Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
Recent reporting says Starship’s “Pez dispenser” canisters show a “very smart” industrial design at scale. The development points to payloads no longer having to dictate the terms of launch, signaling a move toward more standardized, launch-agnostic integration for future missions.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: NATO Allies have opened a new chapter in Allied space operations, with multinational initiatives to develop new space-based capabilities.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Greece and OroraTech Launch the Hellenic Fire System, the World’s First National Wildfire Satellite System.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: The bankrupt International Space University (ISU) Central Campus in Strasbourg, France has been liquidated by court order, following cuts in funding from CNES, ESA and the local government earlier this year.
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg: Takeshi Hakamada, Founder and CEO at Ispace, discusses the company's plans to to create a lunar payload service to be launched aboard a SpaceX Starship rocket.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
By Universe Today: Scientists at UCF have found that the harsh conditions of spaceflight, radiation and weightlessness combined, can trigger changes in the liver that closely resemble accelerated ageing, and remarkably, the same genetic fingerprints show up in real astronaut blood samples.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9).
NASA Spaceflight
• Sean Yoder
By NASA Spaceflight: Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has had a record stretch through the first half of 2026, driving a sharp rise in launch contracts and revenue, even as the company’s larger Neutron vehicle continues working through a delayed path to its debut.
Universe Today
• Evan Gough
