Via Satellite
• Mark Holmes
Arianespace has set Aug. 27 as the date for its fourth Ariane 6 launch of the year, deploying a dedicated Ariane 62 configuration (two boosters). The mission will send the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, into orbit.
NASA Spaceflight
• Eleanor Day
By NASA Spaceflight: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) mission from Florida on Tuesday evening. The MRV-1 vehicle, developed by Northrop Grumman, is a robotic servicing spacecraft capable of extending the life of satellites by attaching Mission Extension Pods (MEPs).
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.
Politico
• Audrey Decker
By Politico: The price tag doesn't include the cost of the science mission the new spacecraft would ferry to the Red Planet.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: The FCC announced that it will consider a proposal to allow unlicensed wireless devices to communicate directly with satellites.
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 launched Northrop Grumman's trailblazing MRV-MEP satellite-servicing mission to Earth orbit today (July 21).
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.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Martijn Luinstra
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
