Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
India’s first privately developed rocket achieved orbit on its debut launch, reaching the milestone on its first attempt. The event marks a significant step for domestic commercial launch capability, demonstrating progress in end-to-end launch reliability and access to space.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: The rise in demand for sovereign communications spells fresh opportunities for GEO-capable hardware, including from aero antenna-makers.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Airbus and Lockheed Martin partnering to deploy AI-enabled solution.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, but heated debate was needed before teams signed off on the daring attempt.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moon’s surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between commercial human landing systems and the Orion spacecraft.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon awarded $7.1 million to Martin Materials Solutions to expand U.S. manufacturing of space-qualified cover glass, a specialized material used to protect the solar cells that power satellites.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has urged Europe to place large block orders for Ariane 6 launches.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Bloomberg
• Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Paula Doenecke
