2026-07-21T00:53:50.658012-07:00

deltaVision raises €10.2M to scale spacecraft fluidic systems and in-orbit refueling payload slated for 2027

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