European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
The UK Space Agency has delayed awarding a £375.6 million contract for a mission intended to capture and remove two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit. The delay postpones a key step toward reducing orbital debris risk and advancing government-led remediation capabilities.
Space.com
• Charles Q. Choi
By Space.com: The costs of space launch have fallen 96% in the past six decades and have the potential to plummet by nearly as much by 2040, a new study finds.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: A six-month-old Chinese startup aiming to use artificial intelligence to compress rocket engine development cycles has raised $29.5 million in angel funding.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Mauritius has joined the U.S. led Artemis Accords, becoming the 70th signatory and seventh African country to join the Artemis Accords.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Skyroot Aerospace reached a 453 km orbit on the first flight of Vikram-1, making India the third nation with private orbital launch capability.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: , e-GEOS will be providing technical training to the African Space Agency as part of the Africa-EU Space Partnership Program (AESPP).
Reuters
By Reuters: SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 23, for another attempt to launch its Starship rocket, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible.".
Bloomberg
• Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Paula Doenecke
