Space.com
• Tariq Malik
SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship’s 13th flight test as early as Thursday, July 16, with a 90-minute window opening at 6:45 p.m. ET (17:45 CT). Flight 13 will deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites and test an in-space Raptor engine restart alongside major Starship upgrades.
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.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Artemis II astronauts praise Europe's Service Module in Bremen, detailing Orion's trans-lunar accuracy, degraded-state hand-flying and a vivid reentry.
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.
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).
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.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
