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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

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.

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

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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

NASA Seeks Industry Input on the Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations

By SpaceWatch Global: NASA has released a draft RFP seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy.

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2026-07-15T01:52:59.476539-07:00

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Universe Today • Mark Thompson

After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives

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.

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

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Bloomberg • Bailey Lipschultz, Carmen Reinicke

SpaceX Fizzles to Close $1 Above IPO Price Weeks After Debut

By Bloomberg: Three days of losses have brought SpaceX shares to the brink of falling below their initial public offering price, a key level that traders and investors watch to assess the health of new issues.

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SpaceX Stock (SPCX) Tests $135 IPO Price After 40% Retreat From June Peak

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2026-07-14T17:44:57.245791-07:00

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Space.com • Robert Z. Pearlman

SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

By Space.com: SpaceX launched Starlink satellites on a pair of Falcon 9 rockets eight hours apart from opposite coasts on July 13-14, 2026. The second launch was the 600th use of a flight-proven booster.

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2026-07-14T15:14:01.119789-07:00

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Honeywell to Lead ESA Quantum Space Magnetometer Contract

By Via Satellite: Honeywell Aerospace will lead a consortium to develop a compact quantum space magnetometer to advance research into Earth’s magnetic field.

Also: Satellite Evolution

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2026-07-14T13:48:31.092473-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Trump administration nominees for two influential U.S. national security space posts endorsed closer coordination between the Space Force and intelligence agencies while calling for wider use of commercial technology and faster action on acquisition programs.

Also: Air & Space Forces Mag

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2026-07-14T12:14:45.157104-07:00

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Space.com • Keith Cooper

1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon

By Space.com: A portable X-ray device has been used successfully in orbit for the first time, promising X-ray diagnosis of everything from broken bones to ripped spacesuits and damaged satellites.

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2026-07-14T11:13:59.524340-07:00

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

NASA Seeks Industry Input on the Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations

After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives

SpaceX Fizzles to Close $1 Above IPO Price Weeks After Debut

SpaceX Stock (SPCX) Tests $135 IPO Price After 40% Retreat From June Peak

SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

Honeywell to Lead ESA Quantum Space Magnetometer Contract

Space acquisition and NRO picks face SASC

1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon

NASA Seeks Industry Input on the Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations

Governments Around the World Spent €119B in Space Last Year, ESA's Space Economy Report Reveals

After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives

SpaceX Fizzles to Close $1 Above IPO Price Weeks After Debut

SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

Honeywell to Lead ESA Quantum Space Magnetometer Contract

Small satellite builder & operator Axelspace reports 38% revenue decline, wider operating loss for 6M to May 31

Pentagon pursues space-based solar power

US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission

Spinifex Space Launches With Australian Test Ranges

SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, deploying Starlink from a v3 vehicle after schedule slips

FCC clears Reflect Orbital’s in-orbit space mirror as Rocket Lab eyes Iridium acquisition and new D-to-GEO launch partnerships f

China accelerates “space race” bid to challenge SpaceX—while Starlink’s business aviation pricing jumps and SpaceX faces IPO-era

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives at Kennedy for prelaunch servicing ahead of August launch

Starlink's 2024 Advances: Transforming In-Flight Wi-Fi Connectivity in Aviation

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