Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space  
Payload • Victoria Woodburn

SpaceX completes Starship Flight 13 with first intact Starship water landing

SpaceX flew the 13th Starship test flight, culminating in the first time an intact Starship was put in the water. The milestone follows earlier flight attempts as SpaceX works through iterative Starship test objectives toward reusable operations.

2026-07-26T18:36:46.983428-07:00
Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
Bloomberg • Yash Roy

European SpaceX Rival in Talks to Raise $300 Million, FT Reports

By Bloomberg: The Exploration Company Gmbh, a potential European rival to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is in talks to raise at least $300 million, in part from the European Union’s Scaleup Europe Fund, bumping the company’s valuation to more than $2 billion, the Financial Times reported.

Also: Seeking Alpha and Financial Times
2026-07-26T11:06:06.308097-07:00
ISS   AI   LEO   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
Associated Press • Leer En Español

A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS

By Associated Press: A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.

Also: NASA, CBS News, CNN, Economic Times and 6 more
2026-07-26T03:50:38.679958-07:00
Blue Origin   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   NASA  
NASA • Lauren E. Low

NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis

By NASA: NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St.

Also: Aero-News and spaceanddefense.io
2026-07-24T09:13:44.097651-07:00
ESA   Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space  
Payload • Victoria Woodburn

ESA Puts €65M Behind Europe's First Lunar Ice Rover

By Payload: ispace-Europe is heading to the Moon following a €65M commitment from ESA for Europe’s first lunar polar ice exploration rover mission.

2026-07-24T05:49:48.342512-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Parsonson

EU delays release of Copernicus imagery over Gulf of Oman

By SpaceNews.com: JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has ordered a 24-hour delay in the release of some Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery following a request from the United States based on concerns that the Earth observation satellites’ output could pose a security risk.

2026-07-24T03:13:25.031639-07:00