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China’s Long March 10B completes debut launch and recovers first stage for re-use

China successfully launched the Long March 10B on July 10, placing a satellite into orbit and then recovering the rocket’s first stage after it returned for a history-making sea-platform landing. The mission makes China the second country to achieve orbital booster recovery, a key step toward reusable launch systems.

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2026-07-09T23:44:57.782646-07:00

European Spaceflight

ESA awards €10M contract to EMXYS for Don Quijote asteroid lander

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2026-07-11T04:01:18.826691-07:00

Ars Technica

NASA releases critical planning document for private space stations, clarifying requirements for commercial partners

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2026-07-10T08:30:39.371153-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

EU selects AEAAS to lead review of space regulatory practices for “access to space”

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2026-07-10T03:13:59.986894-07:00

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European Spaceflight

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ESA awards €10M contract to EMXYS for Don Quijote asteroid lander The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Spain’s EMXYS for a contract worth €10M to build the Don Quijote lander. The spacecraft will take measurements from the surface of an asteroid during its close Earth encounter, supporting mission science tied to near-Earth object characterization.

2026-07-11T04:01:18.826691-07:00

ESA awards €10M contract to EMXYS for Don Quijote asteroid lander

Via Satellite

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FCC approves Reflect Orbital demo satellite to test space-based solar reflector for redirecting sunlight The FCC has approved Reflect Orbital’s demonstration satellite, which will test a solar reflector designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth. The move clears a key U.S. regulatory step for validating the concept’s technical feasibility and spectrum/space-operations aspects tied to operating the spacecraft.

2026-07-10T11:30:22.051254-07:00

FCC approves Reflect Orbital demo satellite to test space-based solar reflector for redirecting sunlight

SpaceNews.com

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China publishes membership list for state-backed commercial space consortium A Chinese government body has released a national commercial space consortium membership list, providing a rare view into which companies the state deems established players in the commercial space ecosystem. The disclosure offers market-relevant visibility into the consortium’s official participants and positioning.

2026-07-10T10:28:55.743298-07:00

China publishes membership list for state-backed commercial space consortium

Ars Technica

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NASA releases critical planning document for private space stations, clarifying requirements for commercial partners NASA has released a key planning document detailing what it wants from industry for private space-station efforts. The update provides the first consolidated clarity on the planning expectations facing commercial providers, reducing ambiguity for program schedules and downstream engineering decisions.

2026-07-10T08:30:39.371153-07:00

NASA releases critical planning document for private space stations, clarifying requirements for commercial partners

Payload

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BOEM Issues RFI on Building or Repurposing Outer Continental Shelf Infrastructure for Space Launch and Reentry The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a request for information to gather inputs on whether offshore Outer Continental Shelf infrastructure could be built or repurposed to support space launch and reentry activities.

2026-07-10T05:58:57.610122-07:00

BOEM Issues RFI on Building or Repurposing Outer Continental Shelf Infrastructure for Space Launch and Reentry

SpaceWatch Global

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Opinion: Europe’s space sovereignty is an execution problem—Berlin-based Reflex Aerospace highlights a gap between ambition and In an #SpaceWatchGL Opinion piece, Torsten Kriening argues that Europe can set policy routes toward “space sovereignty” but still struggles to build the industrial capabilities to match. The Reflex Aerospace Berlin opening is framed as a test case for whether Europe can move from strategy and admiring the problem to execution.

2026-07-10T04:31:28.947989-07:00

Opinion: Europe’s space sovereignty is an execution problem—Berlin-based Reflex Aerospace highlights a gap between ambition and

SpaceWatch Global

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EU selects AEAAS to lead review of space regulatory practices for “access to space” The EU has selected the Alliance for European Autonomous Access to Space (AEAAS) for a Coordination and Support Action to review space regulatory practices and guidelines governing access to space. The work is aimed at updating how EU regulatory frameworks address emerging autonomous access activities.

2026-07-10T03:13:59.986894-07:00

EU selects AEAAS to lead review of space regulatory practices for “access to space”

Bloomberg

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China’s Long March 10B completes debut launch and recovers first stage for re-use China successfully launched the Long March 10B on July 10, placing a satellite into orbit and then recovering the rocket’s first stage after it returned for a history-making sea-platform landing. The mission makes China the second country to achieve orbital booster recovery, a key step toward reusable launch systems.

2026-07-09T23:44:57.782646-07:00

China’s Long March 10B completes debut launch and recovers first stage for re-use

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