Space.com
• Tariq Malik
SpaceX is preparing for the 13th Starship flight test as soon as Thursday, July 16, with a 90-minute launch window opening at 6:45 p.m. ET (1745CT). The mission targets deployment of the first Starlink V3 satellites, in-space Raptor engine restart, and testing of major vehicle upgrades, alongside a Falcon 9 milestone logging its 600th booster reuse.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 on a launch witnessed in person by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
Bloomberg
• Thomas Black
By Bloomberg: SpaceX’s willingness to blow stuff up and learn from the failures has propelled it from a cash-strapped startup to one of the world’s most valuable companies (and kick-started a commercial space revolution along the way).
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current and new launch vehicles.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: NASA has released a draft RFP seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy.
Bloomberg
• Lynn Thomasson
By Bloomberg: SpaceX is on the brink of falling below its IPO price.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Governments around the world invested €119 billion in 2025 in the space industry, according to ESA's Space Economy Report.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: After chasing a small asteroid across a billion kilometres of space, China's Tianwen-2 probe has finally caught up, closing to within twenty kilometres of its target and beginning detailed scientific study.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
