Politico
• Audrey Decker
NASA’s nuclear Mars mission is projected to cost over $2 billion, but that figure does not include the additional expense of the science mission the new spacecraft would carry to the Red Planet. The total program cost will therefore be higher once science delivery requirements are accounted for.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: NASA is partnering with SpaceX to outfit the Artemis III Orion spacecraft with Starlink laser communications terminals to assist with high-definition video transmissions and data-heavy mission downlinks.
CNBC
• Yun Li
By CNBC: About 206 million SpaceX shares are now sold short, representing roughly 32% of the company's publicly tradable float, according to S3.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX will launch a trailblazing satellite-servicing mission today (July 21), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: The British government and the Space Florida aerospace finance and development authority have each committed $200,000 to support joint research, innovation and commercialization projects.
By Spaceflight Now: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink V2 Mini broadband internet satellites to its massive low Earth orbit constellation on Tuesday, a day after liftoff was scrubbed by a rare abort during engine ignition.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: deltaVision has raised €10.2 million in its first funding round to expand production of propulsion components, keeping up with rising demand.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: ESA's 2026 Space Economy Report shows 53% of government space spending goes to defence. Torsten Kriening on why Europe must choose: shareholder or customer.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Martijn Luinstra
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
