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SpaceX Launches Israel’s Dror-1 on Falcon 9 GTO-1 Flight, Preps Crew-11

SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:04 a.m. local time, deploying Israel’s Dror-1 communications satellite on the Commercial GTO-1 mission. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries, Dror-1 will enhance the nation’s space-based network as SpaceX juggles mystery payload launches and readies its Crew-11 flight.

2025-07-12T22:28:27.602165-07:00

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ArianeGroup, GKN Aerospace ink frame contract for Ariane 6 operational phase

2025-07-10T03:33:31.216255-07:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9’s 22nd flight

2025-07-07T18:00:27.338583-07:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches EUMETSAT’s MTG-S1 weather and Sentinel-4 air quality satellite, lands Falcon 9 at sea

2025-07-01T09:45:45.498646-07:00

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Rocket Lab Stock Soars Over 40% in H1 on Neutron Milestones and NASA Contracts Rocket Lab’s shares climbed nearly 11% today, extending a rally that has lifted its stock more than 40% in the first half of 2025 and 550% over the past year. Investors are betting on progress in the medium-lift Neutron launcher’s dual-stage tests and fresh NASA contracts, driving its market value above $19 billion.

2025-07-14T10:47:11.076913-07:00

Rocket Lab Stock Soars Over 40% in H1 on Neutron Milestones and NASA Contracts

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Rocket Lab to Test 'Jake 4' Hypersonic Re-entry Vehicle on Electron HASTE at Wallops Rocket Lab will launch its modified Electron rocket, the Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE), code-named “Jake 4”, on July 13 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The mission, Rocket Lab’s 69th overall and 11th of 2025, is designed to validate hypersonic re-entry capabilities with air-breathing propulsion for defense clients.

2025-07-13T20:41:07.461049-07:00

Rocket Lab to Test 'Jake 4' Hypersonic Re-entry Vehicle on Electron HASTE at Wallops

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PhilSA seeks public-private partnership to build Philippines' first spaceport The Philippine Space Agency has kicked off efforts to establish the country’s first spaceport through a public-private partnership. The proposed facility aims to position the Philippines as a strategic equatorial launch hub and catalyze its emerging commercial space industry.

2025-07-13T11:03:56.877194-07:00

PhilSA seeks public-private partnership to build Philippines' first spaceport

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SpaceX Launches Israel’s Dror-1 on Falcon 9 GTO-1 Flight, Preps Crew-11 SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:04 a.m. local time, deploying Israel’s Dror-1 communications satellite on the Commercial GTO-1 mission. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries, Dror-1 will enhance the nation’s space-based network as SpaceX juggles mystery payload launches and readies its Crew-11 flight.

2025-07-12T22:28:27.602165-07:00

SpaceX Launches Israel’s Dror-1 on Falcon 9 GTO-1 Flight, Preps Crew-11

Space Policy Online

China’s Tianzhou-9 Cargo Vessel Set for July 14 Launch to Tiangong-3 China’s next cargo freighter, Tianzhou-9, is targeting a July 14 Beijing Time liftoff to resupply its Tiangong-3 space station, continuing its operational build-out and research support network in low Earth orbit.

2025-07-12T16:13:36.670410-07:00

China’s Tianzhou-9 Cargo Vessel Set for July 14 Launch to Tiangong-3

Taiwan News

Taiwan’s First Foreign-Made Rocket from Hokkaido Crashes in Engine Test A Taiwanese sounding rocket, the first foreign-made vehicle to lift off from Japan’s Hokkaido, crashed seconds after liftoff on July 12 during an engine power demonstration by a commercial space startup. The mission aimed to certify its new liquid-fuel engine but underscored technical hurdles facing APAC’s small launchers.

2025-07-12T15:24:50.292361-07:00

Taiwan’s First Foreign-Made Rocket from Hokkaido Crashes in Engine Test

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ESA Designates Avio as Official Vega Launch Service Provider On July 10, 2025, ESA approved its new Launcher Exploitation Declaration (LED) at its Paris headquarters, officially designating Avio as the launch service provider for the Vega launcher family. The move crystallizes Europe’s efforts to overhaul its mid-lift orbital launch capability and streamline Vega operations.

2025-07-10T21:09:32.854653-07:00

ESA Designates Avio as Official Vega Launch Service Provider

Defense Daily

Rocket Lab Taps Bollinger to Retrofit 400-ft Vessel for Neutron Booster Recovery Rocket Lab has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a contract to modify a 400-foot vessel into an ocean landing platform for its reusable Neutron rocket’s first stage. The retrofit will enable sea-based booster recovery operations, advancing Neutron’s reusability demonstration and cost-cutting goals.

2025-07-10T14:04:50.647792-07:00

Rocket Lab Taps Bollinger to Retrofit 400-ft Vessel for Neutron Booster Recovery

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