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SWISSto12 closes €61M ($70M) Series C to scale multi-orbit satellite platforms and payload production

Lausanne-based space startup SWISSto12 has closed a €61 million ($70 million) Series C round to scale its multi-orbit payload and satellite platform business. The new funding will expand production of its HummingSat platform and related technologies to meet rising commercial and sovereign demand for in-orbit infrastructure.

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2026-07-16T00:04:43.512436-07:00

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NASA accelerates Artemis III preparations for 2027 crewed lunar launch on SLS

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2026-07-15T15:17:08.358902-07:00

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SDA to relaunch PWSA buildout with Falcon 9 launch of 21 York Space Systems data transport satellites after tech fixes

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2026-07-15T05:52:31.043058-07:00

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SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, aiming to deploy first Starlink V3 satellites and validate major Raptor and vehic

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2026-07-15T03:04:57.428538-07:00

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SWISSto12 closes €61M ($70M) Series C to scale multi-orbit satellite platforms and payload production Lausanne-based space startup SWISSto12 has closed a €61 million ($70 million) Series C round to scale its multi-orbit payload and satellite platform business. The new funding will expand production of its HummingSat platform and related technologies to meet rising commercial and sovereign demand for in-orbit infrastructure.

2026-07-16T00:04:43.512436-07:00

SWISSto12 closes €61M ($70M) Series C to scale multi-orbit satellite platforms and payload production

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NASA accelerates Artemis III preparations for 2027 crewed lunar launch on SLS NASA is ramping up preparations for Artemis III, targeting a 2027 launch of its next crewed moon mission. The flight is planned to ride atop the Space Launch System (SLS), and the agency is stepping up work ahead of the astronaut launch next year.

2026-07-15T15:17:08.358902-07:00

NASA accelerates Artemis III preparations for 2027 crewed lunar launch on SLS

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SDA to relaunch PWSA buildout with Falcon 9 launch of 21 York Space Systems data transport satellites after tech fixes The Space Development Agency plans to resume launches after a nine-month pause, sending a second (Tranche 1) batch of 21 York Space Systems transport-layer satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from California. SDA says it implemented tech fixes to restart momentum for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) and secure military/ally communications.

2026-07-15T05:52:31.043058-07:00

SDA to relaunch PWSA buildout with Falcon 9 launch of 21 York Space Systems data transport satellites after tech fixes

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Artemis II crew visits ESA facilities in the Netherlands, credits Orion’s European Service Module ahead of safe return Four Artemis II astronauts visited ESA technical facilities in the Netherlands and met the teams responsible for the European Service Module that powered Orion’s lunar mission. The crew also praised the module in Bremen, highlighting Orion’s trans-lunar accuracy, degraded-state manual hand-flying, and a vivid reentry experience.

2026-07-15T03:52:58.211636-07:00

Artemis II crew visits ESA facilities in the Netherlands, credits Orion’s European Service Module ahead of safe return

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Artemis II Crew Returns to Bremen to Thank Europe's Service Module Team

2026-07-15T03:52:58.211636-07:00

Artemis II Crew Returns to Bre

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SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, aiming to deploy first Starlink V3 satellites and validate major Raptor and vehic SpaceX is preparing Starship’s 13th flight test with a launch attempt no earlier than July 16 (a 90-minute window opening at 17:45CT). The mission is planned to deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites, restart a Raptor engine in space, and test key V3-related upgrades as Falcon 9 reaches its 600th booster reuse.

2026-07-15T03:04:57.428538-07:00

SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, aiming to deploy first Starlink V3 satellites and validate major Raptor and vehic

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ESA: Governments invested €119B in space in 2025, per Space Economy Report The European Space Agency’s Space Economy Report says governments worldwide invested €119 billion in the space sector in 2025. The figure provides a top-line measure of public funding momentum and signals the scale of state-backed demand shaping space industry planning and procurement.

2026-07-15T01:14:07.945345-07:00

ESA: Governments invested €119B in space in 2025, per Space Economy Report

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Tianwen-2 closes in on its small-asteroid target, beginning detailed science study China’s Tianwen-2 probe has finally reached its small-asteroid target after tracking it over a distance of roughly a billion kilometres, closing to within about 20 km. The spacecraft is now starting detailed scientific observations of the object.

2026-07-14T22:16:59.710520-07:00

Tianwen-2 closes in on its small-asteroid target, beginning detailed science study

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